Module 8 Flashcards
The fraction
of MSW produced in domestic households is called ________.
refuse
The components of refuse are _____ or ________ and _______.
garbage, food waste, trash
We have observed more than __ human diseases associated with solid waste disposal sites, and there is little doubt that improper solid waste disposal is a health hazard.
20
These are the means by which disease organisms are transmitted, and water, air, and food may all be vectors.
disease vectors
The two most important disease vectors related to solid wastes are _____ and ______.
rats, flies
Flies are such prolific breeders that 70,000 flies can be produced in 1 ft3 of garbage, and carry many diseases like __________.
bacillary dysentery
The plagues of the __________ were directly associated with the rat populations.
Middle Ages
__________ is also threatened by infiltration of leachate from MSW disposal into groundwater, and particularly into drinking water supplies.
Public health
It is formed when rainwater collects in landfills, pits, waste ponds, or waste lagoons, and stays in contact with waste material long enough to leach out and dissolve some of its chemical and biochemical constituents.
leachate
It may be a major groundwater and surface water contaminant, particularly where there is heavy rainfall and rapid percolation through the soil.
leachate
Techniques the Quantities of MSW generated in a Community may be Estimated
input analysis, secondary data analysis, output analysis
This technique estimates MSW based on use of a number of products; highly inaccurate except in small and isolated communities.
input analysis
This technique may be used to estimate solid waste production by some empirical relationship; inherently inaccurate and may have no general application.
secondary data analysis
This technique is by weighing the refuse dumped at the disposal sites, either with truck scales or with portable wheeled scales.
output analysis
Fees for use of the dump which depends on the weight dumped, requiring refuse to be weighed in any case.
tipping fees
Daily weight of refuse varies with the _______ and the ______.
day of the week, week of the year
Moisture content can vary between _______ that’s why weather conditions also affect refuse weight.
15% to 30%
If every truckload cannot be weighed, these are used to estimate the total quantity from sample truckload weights.
statistical methods
Characteristics of site and MSW wherein Refuse Management depends
- gross composition
- moisture content
- particle size
- chemical composition
- density
may be the most important characteristic affecting MSW disposal, or the recovery of materials and energy from refuse
gross composition
Refuse composition is expressed either “_________” or “_________,” since moisture transfer takes place during the disposal process and thereby changes the weights of the various fractions of refuse.
as generated, as disposed
The moisture content of MSW may vary between 15 and 30%, and is usually about ___.
20%
Moisture is measured by drying a sample at ____ (170°F) for 24 hours.
77°C
It is particularly important in refuse processing for resource recovery.
particle size distribution