Question 1

____________________ are chemical substances that persist in the environment,bioaccumulate through the food web,and pose a risk to human health and the environment.

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Question 2

Various plants have been identified as "____________________" that help clean up soil and water contaminated with chemicals such as pesticides,organic solvents,and radioactive metals.

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Question 3

Some rural people are ____________________ to urban areas in search of a better life or ____________________ by poverty,famine,war or job insecurity.

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Question 4

The ____________________ approach saves energy,provides jobs,and educates people about how to reduce waste.

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Question 5

Decomposers remove ____________________ from nature and thus contribute to a sustainable environment.

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Question 6

Japan embraces resource exchange,and most of the country's municipal solid waste is sent to ____________________ to produce steam.

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Question 7

Scientists suggest that in order to deal with hazardous waste we must produce less waste,convert hazardous to nonhazardous substances,and ____________________.

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Question 8

The United States has passed laws to facilitate the cleanup of abandoned,contaminated sites,also known as ____________________.

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Question 9

Under the ____________________,the United States EPA institutes standards for management of several types of hazardous waste and issues permits to firms allowing them to produce and dispose of certain amounts of wastes in acceptable ways.

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Question 10

Although they could be safe if sites are chosen carefully,____________________ may have leaks into groundwater from corrosion or fractures.

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Question 11

____________________ is a form of urban growth planning that recognizes that urban growth will occur but uses laws and other tools to slow the resulting resource degradation.

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Question 12

The two types are recycling are ____________________ and ____________________.

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Question 13

____________________ are sites where waste is securely buried and filled land can be used for other purposes.

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Question 14

____________________ are inefficient because they are expensive to build,they discharge toxic emissions,and they can produce a toxic ash.

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Question 15

Tires being shredded and converted into surfacing for public roads is an example of ____________________.

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Question 16

The core idea of ____________________ is that a variety of strategies are used to deal with the wastes we produce.

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Question 17

The fastest growing solid waste problem in the United States and the world is ____________________.

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Question 18

Most cities are unsustainable because of ____________________ resource inputs and ____________________ waste and pollution outputs.

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Question 19

____________________ occurs when waste is made into new products of the original type.

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Question 20

____________________ involves using natural or genetically engineered plants to absorb,filter and remove contaminants from polluted soil and water.

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Quiz 13: Urbanization and Solid and Hazardous Waste