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Waste
Clean Water Act
Clean Air Act
Defintions
Ways We Help
100

Solid or liquid waste that is toxic, chemically reactive, flammable, or corrosive.

What is hazardous waste?

100

This can make people sick, damage the environment, damage property, reduces visibility.

What is Air Pollution?

100
one of the two types of land pollution that is not a liquid or a gas
What is solid waste?
100
the letters that stand for an agency/organization that helps protect the environment
What is EPA?
200

This is a good thing to do when using a toxic chemical.  

What is reading the label?

200

The release of pollutants into the air


What is an Emission

200

Name 2 ways to reduce and re-use?

What is stop leaks, re-design processes, re-use waste, prevent spills, concentrate wastes, clean solvents, educate employees, substitute less toxic-raw materials.

200
taking old materials and making them into something new
What is recycling?
300

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Approximate amount of waste generated in 2022? 

300
harmful rain caused by air pollution that can harm buildings and plants; causes faster erosion of land
What is acid rain?
300

one of the two types of land pollution; it is where plants grow

What is soil pollution?

300
a resource that can be replaced during a lifetime if used wisely
What is renewable?
400

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What are the four categories of solid waste 

400

Applies to facilities that have the capacity to store oil or petroleum products, including gasoline, diesel or waste oil in excess of 1,320 gallons in above ground tanks or 42,000 gallons in underground tanks, or more than 660 gallons or more in a single aboveground tank.

What is Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure Plan

400
average temperature and precipitation in an area
What is climate?
400

A description of the site, control measures, activities at the site, site plan with outfalls and drainage details a common term for "solid waste"

What is required in a Storm Water Pollution Plan

400
teaching others about how to help the planet
What is educate?
500

Reducing waste is accomplished by what actions?

What are: reduce and reuse 

500
Radioactive odorless, tasteless gas; with long term exposure may cause lung cancer; often found in people's homes
What is radon?
500
a cause of soil pollution that also helps plants grow
What is fertilizer?
500
making good choices with our natural resources
What is conservation?