Chapter 19 Science

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

75 out of 1200

What percent of aluminum is saved when you use recycled aluminum?

95 percent

How compost benefits the ecosystem and humans?

Allows soil to be more fertile, easier to grow crops

Disadvantage of building a landfill far from the city

Costs too much money to transport it

Surface impoundment is a method for

Disposing of hazardous waste by allowing it to settle out and evaporate into a pond

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

Exploring and developing alternative energy sources

What is compost?

Mixture of decomposing organic matter, such as manure and rotting plants, that is used as fertilizer and soil conditioner

Deep-well injection involves

Pumping wastes into the ground below groundwater level

What regulation requires hazardous waste producers to document how waste is handled?

Resource Conservation and Recovery Act

Disadvantage of building a landfill close to the city

Ruins land to build buildings on, people get irritated

If someone is sued, what act is used?

Superfund Act