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Module 21 Flashcards

1
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Solid waste

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Discarded products

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Industrial solid waste

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Waste generated by agriculture, mining, and manufacturing activities

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Municipal solid waste

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Garbage that is thrown out by residential or commercial buildings

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Hazardous waste

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Solid or liquid waste that is toxic, chemically reactive, flammable, or corrosive

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5
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Open dumps

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Hole in the ground where garbage is deposited and often burned

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Sanitary landfill

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Municipal solid waste from initial generation to end disposal

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Resources conservation & Recovery Act

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Allows the EPA to set standards for the management of several types of hazardous waste

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8
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Leachate

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Leaks

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Incineration

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Waste that is burned at high temperatures, reducing its original weight

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Waste-to-energy

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Facilities where heat produced by waste combustion boils water, creating steam that drives electricity generation

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Closed-loop recycling

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Materials converted to new products of the same type

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Secondary recycling

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Materials converted into a different type of product

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Composting

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Uses decomposing bacteria to convert biodegradable waste into useable soil amendments

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Synthetic organic compounds

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Examples include pesticides and PCBs

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Heavy metals

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Examples include mercury and lead

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16
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Deep-well disposal

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A common way to store liquid hazardous waste

17
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Surface impoundment

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Storing liquid hazardous waste in natural topographic depressions or manmade ponds

18
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Hazardous waste landfill

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Storing hazardous waste in drums that are sealed and buried in special facilities

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Bioremediation

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Uses organisms to remove contaminants

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Phytoremediation

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Uses plants to absorb contaminants

21
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Cradle-to-grave

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A plan for hazardous waste from initial generation to end disposal

22
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Comprehensive environmental response, Compensation & Liability Act

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Identifies area that have been contaminated with hazardous waste

23
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Brownfields

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Abandoned industrial and commercial sites

24
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Basel convention

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Requires that developing countries give full permission to accept hazardous waste

25
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Persistent Organic Pollutants Treaty

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Agreement to phase out 12 organic persistent pollutants

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