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1

The “garbology” study conducted by Professor Rathje at the University of Arizona indicated that _______. (p. 300)
A)disposable diapers make up 30% of landfill volume.
B)most biodegradable items do not breakdown with landfills.
C)recyclable items do not make it into most landfills.
D)packaging makes up about half of all garbage.
E)all of the above
F)b and d are correct
2

“Waste stream” is a term used to describe the reprocessing of discarded materials into new, useful products. (p. 301)
A)True
B)False
3

Currently, plastics make up over 40% of the total volume of solid waste produced in the United States. (p. 301)
A)True
B)False
4

Although federal legislation prohibits offshore dumping, 60 million cubic meters of dredge spoil are still disposed of at sea. (p. 302)
A)True
B)False
5

Dr. Bullard’s Dumping on Dixie contends that _______. (p. 304)
A)the majority of American minorities live near uncontrolled toxic waste sites
B)the majority of large commercial hazardous waste landfills are in African American or Hispanic communities
C)the EPA takes longer to identify superfund sites in minority communities than it does in white communities
D)all of the above
E)a and c are correct
6

In the process of energy recovery, nuclear waste from spent fuel rods is recycled using specialized incinerators to produce electricity. (p. 305)
A)True
B)False
7

Raw trash has a lower-energy content than refuse-derived fuel because the later has a higher fraction of enriched burnable materials. (p. 305)
A)True
B)False
8

Which of the following materials has the highest rate of recycling in the United States? (p. 307)
A)plastic containers
B)steel cans
C)paper
D)glass containers
9

What is the name of the process whereby items such as televisions are disassembled and recycled? (p. 308)
A)composting
B)recycling
C)bioremediation
D)demanufacturing
10

The use of photodegradable plastic can reduce the volume of waste in our landfills because _______. (p. 310)
A)it breaks down when exposed to sunlight.
B)microorganisms can decompose it.
C)it is composed of PET and can be recycled.
D)all of the above
11

Which of the following is NOT a hazardous waste classification? (p. 311)
A)carcinogenic, mutagenic, or teratogenic
B)fatal to humans in low doses
C)irritant
D)explosive
E)none of the above
12

The chief producers of hazardous waste in the United States are the chemical and petroleum industries. (p. 311)
A)True
B)False
13

_______ requires shippers, users, generators, and disposers of hazardous materials to keep records of handling, storage, and disposal of hazardous materials. (p. 312)
A)SARA
B)CERCLA
C)Toxic Release Inventory
D)RCRA
E)none of the above
14

The Superfund Act authorizes the EPA to contain, cleanup, or remediate abandoned toxic waste sites. (p. 313)
A)True
B)False
15

Urban areas that cannot be redeveloped due to toxic contamination are called _______. (p. 314)
A)permanent retrievable storage sites
B)brownfields
C)Superfund sites
D)sanitary landfills
16

Braken fern, bacteria, poplar trees, and mustard are used in _________ because they can clean up toxic sites. (p. 315)
A)photodegradation
B)bioremediation
C)biodegradation
D)chemical processing
17

Salt mines and bedrock caverns are commonly used as safe, secure landfills where materials do not need to be monitored. (p. 315)
A)True
B)False







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