Ch 19 test review

All of the following are advantages of  burning of municipal solid waste (MSW) except

• Reducing volume of trash
• Can produce electricity
• Increases recycling ability
• Can create heat for homes

In a landfill, what is the main concern with long term storage

• Methane production
• Running out of room
• Electricity production
• Leachate leaking

All of the following are benefits to recycling except

• reduces new mining of materials
• reduces energy use
• reduces the usability of a product
• reduces pollution

Which one of the following hazardous-waste disposal methods typically stores wastes below the groundwater level?

• a secure landfill
• a deep-well injection
• an on-site surface impoundment
• an electro-static precipitator

Superfund was set up to

• The fining of polluting industry
• A legal fund for holding polluters responsible
• The cleanup of toxic wastes at abandoned sites

Another name for Superfund is 

• Clean Water Act
• Clear Air Act
• Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
• Comprehensive Environmental Responsibility Compensation and Liability Act
  

What is the primary waste disposal method in the US?

• incineration
• landfilling
• composting
• recycling

T/F: Paper makes up the highest percentage of MSW

• True
• False

a liquid that has passed through compacted solid waste

• biodegradable
• leachate
• food
• POP

Garbage produced by households and businesses

• hazardous waste
• school lunch
• municipal solid waste
• city water