American Public University

TLMT 381

MID-TERM

Question 1)Characteristic hazardous wastes are solid wastes that are known or tested to exhibit a hazardous trait such as:

1. All the above
2. Reactivity
3. Corrosivity
4. Ignitability

Question 2

One of the very last industrial dumps to make national news that resulted in further legislation was the Love Canal hazardous waste site in Niagara Falls, New York.

Correct True False

Question 3

Although many of the books point to Hooker Chemical alone as the villain in this tragedy, there is evidence to suggest Hooker Chemical acted responsibly and a different culprit caused the Love Canal area to be developed into residential housing.

Correct True False

Question 4

Which act was written in 1965 to deal primarily with solid waste from municipal sources. A.EPA

B.RCRA

C.CERCLA Correct D.SWDA

Question 5

On December 11, 1980, in further reaction to Love Canal and other newly discovered hazardous waste cleanup sites, Congress also passed the "Superfund" Law, officially known as

A.CERCLA B.EPA C.SWDA D.RCRA

Question 6  

What is a process that modifies the physical, chemical, or biological character of a waste?

1. Recycling
2. Disposal
3. Treatment
4. Source reduction

Question 7

What is a combination of avoiding waste generation, generating the least amount and concentration, and generating the least toxic waste possible...?

1. Source reduction
2. Disposal
3. Recycling
4. Treatment

Question 8

What includes using constituents of a waste material to manufacture a product, removing contaminants from a waste for reuse, and using a waste as a substitute product for a commercial product?

1. Disposal
2. Recycling
3. Treatment
4. Source reduction

Question 9

What is the discharge, deposition, injection, dumping, spilling, leaking, or placing of any waste into the environment, including land, water, or air.

1. Source reduction
2. Treatment C .Disposal

D. Recycling