Ch. 16

Question 1

green chemistry

Answer 1

A subdiscipline of chemistry in which commercially important chemical processes are redesigned to significantly reduce environmental harm.

Question 2

hazardous waste

Answer 2

A discarded chemical that threatens human health or the environment.

Question 3

integrated waste management

Answer 3

A combination of the best waste management techniques into a consolidated program to deal effectively with solid waste.

Question 4

mass burn incinerator

Answer 4

A large furnace that burns all solid waste except for unburnable items such as refrigerators.

Question 5

municipal solid waste

Answer 5

Solid materials discarded by homes, offices, stores, restaurants, schools, hospitals, prisons, libraries, and other commercial and institutional facilities.

Question 6

nonmunicipal solid waste

Answer 6

Solid waste generated by industry, agriculture, and mining.

Question 7

sanitary landfill

Answer 7

The most common disposal site for solid waste, where waste is compacted and buried under a shallow layer of soil.

Question 8

source reduction

Answer 8

An aspect of waste management in which products are designed and manufactured in ways that decrease the amount of solid and hazardous waste in the solid waste stream.