Wasting Away
Most of the waste you create and throw away would fall under what category?
Municipal Waste
A landfill where trash is left out in the open would be known as a what?
Open Dump
What system of waste utilization is the most preferred?
Reduction
A water poisoning event in which US town led to the creation of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA)?
Love Canal
If an area of a lake or river has too little dissolved oxygen to support life, it is known as a...
Dead Zone
Waste that can be broken down by decomposing organisms is known as what?
Biodegradable
Alongside a plastic liner, how else do sanitary landfills prevent water infiltration and runoff?
Clay Cap
If I shop at a thrift store, what waste management system am I participating in?
Reuse
The process of using plants that absorb contaminants as they grow is known as what?
Phytoremediation
Which type of water treatment may involve using UV radiation to kill microorganisms?
Tertiary Treatment
The top three types of waste your average American citizen produces are:
Paper, Yard trimmings, and what?
Food
Which method of waste disposal will result in the highest concentration of air pollution?
Incineration
The process of burning waste to use to generate electricity falls under which category?
Recover
What are two properties a waste can have to be considered hazardous?
High toxicity to humans
Easily ignitable
Corrosive (highly acidic or alkaline)
Reactive with other compounds
In tertiary treatment, what does activated carbon do?
Absorb nitrates, phosphates, and other contaminants.
An oil drill uses heavy water to help remove oil from underground. This heavy water, when tossed, would fall under which waste category?
Industrial Waste
Of all waste disposal systems, which method is the least expensive to establish?
Open Dump
The process of allowing organic materials to naturally degrade before reuse is known as composting, or...
Recycling
What law gives the EPA “cradle-to-grave” authority over hazardous wastes storage, transport, and disposal.
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
In secondary treatment, what kind of tank is used to ensure the water contains enough oxygen to support decomposition?
Aeration Tank
We have to deal with waste and trash due to which Law of Physics?
Law of Conservation of Matter
In the Plastic Resin Identification Code system, what two numbers indicate a plastic is not recyclable.
6 and 7
Sanitary landfills technically fall under a 5th R-category known as what?
Residuals
You see a chemical waste barrel with a skull and cross bones on it. What type of hazardous waste would this be?
Toxic
A bar screen would be used in which stage of water treatment?
Primary Treatment