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