Deck 14: Community and Public Health and the Environment

Question 1

Most municipal solid waste comes from:

A) plastics.
B) glass.
C) paper.
D) yard trimmings.

Answer 1

C
Explanation: Paper makes up the largest percentage (25%) of municipal solid waste, followed by food scraps (15.2%), yard trimmings (13.1%), and plastics (13.2%).

Question 2

The most desirable form of integrated waste management is:

A) recycling.
B) reuse.
C) source reduction.
D) combustion.

Answer 2

C
Explanation: Of all the waste management approaches, the most desirable is source reduction.

Question 3

The practice of establishing and maintaining healthy or hygienic conditions in the environment is:

A) sanitation.
B) environmental health.
C) watershed.
D) RCRA.

Answer 3

A
Explanation: Sanitation is the establishment and maintenance of healthy or hygienic conditions in the environment.

Question 4

Porous, water-saturated layers of underground bedrock, sand, and gravel that can yield economically significant amounts of water are referred to as:

A) groundwater.
B) aquifers.
C) surface water.
D) leachates.

Question 5

Brown smog is formed primarily by sulfur dioxide and suspended solid particles.

Question 6

A condition that occurs when warm air traps cooler air at the surface of the earth is greenhouse gases.

Question 7

Gases and particulates generated by burning are referred to as combustion by-products.

Question 8

Solid waste with properties that make it dangerous or potentially harmful to human health or the environment is classified as municipal waste.

Question 9

Why is e-waste hazardous?

Question 10

What is the ABCDE rule from the American Cancer Society that outlines warning signs for melanoma?