The three main types of waste are municipal solid waste, industrial waste, and ___________ waste
What is hazardous.
100
This is where waste is buried into the ground or piled up in large, carefully engineered mounds
What is sanitary landfills.
100
Water and waste mixed and placed into a pit
What is a surface impoundment
100
This is designed to keep hazardous waste deep underground
What a deep-well injection.
100
Waste that comes from the production of consumer goods, mining, petroleum extraction, and agriculture is known as
What is industrial waste
200
This is where we can find hazardous waste in our homes:
What is garages, sheds, closets, and basements.
200
This is a controlled process in which mixed garbage is burned at very high temperatures.
What is incineration
200
The liquid that results when substances from the trash dissolved in water as rainwater percolates downward through landfills.
What is leachate
200
Name a material that can be added to a compost pile
What is anything organic (plant material, food scraps, etc)
200
Name a type of E-Waste
What is anything electronic - computers, tvs, vcrs, cell phones, mp3 players.
300
Waste from old, used electronics is considered
What is e-waste.
300
This is the conversion of organic waste into mulch or humus through natural biological processed of decomposition
What is composting
300
Non-liquid waste that comes from homes, institutions, and small businesses
What is municipal solid waste
300
Substances that can eat through metals are:
What is corrosive
300
Name an item you should try to put in a compost pile
What is anything inorganic. Plastic, glass, metal, etc
400
Radioactive waste can be high-level or low-level. Name a place where low-level radioactive waste can be found.
What is hospitals or laboratories.
400
This is the collection of materials that can be broken down and reprocessed to make new items.
What is recycling
400
Items that are easily broken down in nature are considered
What is biodegradable
400
In sanitary landfills this is how deep the plastic and clay is lined to keep waste from interacting with soil.
What is 2-4 feet
400
From the video we saw on Chernobyl about wildlife, name two consequences of the radiation.
What is spider web deformities, tumors in birds, depression in birds, mutation of insects, etc
500
Currently in the US, _____________ products are the largest source of municipal waste.
What is paper.
500
This is where collected recyclables are sorted and prepared for reprocessing.
What is an MRF or materials recovery facility.
500
This type of waste is hazardous and gives off radiation and is harmful to humans and the environment
What is radioactive waste
500
List the three steps of recycling in order
What is
1. Collection and processing
2. Manufacture new products
3. Consumer purchase of products
500
Chernobyl was an example of high-level radio active waste. These wastes are very dangerous and difficult to dispose of. Name an effect on humans, that occurred due to the incident.
What is thyroid cancer, mutations in offspring, death, etc.