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MATCHING – In the space provided, write the letter of the term or phrase that best matches the description. a. compostb. biodegradablec. landfilld. solid wastee. hazardous wastef. Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)g. incineratorh. mining wastei. leachatej. surface impoundment ______ 1. any discarded solid material______ 2. can be broken down by biological processes______ 3. requires producers of haz waste to keep records of how wastes are handled______ 4. place to dispose of waste by burying it______ 5. water that contains dissolved chemicals from wastes that have been buried______ 6. rocks and minerals left over from excavation and processing______ 7. facility for burning trash______ 8. nutrient-rich material made from decomposed plant and animal materials______ 9. any toxic, corrosive, or explosive waste______10. process used for disposing of wastes involving a pond with a sealed bottom MULTIPLE CHOICE – In the space provided, write the letter of the word or statement that best answers the question or completes the sentence. ______11. Solid waste includes all of the following excepta. agricultural waste. c. plastics.b. methane. d. food waste. ______12. The ash produced when solid waste is incinerated is ________ than the original solid waste.a. less toxic c. as toxicb. more toxic d. more recyclable ______13. If an owner of a business illegally dumps hazardous waste, which law allows the EPA to sue the owner and force the owner to pay for the cleanup?a. the Superfund Actb. the Incinerator Actc. RCRAd. the Love Canal Act ______14. Surface impoundment includes which physical process?a. decontaminationb. evaporationc. injectiond. all of the above ______15. One disadvantage of biodegradable plastic is thata. it has to be blended with plant sugars in order to be useful.b. it has to be left in the sun for months before it can begin to degrade.c. it is toxic and useful only in industry.d. the plastic parts are reduced to smaller pieces but are not completely degraded. ______16. Which regulation requires producers of hazardous wastes to document how their wastes are handled?a. the Superfund Actb. the Resource Conservation and Recovery Actc. the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)d. the Love Canal Act ______17. Which of the following is the most important function of a landfill?a. to provide leachate for other industrial processesb. to contain buried waste and prevent it from contaminating the environmentc. to be as inexpensive as possible to buildd. all of the above ______18. Which of the following would not reduce the amount of municipal solid waste going to landfills?a. composting yard wasteb. eliminating recycling programsc. reusing productsd. all of the above
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