Question 1

Industrial ecologists ______________

Accepted Answer

A) urge an emphasis on internal manufacturing costs rather than external costs 
B) redesign industrial systems to maximize physical and economic efficiency 
C) primarily analyze industrial inputs 
D) advocate taxes on green industries 
E) favor an economy that moves linearly rather than circularly 
A) urge an emphasis on internal manufacturing costs rather than external costs 
B) redesign industrial systems to maximize physical and economic efficiency 
C) primarily analyze industrial inputs 
D) advocate taxes on green industries 
E) favor an economy that moves linearly rather than circularly B

Question 2

Recycling aluminum cans saves ______________ % of the energy needed to make the same amount of aluminum from virgin bauxite.

Accepted Answer

A) 50 
B) 70 
C) 80 
D) 25 
E) 95 
A) 50 
B) 70 
C) 80 
D) 25 
E) 95 E

Question 3

Which of the following is produced by anaerobic decomposition in landfills?

Accepted Answer

A) nitrogen oxides 
B) ozone 
C) carbon dioxide 
D) methylmercury 
E) methane 
A) nitrogen oxides 
B) ozone 
C) carbon dioxide 
D) methylmercury 
E) methane E

Question 4

______________ is/are the intercollegiate recycling competition that began in Ohio in 2001.

Accepted Answer

A) Go Green 
B) The Recycle -or -Die games 
C) The 3R games 
D) The Green Giant challenge 
E) Recyclemania 
A) Go Green 
B) The Recycle -or -Die games 
C) The 3R games 
D) The Green Giant challenge 
E) Recyclemania

Question 5

If reducing waste can increase efficiency,why is the output of industrial waste still so great? What is the application of industrial ecology and life -cycle analysis to these problems?

Accepted Answer

Physical efficiency is not always equiva

Question 6

In the U.S.,which of the following produce(s)the largest amount of unregulated hazardous waste?

Accepted Answer

A) agriculture 
B) households 
C) utilities 
D) military 
E) industry 
A) agriculture 
B) households 
C) utilities 
D) military 
E) industry

Question 7

What do the town of Times Beach,Missouri,and the Love Canal neighborhood of Niagara Falls,New York,have in common?

Accepted Answer

A) Both have municipal programs for dealing with e -waste. 
B) Both recently won presidential recycling awards. 
C) Both have banned the use of plastic grocery bags. 
D) Both were built on closed municipal landfills. 
E) Both were evacuated because of contamination by toxins. 
A) Both have municipal programs for dealing with e -waste. 
B) Both recently won presidential recycling awards. 
C) Both have banned the use of plastic grocery bags. 
D) Both were built on closed municipal landfills. 
E) Both were evacuated because of contamination by toxins.

Question 8

Life -cycle analysis ______________

Accepted Answer

A) examines the life of a product to increase efficiency 
B) is an environmental movement designed to reduce municipal traffic and encourage alternative forms of transport 
C) examines the cycling of carbon in the environment 
D) defines how different organisms interact within ecosystems 
E) is the study of statistical changes in the human population 
A) examines the life of a product to increase efficiency 
B) is an environmental movement designed to reduce municipal traffic and encourage alternative forms of transport 
C) examines the cycling of carbon in the environment 
D) defines how different organisms interact within ecosystems 
E) is the study of statistical changes in the human population

Question 9

Identify steps that can be taken to reduce the size of the waste stream.

Accepted Answer

Industry can decrease waste by making th

Question 10

Decomposition in a landfill will happen faster if there is more ______________

Accepted Answer

A) natural gas 
B) methane 
C) garbage 
D) moisture 
E) sunlight 
A) natural gas 
B) methane 
C) garbage 
D) moisture 
E) sunlight

Question 11

Over half of all U.S.MSW consists of ______________

Accepted Answer

A) plastics,metals,and glass 
B) plastics and metals 
C) toxic waste 
D) paper,food waste,and yard waste 
E) glass,rubber,and wood 
A) plastics,metals,and glass 
B) plastics and metals 
C) toxic waste 
D) paper,food waste,and yard waste 
E) glass,rubber,and wood

Question 12

The average American generates approximately __________ lbs. of solid waste per day.

Accepted Answer

A) 4)4 
B) 1)5 
C) 40 
D) 9 
E) 13.7 
A) 4)4 
B) 1)5 
C) 40 
D) 9 
E) 13.7

Question 13

To safeguard against groundwater contamination,sanitary landfills are ______________

Accepted Answer

A) located in unpopulated areas 
B) lined with cement 
C) located on industrial sites where groundwater is not used for drinking or agriculture 
D) located on slopes so water runs downhill 
E) lined with plastic and compacted clay 
A) located in unpopulated areas 
B) lined with cement 
C) located on industrial sites where groundwater is not used for drinking or agriculture 
D) located on slopes so water runs downhill 
E) lined with plastic and compacted clay

Question 14

In the United States today,the approach that best reduces the volume and weight of municipal solid waste is ______________

Accepted Answer

A) incineration 
B) composting 
C) recycling 
D) compaction 
E) sanitary landfills 
A) incineration 
B) composting 
C) recycling 
D) compaction 
E) sanitary landfills

Question 15

The EPA is charged with cleaning up brownfields,which are ______________

Accepted Answer

A) urban areas contaminated by acid drainage from mining 
B) desert regions used for unsafe nuclear waste disposal 
C) agricultural lands polluted by acid and heavy metals 
D) lands whose reuse or development is complicated by the presence of hazardous materials 
E) coastal seagrass beds damaged by industrial dumping 
A) urban areas contaminated by acid drainage from mining 
B) desert regions used for unsafe nuclear waste disposal 
C) agricultural lands polluted by acid and heavy metals 
D) lands whose reuse or development is complicated by the presence of hazardous materials 
E) coastal seagrass beds damaged by industrial dumping

Question 16

The amount of e -waste being produced in the U.S ______________ is ,and the amount of e -waste being recycled is ______________.

Accepted Answer

A) decreasing; increasing 
B) increasing; decreasing 
C) decreasing; decreasing 
D) increasing; increasing 
E) increasing; leveling off 
A) decreasing; increasing 
B) increasing; decreasing 
C) decreasing; decreasing 
D) increasing; increasing 
E) increasing; leveling off

Question 17

Heavy metals ______________

Accepted Answer

A) are not harmful unless they are directly ingested 
B) become less hazardous over time as they degrade chemically 
C) are unregulated by the U.S.government 
D) become less hazardous after incineration 
E) bioaccumulate in animal tissues 
A) are not harmful unless they are directly ingested 
B) become less hazardous over time as they degrade chemically 
C) are unregulated by the U.S.government 
D) become less hazardous after incineration 
E) bioaccumulate in animal tissues

Question 18

E -waste often leaches hazardous levels of which of the following metals?

Accepted Answer

A) gold 
B) platinum 
C) uranium 
D) silver 
E) lead 
A) gold 
B) platinum 
C) uranium 
D) silver 
E) lead

Question 19

Discuss the benefits and disadvantages of modern -day landfills in the United States.

Accepted Answer

In contrast to open landfills,modern -da

Question 20

There are three main disposal methods for hazardous waste.One is landfills.Describe how hazardous waste landfills differ from ordinary sanitary landfills.Briefly discuss the other two ways that hazardous waste is contained.

Accepted Answer

There are three primary means of hazardo

Exam 22: Managing Our Waste

Industrial ecologists ______________

Recycling aluminum cans saves ______________ % of the energy needed to make the same amount of aluminum from virgin bauxite.

Which of the following is produced by anaerobic decomposition in landfills?

______________ is/are the intercollegiate recycling competition that began in Ohio in 2001.

If reducing waste can increase efficiency,why is the output of industrial waste still so great? What is the application of industrial ecology and life -cycle analysis to these problems?

In the U.S.,which of the following produce(s)the largest amount of unregulated hazardous waste?

What do the town of Times Beach,Missouri,and the Love Canal neighborhood of Niagara Falls,New York,have in common?

Life -cycle analysis ______________

Identify steps that can be taken to reduce the size of the waste stream.

Decomposition in a landfill will happen faster if there is more ______________

Over half of all U.S.MSW consists of ______________

The average American generates approximately __________ lbs. of solid waste per day.

To safeguard against groundwater contamination,sanitary landfills are ______________

In the United States today,the approach that best reduces the volume and weight of municipal solid waste is ______________

The EPA is charged with cleaning up brownfields,which are ______________

The amount of e -waste being produced in the U.S ______________ is ,and the amount of e -waste being recycled is ______________.

Heavy metals ______________

E -waste often leaches hazardous levels of which of the following metals?

Discuss the benefits and disadvantages of modern -day landfills in the United States.

There are three main disposal methods for hazardous waste.One is landfills.Describe how hazardous waste landfills differ from ordinary sanitary landfills.Briefly discuss the other two ways that hazardous waste is contained.

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