Multiple Choice Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Section 3 - Hazardous Waste
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Which regulation requires hazardous waste producers to document how waste is
handled?
a. | Superfund Act | b. | Resource Conservation and Recovery
Act | c. | Landfill Act | d. | Hazardous Waste
Act |
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What percentage of approved or proposed Superfund sites have been completely
cleaned up?
a. | 400 out of 1200 | b. | 75 out of 1200 | c. | 1175 out of
1200 | d. | none of the above |
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Which of the following is not a primary goal of the RCRA?
a. | exploring and developing alternative energy sources | b. | enforcing standards
for hazardous waste treatment | c. | recycling and recovery of natural
resources | d. | hazardous waste cleanup |
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Deep-well injection involves
a. | lining a pond to seal it. | b. | pumping wastes into the ground below
groundwater level. | c. | digging wells below landfills to search for
water. | d. | removing hazardous wastes from below groundwater
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Surface impoundment is a method for
a. | packing a landfill down. | b. | disposing of hazardous waste by bringing it to
the surface. | c. | disposing of hazardous waste by allowing it to settle out and evaporate in a
pond. | d. | recovering raw material from manufactured goods. |
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Matching
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Section 3 - Hazardous Waste
Choose the letter of the term or
phrase that best matches the description.
a. | Superfund Act | b. | deep-well
injection | c. | incineration | d. | hazardous waste | e. | Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) |
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passed in 1976 to regulate solid and hazardous waste disposal
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passed in 1980 to set aside money for cleanup of hazardous waste sites
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pumping wastes below groundwater level
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toxic, corrosive, or explosive material
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often generates wastes that are more toxic than the original substance
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