Exam 16: Solid and Hazardous Waste

A very comprehensive and effective hazardous-waste collection and detoxification program is in

You are planning a course of study that will result in a degree in microbiology. You also wish to work in a job that allows you to help solve our environmental challenges. Based on the discussion in this chapter about the issue of dealing with our waste problem, what type of work might you do?

Reusing products can be a health hazard for the poor in developing countries who dismantle products to extract usable parts.

Which of the following countries has passed a law that states all chemicals that are persistent and can accumulate in living tissue will be banned by the year 2020?

Exposure to lead continues to cause unsafe levels in children in the United States. The source(s) of this lead is

A 2007 report by the Nuclear Information and Resource Service, a nonprofit organization, indicates that:

Most scientists think that waste management should be the last priority for dealing with material use and solid waste.

Considering the priorities suggested by the U.S. National Academy of Sciences for integrated waste management, match the priority level with the appropriate action below. -Buy soft drinks in glass containers.

Considering the priorities suggested by the U.S. National Academy of Sciences for integrated waste management, match the priority level with the appropriate action below. -Buy foods such as grains and dried fruits in bulk.

Which of the three Rs are preferred because they are input approaches to waste management?

The idea that everyone is entitled to protection from environmental hazards regardless of race, gender, age, national origin, income, social class, or any political factor is called

Online sites such as ____________________ link people who want to reuse belongings.

Source separation differs from materials-recovery facilities in all but which of the following?

Closed-loop recycling is the same as secondary recycling.

Which category most accurately describes waste such as food wastes, cardboard, cans, bottles, yard wastes, furniture, plastics, metal, glass, and e-waste?

The pricing of hazardous materials used in the U.S. and most countries does not include their ____________________.

In primary recycling, waste products are converted into different products.

-The pie chart above shows the typical content of municipal solid waste (MSW) in the U.S. This chart represents an average amount, based on the year 2006. Think about the three largest categories in this chart, and then think about your own MSW. Are your largest categories the same as shown here? Are they different? Why? What can you do to cut down on the three largest categories of MSW that you personally generate?

Approximately 9 million childhood lead poisonings were prevented in the United States between 1976 and 2007 primarily because of

Plastic shopping bag use is taxed in Ireland and Scotland.