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Solid and Hazardous Wastes
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1
Materials-recovery facilities (MRF) encourage people to produce more trash
False
True
2
How many US states have bottle laws?
30
10
22
6
3
The ability of a substance to cause injury, illness, or death to a living system
toxicity
lethal dose
response
persistent
4
Waste that includes paper, food wastes, cans, bottles, yard waste, glass, and wood
e-waste
toxic solid waste
municipal solid waste
hazardous waste
5
An immediate or rapid harmful reaction to a chemical
dose response
acute response
chronic response
lethal response
6
Which one is NOT one of the five main types of hazards?
chemical hazards
cultural hazards
economic hazards
biological hazards
7
Specialized cells, tissues, and organs that secrete hormones are part of the
endocrine system
immune system
digestive system
circulatory system
8
Term given to the damage that occurs from exposure to a chemical or other agent
response
biomagnification
toxicity
dose
9
Which of the following is the most common method of storage of HW used in most countries?
inside warehouses
land burial
burial at sea
above ground tanks
10
How much of the solid waste produced in the US is buried in landfills
83%
54%
38%
45%
11
Using a refillable water bottle is an example of
reuse
repurpose
reduce
refuse
12
How much solid and liquid wastes are created for each pound of electronics in a computer?
4,000 pounds
8,000 pounds
2,000 pounds
6,000 pounds
13
Of the following methods of dealing with HW, the MOST desirable is:
perpetual storage
recycling and reuse
conversion to less hazardous materials
incineration
14
Less than ____% of the 100 billion plastic bags used in the US per year are recycled.
1
30
20
8
15
The e-waste in the U.S. that is not buried or burned is
stored in warehouses
recycled
crushed and reused
shipped to Asia or Africa
16
In an integrated waste management approach to solid waste, which is given LAST priority?
recycle
compost
reduce packaging
bury
17
Newspaper and cardboard are difficult to recycle
False
True
18
The West Nile virus is transmitted to humans by
physical contact
mosquitoes
flies
coughing and sneezing
19
This is the greatest risk in terms of the number of premature deaths
industrial chemicals
smoking
poverty
AIDS
20
Which of the following is true about waste-to-energy incineration?
concentrates hazardous substances into ash
produces no air pollution
inexpensive to build
discourages waste production
21
Smoking results in one death every how many seconds?
8
4
6
2
22
No country has yet to ban POPs (persistent organic pollutants)
False
True
23
The amount of a substance a person ingests, inhales, or absorbs through the skin
dose
persistence
response
toxicity
24
Which of the following is NOT considered a biological hazard?
fires
hurricanes
volcanoes
driving
25
A global outbreak of an infectious disease is called a(n)
epidemic
parademic
pandemic
outbreak
26
Large companies make more money by producing and shipping throwaway beverage and containers
False
True
27
What percentage of e-waste components contain materials that could be recycled or reused?
20
60
80
40
28
Which of the following is NOT a biological hazard?
parasites
bacteria
fungi
diet
29
How much of the American population is either overweight or obese?
2/3
1/2
1/3
1/4
30
The Lyme disease bacterium is passed onto humans directly from
field mice
ticks
deer
lice
