Chapter 19 Exam

Any discarded solid material

• solid waste

• landfill

• compost

• biodegradable

can be broken down by biological processes

• solid waste

• landfill

• compost

• biodegradable

requires producers of hazardous waste to keep records of how wastes are handled

• solid waste

• landfill

• Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)

• biodegradable

place to dispose of waste by burying it

• solid waste

• landfill

• Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)

• biodegradable

water that contains dissolved chemicals from wastes that have been buried

• leachate

• landfill

• Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)

• biodegradable

rocks and minerals left over from excavation and processing

• leachate

• landfill

• mining waste

• biodegradable

facility for burning trash

• leachate

• landfill

• mining waste

• incinerator

nutrient-rich material made from decomposed plant and animal materials

• compost

• landfill

• mining waste

• incinerator

Solid waste includes all of the following except

• agricultural waste.

• methane

• plastics

• food waste.

The ash produced when solid waste is incinerated is____________ than the original solid waste.

• agricultural waste.

• as toxic

• plastics

• more toxic