Unit 8 Task Cards

Hazardous waste is waste that threatens the health of ​ (a)   or other ​ (b)   .

• humans
• living organisms
• inanimate objects
• machines
• plants

List 3 characteristics of hazardous waste we listed in our notes besides being a solid, liquid, or gas.

Which is NOT a primary goal of the RCRA?

• protect human health

• conserve energy by reusing & recycling waste

• clean up waste

• educating people about waste

According to the RCRA, ​ (a)   are responsible for hazardous waste.

• the producers
• the consumers
• the last users
• the last owners

What is another name for the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act?

• RCRA

• CERCLA

• Superfund Act

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS2-7

What is CERCLA commonly called

What can toxic cyanide be treated with to turn it into carbon dioxide and nitrogen?

• Sodium bicarbonate
• Oxygen

• Ammonium sulfate
• Hydrochloric acid

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS1-5

Most US hazardous waste is buried in special landfills that remain undisturbed for 1000s of years. This is just ____________.

• a subsidence

• surface impoundment

• a deep well injection

• long-term storage

Toxicity of hazardous waste can be reduced with ​ (a)   agents, like bacteria, and ​ (b)   agents or increased by ​ (c)   , which creates hazardous air pollution.

• biological
• chemical
• incineration

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

Which part of motor oil makes up 15% of it and creates a problem when disposes of it because it gets contaminated?

• none, it all gets contaminated and must be thrown away

• the additives

• the water

• the actual oil