ch 19

What percentage of approved or proposed Superfund sites have been completely cleaned up

75 out of 1200

Resource Conservation and Recovery Act

Which regulation requires hazardous waste producers to document how waste is handled

Which of the following is not a primary goal of the RCRA

exploring and developing alternative energy sources

incineration

often generates wastes that are more toxic than the orginal substance

Resource Conservation and Recovery Act

passed in 1976 to regulate solid and hazardous waste disposal

Superfund Act

passed in 1980 to set aside money for cleanup of hazardous waste sites

deep-well injection

pumping wastes below ground water level

Deep-well injection involves

pumping wastes into the ground below groundwater level.

hazardous waste

toxic, corrosive, or explosive material

Surface impoundment is a method for

disposing of hazardous waste by allowing it to settle out and evaporate in a pond.