chapter 18

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the most desirable method of dealing with hazardous wastes is

recycling and reusing hazardous wastes

which "R" of waste reduction can be described as "don't use it" ?

refuse

much of the e-waste in the US not buried or burned is ___________

shipped to asia or africa

piles of waste soil and rock removed during surface mining are called

spoils

some liquid hazardous wastes are stored in lined pools, pits, or lagoons, called _________

surface impoundments

which of the following techniques is an example of the 'reuse' part of the 'four Rs' approach to waste management

taking cloth bags to the grocery store for packaging of items

the world's largest producer of municipal solid waste (MSW) is ________

the United States

which industrialized nation refused to sign the international basel convention to reduce and/or control movement of hazardous e-waste across international boundaries

the United States

the "four Rs" of waste reduction present an alternative to the ______ economy

throwaway

garbologists have discovered that trash in landfills is slow to decompose. why is that?

trash is compacted so tightly that sunlight, water, and air are unable to reach it

heat produced by burning trash is converted into electrical energy in a/n

waste-to-energy incinerator

which of the following is an advantage of using incinerators that generate electricity

(I) energy production partially offsets cost and (II) waste volume is greatly reduced

which of the following is true of the process of bioremediation?

(II) bacteria and enzymes are used to detoxify hazardous wastes and (III) the process is especially useful on contaminated soil

calculate the percent of solid waste that could potentially be recycled into a soil enriching compost

34.3%

calculate how much more waste goes into sanitary landfills in the U.S. than is incinerated

4.1 times

depletion time is usually defined as the time it takes to use up _____% of the mineral reserves at a given rate of use

80

the ____ is used in the United States to regulate hazardous waste

Resource Conservation and Recovery Act

what is an example of shared use ?

a community tool library

the international treaty banning participating countries from shipping hazardous wastes internationally is the

basel convention

the function of the vertical pipes found in most landfills is to

collect methane

one advantage of materials recovery facilities (MRFs) is that ______

combustible wastes can be burned to generate electricity

which of the following mineral resourced is correctly matched with its use?

copper - electrical and communications wiring

what is one disadvantage of using plasma gratification to detoxify hazardous waste

cost

which statement is not a key principle for transitioning to a low-waste society

economic growth and free markets reduce waste

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 ______ waste

hazardous

which of the following waste types should not ultimately end up in a landfill ?

hazardous waste

this diagram is a representative a strategy known as....

integrated waste management

one advantage of bioremediation over physical and chemical methods of cleaning up hazardous wastes is that ________

it is cheaper

every metal product has a(n) ______ that includes mining and processing the mineral, manufacturing the product, and disposal or recycling of the product

life cycle

the largest contributor to industrial solid waste in the United States is the ________ industry

mining


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