Biotech Waste Management Quiz

Which of the following best defines “waste” in a biotech context?

• Any material that has no monetary value

• Any unwanted or useless material that the customer is unwilling to pay for

• Only hazardous substances

• Only solid or liquid materials

In Lean manufacturing, “non-value-added” activities are those that:

• Reduce production cost

• Are essential for safety

• The customer is not willing to pay for

• Involve overtime labor

Which of the “Seven Deadly Wastes” is exemplified by storing 500 petri dishes when only 200 are needed?

• Overproduction

• Motion

• Waiting

• Over-processing

Biological waste from a biotech lab does NOT include:

• Used culture tubes

• Contaminated gloves

• Empty reagent bottles

• Blood vials

Which color-coded bin is appropriate for disposing of a used syringe?

• Yellow sharps container

• Red bag

• Black general waste bin

• Blue recycling bin

What is the primary goal of waste sorting at source?

• Reduce the volume of waste

• Increase transportation cost

• Enable recycling and reduce contamination

• Speed up incineration

Which is the first stage in the solid waste management hierarchy?

• Incineration

• Recycling

• Waste generation (source reduction)

• Landfill

Autoclaving biological waste at 134 °C is primarily used to:

• Reduce volume

• Sterilize and kill pathogens

• Convert waste into energy

• Neutralize chemicals

Which of the following is a gaseous waste from biotech industries?

• Lead acetate

• Ammonia vapors

• Used syringes

• Contaminated media

What does BOD (biological oxygen demand) measure?

• Radioactive emissions

• Amount of oxygen needed by microbes to decompose organic matter

• Toxicity level of metals

• pH of wastewater