ENVI 201 Ch. 17 (Hazardous Waste) Quiz pt. 1

Hazardous waste includes radioactive wastes which need to be stored safety for as long as

240,000 years

NIMBY calls for drastically reducing production of toxic and hazardous wastes by emphasizing pollution prevention.

FALSE

The incineration of hazardous wastes is quick, conserves space, and reduces waste volume, but is not used because of the increased water pollution that results.

FALSE

________ are lined ponds, pits, or lagoons where liquid hazardous wastes are stored.

Surface impoundments

Large companies make more money by producing and shipping throwaway beverage and food containers from centralized factories.

TRUE

In an integrated waste management approach to solid waste, which action would be given last priority?

bury

One advantage of bioremediation over physical and chemical methods of cleaning up hazardous wastes is that it is

cheaper

Which material would not be decomposed in a compost pile?

chicken bones

For recycling to be successful, three steps must be applied consistently. The 3 steps in order of application are

collecting recyclables, converting recyclables and buying/selling recyclables

Garbologists have discovered that trash in landfills is hard to decompose. WHY?

compacted so tightly that sun, water, and air can't reach it

Which of the following is a disadvantage of using a plasma torch to detoxify hazardous waste?

cost

Which method is not used to detoxify hazardous and toxic wastes?

crushing and grinding

Which principle about the transition to a low-waste society is false?

economic growth and free markets reduce waste

Wastes produced by mines, farms and industry are called

industrial solid waste

In the U.S., most hazardous waste is produced by which industries?

military, mining, chemical industry

Filtration and distillation are _____ methods for detoxifying hazardous waste.

physical

Which type of method uses natural or genetically engineered plants to absorb, filter and remove contaminants from soil and water?

phytoremediation

Consumers of recycled products are most effective when they maximize the amount of ______ waste in the products they buy

post-consumer

Materials that are recycled into the products of the same type are undergoing

primary recycling

Which activity is the least desirable from an environmental standpoint?

recycling

Which strategy would be least effective for industry and communities in their efforts to reduce resource use, waste and pollution?

redesign landfills

The ______ is used in the U.S. to regulate hazardous waste.

resource conservation and recovery act

Taking a refillable coffee cup to the office and using it instead of throwaway cups is an example of

reusing

Up-cycling is an example of

reusing

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

the U.S.

Which statement about "bottle bills" is true?

they require a deposit for every bottle purchased, and refund the deposit when the bottle is returned