A) Leachate is a liquid that seeps from solid waste in sanitary landfills.
B) Hazardous waste is any substance that threatens human health or the environment.
C) If we reduce the municipal solid waste stream to near zero,there will be no need for sanitary landfills.
D) Mining is the largest producer of solid waste in the U.S.
E) Green chemistry focuses on source reduction for commercial chemical processes.
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A) RCRA legislates nonmunicipal solid waste sites; the Superfund Act legislates municipal solid waste sites
B) RCRA holds polluters accountable for the cost of the cleanup; the Superfund Act does not
C) RCRA manages hazardous wastes being produced now; the Superfund Act cleans up abandoned or inactive hazardous waste sites
D) RCRA cleans up abandoned or inactive hazardous waste sites; the Superfund Act manages hazardous wastes being produced now
E) There is no difference between RCRA and the Superfund Act
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A) municipal solid waste : school rubbish
B) municipal solid waste : library trash
C) municipal solid waste : agricultural wastes
D) nonmunicipal solid waste : mining debris
E) nonmunicipal solid waste : industries refuse
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A) integrated stable waste.
B) nonmunicipal solid waste.
C) municipal solid waste.
D) unrecyclable waste.
E) hazardous waste.
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A) use bacteria to treat contaminated soil
B) use plants to absorb and accumulate toxic materials from the soil
C) develop a water-based solvent to substitute for a chlorinated solvent for industrial cleaning
D) use high-temperature incineration to detoxify pesticides
E) prevent chemical accidents through the principle of inherent safety
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A) microorganisms completely dispose of fly ash.
B) methane gas is produced that can generate electricity.
C) the volume of solid waste is reduced by up to 90%.
D) large amounts of coal are needed to keep the fires burning.
E) glass is put in first to melt and provide residual heat for remaining solid waste incineration.
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A) any gaseous waste generated from mining
B) any solid waste that is dangerously bulky
C) plastics that are non-biodegradable
D) a discarded chemical that threatens human health or the environment
E) a harmful liquid that forms from seeping through compost
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A) scrap
B) dioxin
C) leachate
D) slag
E) cullet
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A) removal of dioxin chemical compounds from medical wastes.
B) separating wastes prior to recycling.
C) de-inking newsprint for reuse of the paper.
D) making aluminum cans 35% lighter today than in 1970.
E) use of microorganisms to treat contaminated soil.
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A) dilution and dispersal of chemicals.
B) use of federal lands for hazardous waste disposal.
C) a combination of source reduction,reuse,recycling,composting.Landfills and incineration.
D) uniting municipal and nonmunicipal waste management programs.
E) using incineration as a single technique for waste disposal.
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A) the microbial transformation of organic wastes into soil conditioners
B) examining of the role of toxic substances in causing diseases and illnesses
C) the application of the tools and concepts of chemistry to living systems
D) the study of organic and inorganic compounds
E) a subdiscipline of chemistry in which commercially important chemical processes are redesigned to reduce environmental harm
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A) the federal inventory of green chemistry locations
B) the existing hazardous waste sites that pose the greatest threat to public health
C) federally approved locations for the long-term storage of toxic chemicals
D) current policy on how to handle chemical accidents
E) a list of bodies of water in the U.S.that have not been polluted
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A) for the disposal of hazardous wastes
B) to generate waste-to-energy
C) for dematerialization
D) because not all waste generated can be burned,composted,reused or recycled
E) a sanitary landfill does not have to be included in an integrated waste management plan
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A) air pollution containing mercury.
B) contamination of groundwater with heavy metals and pesticides.
C) large quantities of ash,which must be disposed of properly.
D) NIMBY site selection.
E) expensive to operate.
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A) genetically engineered microbes designed to decompose PCBs.
B) innovative recycling initiatives.
C) green chemistry.
D) not-in-my-backyard policy.
E) chemical pollution caused by negligent hazardous waste management.
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A) by storage in underground metal drums.
B) by exportation to developing countries.
C) in sanitary landfills.
D) in open dumps.
E) by composting.
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A) batteries.
B) food wastes.
C) fluorescent lights.
D) refrigerators.
E) plastics.
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