Waste management, e-waste & hazardous waste

Hazardous waste is:

• corrosive
• ignitable
• toxic
• all of these

What is E-Waste?

• Agricultural waste

• Electronic Waste

• Hazardous Waste

• Runoff water

What is Industrial Waste?

• From Homes and Buisnesses

• From Manufacturing, Agriculture, and Mining

• Toxic, Reactive, Flammable, and Corrosive

• Used, Discarded water and Runoff

A process in which mixed garbage is burned at very high temperatures is:

• recovery
• incineration
• leachate
• source reduction 

What is the collection of materials that can be broken down and reprocessed to make new items?

• composting
• incineration
• leachate
• recycling 

Leachate is a ______________

• A liquid that has passed through com-seeps solid waste in a landfill
• A gas that has passed through com-seeps solid waste in a landfill
• A solid that has passed through com-seeps solid waste in a landfill
• A chemical that has passed through com-seeps solid waste in a landfill

Why is leachate dangerous?

• It has toxic fumes
• It can leak into our water supply
• It can't be processed

 What are the health hazards which can be caused by E-Waste? 

 

• a) Lung cancer 

• b) DNA damage 

• c) Damage of nervous system

• d) All of the above