environmental chapter 13 test questio

Which Resin Identification Code does the plastic from milk jugs primarily fall under?

2

According to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), how many of the approved or proposed Superfund sites have been cleaned up?

370 - 1700

What percentage of energy is saved by recycling aluminum instead of using raw ore from the ground?

95%

Superfund act

CERCLA authorized EPA to sue owners of hazardous waste sites who had illegally dumped waste

Which of the following correctly describes the disposal of waste by composting?

Composting could reduce the amount of waste that restaurants, food-processing plants, and animal feedlots send to landfills.

Which of the following statements is not true of modern landfills?

Materials buried in landfills completely decompose in thirty years, so it is not a problem.

NIMBY (not in my backyard)

Term used to describe local (residential) opposition to development projects.

An example of something that is biodegradable is _________________________.

a leaf in a compost pile

What is a Resin Identification Code?

a number on a plastic bottle that indicates the type of plastic used in its production

Name two specific waste reduction methods.

biodegradable materials, reusable

______________ substances are those that can easily catch fire under certain conditions.

falmmable

A landfill is an area designated for temporary waste disposal.

false

Chopping up multiple plastics together and placing them in a washtank will cause all the plastics to mix together equally on one level.

false

When recycled plastic is sold to manufacturers it is sold in the form of bagged long strands.

false

categories of waste

industrial (oil), municipal solid waste (paper), and Hazardous waste(paints)

A material is biodegradable if __________________.

it can be broken down completely by biological processes.

When considering the following waste disposal methods, which is still used the most frequently?

landfills

Which of the following are primary problems associated with landfills?

leachate and methane production

Which of the following is/are not effects of organic compound hazardous waste?

lead poisoning

Drawback of Incinerators

materials become toxic, toxins released in air, landfill in still needed

The methane found in landfills is a gas that __________________________.

may be captured and used to produce energy.

Which of the following is not a step in the processing of plastics for recycling?

melting and filtering, washing, flotation tank

Making products from recycled materials _______________________.

often saves energy and other resources during the manufacturing process.

The largest component of municipal solid waste in the United States is ______________.

paper

recyclable materials

plastics, glass, metal, paper

leachate

polluted liquid produced by water passing through buried wastes in a landfill

The purpose of an incinerator is to ___________________________.

reduce volume in landfills

parts that make up a landfill

soil - ontop clay - prevents leachate gravel layer - prevents leachate

Reducing solid waste by using less materials from the beginning is called _________.

source reduction

Some hazardous waste is disposed of by deep-well injection. This procedure ____________________________.

stores wastes in layers of dry, porous rock below the water table.

Which regulation requires states to document the handling of their hazardous materials from creation through disposal? Meaning, which of the following is also known as the "cradle-to-grave" law?

the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)

It is difficult to dispose of the synthetic, man-made waste we as humans manufacture.

true

Recycling materials saves energy, water, and materials.

true

Wastewater is any runoff water that has been discarded for any human purpose such as down a drain or flushed down a toilet.

true

nonrecyclable materials

yard waste, wood, food waste, rubber, other

EPA

an independent federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment

Which of the following lists materials and layers found in a landfill?

clay liner, plastic liner, leachate pipes, methane pipes, waste, topsoil

One of the main goals of a landfill is _________________.

contain waste

anaerobic decomposition

decomposition that occurs without using, or in the absence of, oxygen

What will happen if people do not buy recycled products?

decreased demand will decrease efforts to recycle

What is one cost of incineration?

disposing of toxic ash