Module 6

Question 1

What are five primary methods used in the U.S. to manage municipal solid waste

Answer 1

Landfilling
Recycling
Composting
Other food management pathways
Combustion with energy recovery

Question 2

What are the most prevalent waste management option used in the U.S.

Answer 2

Landfills

Question 3

What are the three considerations that a state agency will take into account when making decisions to allow a new landfill to be constructed or expanded

Answer 3

Underlying soil and rock
Adjacent water sources
Material to be disposed in it

Question 4

Apply “upstream thinking” to address soild waste

Answer 4

We can apply upstream thinking to address solid waste is by composing food

Question 5

What are the two primaries’ gases generated by landfilling MSW

Question 6

Use examples of public/company practices or government policies to illustrate the difference between source reduction and resource recovery

Question 7

What are two potential hazards, and two potential adverse health impacts, associated with “battery breakers” and “e-waste recycling”

Question 8

What is the purpose of a material recovery facility (MRF)

Question 9

What is specific hazard associated with solid waste incineration and list an intervention to address the hazard

Question 10

What are the three features of the love canal event

Question 11

What is the purpose of RCRA

Answer 11

The purpose of the RCRA (Resource conservation and recovery act) is to set standards on management of hazardous and non-hazardous waste

Question 12

What are the four characteristics EPA uses under RCRS to define hazardous waste

Answer 12

Chemical pesticides, paint, degreasers, solvents Medical waste, veterinary waste
Construction waste
Radioactive materials

Question 13

What are the three industries in the U.S. that are responsible for more than 85% of all generation of hazardous waste

Question 14

What is the government agencies that set standards under RCRA and enforce standards under ECRA

Answer 14

The federal government, specifically the U.S. EPA sets standards on management of hazardous and non-hazardous waste

Question 15

Given an example, apply EPA’s “Waste Management Hierarchy”

Question 16

Use an example from environmental health to explain NIMBY

Answer 16

Building Chemical plants around areas people live increasing the risk for health adverse for the community living around there. Another example NIMBY (Not in my backyard) having an airport close to areas around people opposing the airport due to the noise and health adverse