APES Ch. 21/22
Filtration and distillation are ____ methods for detoxifying hazardous waste.
physical
which type of method uses natural or genetically engineered plants to absorb, filter, and remove contaminants from soil and water?
phytoremediation
materials that are recycled into products of the same type are undergoing
primary recycling
Which activity is the least desirable from an environmental standpoint?
recycling
of the following methods of dealing with hazardous wastes, the most desirable is
recycling and reusing hazardous wastes
Which strategy would be least effective for industry and communities in their efforts to reduce resource use, waste, and pollution?
redesign landfills
Taking a refillable coffee cup to the office and using it instead of throwaway cups is an example of
reusing
upcycling is an example of
reusing
are lined ponds, pits, or lagoons where liquid hazardous wastes are stored.
surface impoundments
which of the following is an effect of urbanization
the concentration of people helps to preserve biodiversity
In the United States, most hazardous waste is produced which industries?
the military, mining and the chemical industry
garbologists have discovered that trash in landfills is slow to decompose. Why is this?
trash is compacted so tightly that sunlight, water, and air are unable to reach it
cities generate large amounts of heat because of factories, cars, lights, air conditioning, and dark roofs. This creates a phenomenom called
urban heat island
one way to deal with the creation of solid wastes is to reduce the environmental impact without trying to reduce the amount of waste produced. This is called
waste management
what percentage of the world's population lives in urban areas at the present time?
50%
the ___ is used in the U.S. to regulate hazardous waste
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
Much of the e-waste in the United States not buried or burned is
Shipped to Asia or Africa
which industrialized nation has refused to sign the International Basel Convention to reduce and/or control movement of hazardous e-waste across international boundaries?
United States
In an integrated waste management approach to solid waste, which action would be given last priority?
bury
which material would not be dumped in the compost pile
chicken bones
what is the pattern of development in which houses, town houses, condos, and two- to six story apartments are built on parts of the tract and the rest, typically 30-50% of the area, is left as open space for wildlife preserves, parks, and walking and biking paths?
cluster development
one characteristic of waste-to-energy incineration is that it
concentrates hazardous substances into ash
Which of the following is a disadvantage of using a plasma torch to detoxify hazardous waste?
cost
which has been a major factors promoting urban sprawl in the United States
federal and state funding of highways
Outputs of hazardous waste can be reduced by relying less on ____ and more on ____.
fossil fuels; renewable energy
Dry cell batteries and household pesticides are classified as
hazardous waste
at the checkout counter, an environmentalist is most likely to say
i brought my own bag
what is the most common method of storage of hazardous waste used in most countries of the world?
land burial
plastic is made from
melted silica sand grains
waste that includes paper, food wastes, cans, bottles, yard waste, glass, wood, and similar items is called
municipal solid waste