Chapter 16 Vocabulary: Waste Generation and Waste Disposal

residue collected at the bottom of the combustion chamber in a furnace.

• Solid Waste

• Waste Stream

• Bottom Ash

• leachate

contaminated industrial or commercial sites that may require environmental cleanup before they can be redeveloped or expanded.

• sour patch

• wastelands

• mitigated narrows

• brownfields

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

a system or tool that looks at the materials used and released throughout the lifetime of a product—from the procurement of raw materials through their manufacture, use, and disposal.

• Tipping Fee Analysis

• Cradle-to-Grave Analysis

• Bid-Free Recycling

• Cite-to-Source Division

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-3

recycling a product into the same product.

• Closed-Loop Recycling

• Open-Loop Recycling

• Reduction Algorithm

• Sanitary production

creation of organic matter (humus) by decomposition under controlled conditions to produce an organic-rich material that enhances soil structure, cation exchange capacity, and fertility.

• Source Reduction

• Composting

• Recycling

• leaching

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

the residue collected from the chimney or exhaust pipe of a furnace.

• leachate

• fly ash

• sanitary soot

• bottom ash

liquid, solid, gaseous, or sludge waste material that is harmful to humans or ecosystems.

• Hazardous Waste

• Leachate

• Siting

• Waste ash

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

the process of burning waste materials to reduce volume and mass, sometimes to generate electricity or heat.

• Source Reduction

• Compost

• Incineration

• Waste-to-Energy

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

an approach to waste disposal that employs several waste reduction, management, and disposal strategies in order to reduce the environmental impact of MSW.

• Waste Stream

• Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

• Superfund Act

• Integrated Waste Management

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

liquid that contains elevated levels of pollutants as a result of having passed through municipal solid waste (MSW) or contaminated soil.

• Leachate

• sump water

• Citing fluid

• Waste