19.1 - Municipal & Industrial Waste
Any unwanted material or substance that results from a human activity or process.
Waste
The collection of materials that can be broken down and reprocessed to make new items.
Recycling
Discarded computers, printers, game systems, cell phones, etc.
e-waste
Refers to solid or liquid waste that is toxic, chemically reactive, flammable, or corrosive.
Hazardous waste
Where did Ms. T go to college?
The University of Tulsa
Nonliquid waste that comes from homes, institutions, and small businesses.
Municipal solid waste
The conversion of organic waste into mulch or humus through natural biological processes of decomposition.
Composting
Waste that gives off radiation and is harmful to humans and the environment.
Radioactive waste
A controlled process in which mixed garbage is burned at very high temperatures.
Incineration
What subject is Ms. T's degree in?
Biology
Waste that comes from the production of consumer goods, mining, agriculture, and petroleum extraction and refining.
Industrial Waste
Decomposes or breaks down naturally.
Biodegradable
Shallow pits lined with plastic and an impermeable material, such as clay.
Surface impoundments
Substances that can easily catch fire.
Ignitable
What pets does Ms. T have?
A cat and a dog.
Where waste is buried in the ground or piled up in large, carefully engineered mounds.
Sanitary landfills
Preventing waste generation to lower costs of disposal and recycling, to conserve resources, and produce less pollution.
Source reduction
A federal program to clean up U.S. sites polluted with hazardous waste from past activities.
Superfund
Substances that are harmful or fatal when inhaled, ingested, or absorbed through the skin.
Toxic
Where did Ms. T go to high school?
Bixby
The liquid that results when substances from the trash dissolve in water as rainwater percolates downward.
Leachate
Places where collected recyclables are sorted and prepared for reprocessing.
Material recovery facilities (MRFs)
A well is drilled deep beneath the water table, into porous rock, and wastes are then injected into it.
Deep-well injection
Substances that can eat through or dissolve metal storage tanks and equipment.
Corrosive
How many siblings does Ms. T have?
2