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Principles of Environmental Science
William P. Cunningham, University of Minnesota
Mary Ann Cunningham, Vassar College
Solid and Hazardous Waste

True False Quiz



1

Waste stream is a term used to describe the reprocessing of discarded materials into new, useful products.
A)True
B)False
2

Raw trash has a lower-energy content than refuse-derived fuel because the latter has a higher fraction of enriched burnable materials.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
3

The Superfund Act authorizes the EPA to contain, cleanup, or remediate abandoned toxic waste sites.
A)True
B)False
4

The Toxic Release Inventory is funding used to cleanup or remediate abandoned hazardous waste sites.
A)True
B)False
5

The use of microorganisms to absorb or detoxify toxic compounds is called bioremediation.
A)True
B)False
6

Salt mines and bedrock caverns are commonly used as safe, secure landfills where materials do not need to be monitored.
A)True
B)False








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