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EnviroSci chap 17

Intro to Enviromental Sustanablity chapter 17 test questions

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Recycling aluminum cans saves ____% of the energy needed to make the same amount of aluminum from virgin bauxite? 95%
Substances that can harm a human when eaten are called _____? Toxic
To safeguard against groundwater contamination, sanitary landfills are _____? Lined with plastic and clay
A materials recovery facility (MRF) is responsible for ________? Recycling materials
Heavy metals _____? Bioaccumulate in animal tissues
Which of the following produces the largest amount of hazardous waste? Industry
Deep-well injection ______? injects mostly liquid hazardous wastes into porous rock deep beneath human water supplies
Life-Cycle analysis ______? Examines the life cycle of product for ecological efficiency
When we reduce the amount of waste entering the waste stream, it is called _______? Source reduction
The average American produces how much trash per day? 4.3 pounds
In 2007, San Francisco became the first U.S. city yo ban _____? Non-biodegradable plastic shopping bags
RCRA is a U.S. law enacted in the 1970s to _____? regulate how hazardous waste is handled
The best solution to the solid waste problem is to ______? Reduce the amount of material that enters the waste stream
The current state of e-wastes is that ______? although recycling is improved, the rate of e-wastes going into landfills and incinerators is rising
Industrial ecologists ______? Redesign industrial systems to minimize physical inefficiency and maximize economic efficiency
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