Rehs Hazardous Waste Management

Front 1

Hazardous wastes may be in a ___ form.

Back 1

-Solid

-Liquid

or

-Sludge

Front 2

Hazardous wastes include:

-Industrial discharges permitted under the FWPCA

-Agricultural wastes

-Permitted irrigational waters

-NONE of the above.

Back 2

NONE OF THE ABOVE.

Front 3

Wastes generated by the construction industry include:

Back 3

-Ignitable paint wastes

-Spend solvents

-Strong acids and bases

Front 4

A permanent facility for collecting and storing household waste should be located:

Back 4

away from residential areas and places of public gathering.

Front 5

TRUE or FALSE:

Household hazardous waste is regulated like any other hazardous waste.

Back 5

FALSE.

Front 6

In 1984, RCRA was amended to require ___, or the equivalent, at hazardous waste landfills.

Back 6

Double liners.

Front 7

TRUE or FALSE:

PCB waste collected from households is exempt from disposal regulations.

Back 7

FALSE.

Front 8

Household hazardous waste is not exempt from ___ regulations when shipped to a disposal facility.

Back 8

DOT.

Front 9

The regulatory level for total cresol under the RCRA Toxicity Characteristic rule is:

Back 9

200 mg/L.

Front 10

TRUE or FALSE:

Funding for the collection, storage, and disposal of household hazardous waste always comes directly from the individuals who generate the waste.

Back 10

FALSE.

Front 11

Which of the following is not a type of hazardous waste incinerator?

-Rotary kiln

-Fixed hearth

-Fluidized bed

-Fuel blending

Back 11

Fuel blending.

Front 12

___ ___ is not included in hazardous waste regulations.

Back 12

Domestic sewage.

Front 13

Hazardous waste include ___ substances.

Back 13

-Chemical

-Biological

-Flammable

Front 14

Toxicity is determined by a laboratory procedure called the:

Back 14

Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure.

Front 15

By definition under RCRA hazardous wastes are ___ wastes.

Back 15

Solid.

Front 16

TRUE or FALSE:

The state or federal regulatory agency with jurisdiction should never be consulted when conducting a suitability audit of a waste disposal company.

Back 16

FALSE.

Front 17

A household hazardous waste management program draws much of its strength from:

Back 17

informed and concerned citizens.

Front 18

Hazardous wastes generated by vehicle maintenance shops include:

Back 18

-Heavy metal paint wastes

-Ignitable wastes

-Spent solvents

Front 19

It can be assumed that all hazardous waste landfill liners will:

Back 19

eventually leak.

Front 20

The EPA requires that dioxin-bearing wastes be ___ destroyed or reduced before disposal in a secure hazardous waste landfill.

Back 20

99.9999%

Front 21

Support of household hazardous waste management is an avenue for ___ to paint themselves as community leaders and defenders of the environment.

Back 21

industries.

Front 22

Examples of thermal destruction processes in addition to incineration are:

Back 22

cement kiln.

Front 23

Hazardous waste is governed by the:

Back 23

RCRA (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act.

Front 24

The EPA requires that toxic waste incinerators achieve a destruction and removal rate of ___ before the material is landfilled.

Back 24

99.99%

Front 25

The regulatory level for benzene under the RCRA Toxicity Characteristic rule is:

Back 25

0.50 mg/L.

Front 26

Heating of air, gas, or gas mixture up to 9032 degrees F for the thermal destruction of hazardous wastes describes a process called:

Back 26

plasma technology.

Front 27

Toxic priority pollutants include:

Back 27

-Arsenic

-Cadmium

-Asbestos

Front 28

Naturalization and detoxification are feasible with most of the organophosphate and carbamate insecticides, but not with the:

Back 28

Chlorinated hydrocarbons.

Front 29

The goal for hazardous waste management should be:

Back 29

Zero discharge.

Front 30

Domestic wastewater which passes through a sewer system to a POTW is not considered to be:

Back 30

Solid or sewer wastes.