APES Ch. 21/22

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

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

primary recycling

Which activity is the least desirable from an environmental standpoint?

recycling

of the following methods of dealing with hazardous wastes, the most desirable is

recycling and reusing hazardous wastes

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

redesign landfills

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

reusing

upcycling is an example of

reusing

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

surface impoundments

which of the following is an effect of urbanization

the concentration of people helps to preserve biodiversity

In the United States, most hazardous waste is produced which industries?

the military, mining and the chemical industry

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

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

cities generate large amounts of heat because of factories, cars, lights, air conditioning, and dark roofs. This creates a phenomenom called

urban heat island

one way to deal with the creation of solid wastes is to reduce the environmental impact without trying to reduce the amount of waste produced. This is called

waste management

what percentage of the world's population lives in urban areas at the present time?

50%

the ___ is used in the U.S. to regulate hazardous waste

Resource Conservation and Recovery Act

Much of the e-waste in the United States not buried or burned is

Shipped to Asia or Africa

which industrialized nation has refused to sign the International Basel Convention to reduce and/or control movement of hazardous e-waste across international boundaries?

United States

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

bury

which material would not be dumped in the compost pile

chicken bones

what is the pattern of development in which houses, town houses, condos, and two- to six story apartments are built on parts of the tract and the rest, typically 30-50% of the area, is left as open space for wildlife preserves, parks, and walking and biking paths?

cluster development

one characteristic of waste-to-energy incineration is that it

concentrates hazardous substances into ash

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

cost

which has been a major factors promoting urban sprawl in the United States

federal and state funding of highways

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

hazardous waste

at the checkout counter, an environmentalist is most likely to say

i brought my own bag

what is the most common method of storage of hazardous waste used in most countries of the world?

land burial

plastic is made from

melted silica sand grains

waste that includes paper, food wastes, cans, bottles, yard waste, glass, wood, and similar items is called

municipal solid waste