Aerosol cans
Antifreeze
‘one person’s
trash is another person’s treasure’
Biological
waste treatment
Bioremediation
How is waste
connected to pollution?
Using the
economic concepts of external and internal costs, explain why waste
becomes pollution.
Which
governmental agency is responsible for controlling waste management in
the US?
How much solid
waste is produced by the US each year?
How is
agricultural solid waste related to nonpoint source pollution?
Describe the
‘waste stream’?
When does the
‘waste stream’ stop?
Compare and
contrast the amount of waste produce per person in the US, Europe and
Japan.
Why do these
differences exist?
How much
energy is used per person in each of these countries?
How is energy
use connected to ‘waste production’?
How is energy
use related to pollution?
Compare and
contrast Open dump, landfill, sanitary landfill, and secure landfill.
What is an
open dump?
Where are open
dumps used/located?
What is a
landfill?
Where are
landfills used/located?
What is a
sanitary landfill?
Where are
sanitary landfills used/located?
What is a
secure landfill?
Where are
secure landfills used/located?
How are
landfilling and ‘storage’ similar terms?
List the
factors that determine where a landfill or dump will be located.
What is NIMBY?
List the types
of waste that go into each of these types of waste disposal facility.
What type of
waste disposal facility is called a "Bathtub with a lid"?
Describe each
type of waste disposal facility with respect to External and Internal
costs.
Describe the
primary waste disposal method in 3rd world (developing)
countries.
Why is this
the primary means of waste disposal in 3rd world countries?
Why does
Mexico City face extreme waste disposal problems?
Describe the
primary means of waste disposal in 1st world (developed)
countries.
Why is this
the primary means of waste disposal in 1st world
(developed) countries?
What is the
major obstacle to waste disposal in 1st world countries?
What is ocean
dumping?
Which
countries use ocean dumping?
Describe ocean
dumping with respect to External and Internal Costs.
How recently
did cities in the US use Ocean Dumping?
Describe, with
External and Internal Costs, why these cities used Ocean Dumping.
Why did these
cities stop using Ocean Dumping?
Where do these
cities now dispose of their solid waste?
(Google:
Sierra Blanca Texas and waste disposal.)
What has
happened to the cost of waste disposal in these cities?
Why does
Greenpeace object to the practice of rich counties paying poor
countries to accept the rich country’s waste?
(Google: Khian
Sea. What is the story?)
Why do rich
countries/companies want to dispose of their wastes overseas (in poor
countries)?
What type of
waste is shipped overseas?
What types of
pollutants does it contain?
What is a PPM?
What is a PPB?
Motor oil is a
common pollutant in lakes, rivers, and streams. Motor oil can be toxic
at what concentrations or PPM or PPB?
Compare and
contrast waste disposal in the US vs Japan?
Why do these
differences exist?
Using economic
concepts of land availability, natural resources and, raw materials,
describe the differences between the US and Japan.
How might
these differences affect waste disposal?
Compare and
contrast the US vs Europe.
How does
recycling wastes all for energy recovery?
What is
incinerator ash?
What is the
main benefit from burning wastes?
What happens
to most incinerator ash?
How does
volume reduction benefit the storage of wastes in landfills?
What are some
problems with incineration of wastes?
What does
volatilization mean?
What types of
things are volatilized?
What are the 3
Rs of waste management?
List em and
discribe em, Give an example of each.
Describe the 3
Rs in terms of energy expenditure.
Which is the
most often overlooked of the 3 Rs?
Why is
‘reduce’ the absolute BEST way to prevent waste production?
List some ways
that YOU can ‘reduce’ waste?
Why is
‘reduce’ the first of the 3 R’s?
What is urban
curbside recycling?
Why is it slow
to catch on?
Describe urban
curbside recycling in terms of External and Internal costs.
How much solid
waste, as a percentage of total solid waste produced, is landfilled in
the US?
Describe the
benefits of recycling aluminum.
Which is the
greatest benefit?
Describe
composting.
What are the
benefits of composting?
Which is the
greatest benefit?
How can
individual recycling affect the waste stream?
Compare and
contrast Photodegradable and Biodegradable plastics.
What is a
‘subsidy’?
Describe the
current subsidies for water, energy, farm products, etc.
How do the
governmental subsidies for water, energy, farm products, etc affect
the production of wastes?
Describe the
subsidies in terms of External and Internal costs.
What is a
Hazardous Waste?
What are the 5
characteristics that can cause a waste to be labeled as Hazardous?
Define toxic,
carcinogenic, mutagenic, corrosive, and explosive.
Describe
CERCLA and what its purpose is.
Describe RCRA
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act) and its purpose.
What is a
Superfund site?
What is ‘Love
Canal’?
When did Love
Canal occur?
Where did the
pollutants in Love Canal come from?
Do you think a
‘Love Canal’ cannot happen to you?
Temple High
School is built on top of the Old Temple City Dump
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Do you know
what the land on which your home is located was used for in the past?
Do you know
what chemicals were put on your land in the past?
Do you know
what chemicals/pollutants have been dumped, spilled, or released in
your neighborhood?
What is the
Toxic Release Inventory?
How much money
was dedicated for Superfund sites?
Was it enough?
Why or Why not?
What is the
National Priority List (NPL)?
What are the
criteria to get a site put on the NPL?
Why was CERCA
amended in 1995?
What did the
amendment do?
What is a
brownfield?
What are MCL’s
(Maximum Contamination Levels)?
What is the
Toxic Release Inventory?
How does
‘liability’ get in the way of cleaning up pollution?
Explain this
in terms of External and Internal costs.
Where a toxic
dumps/landfills often located?
Why?
Why do people
live near toxic landfills?
Why do we dump
wastes nearby?
Explain it in
terms of External and Internal Costs.
Compare and
contrast the penalties imposed on companies that pollute high income,
white collar areas vs those that pollute low income, ethnic, blue
collar areas.
Explain this
in terms of External and Internal costs.
What is a
‘waste lagoon’?
Are waste
lagoons legal?
Then why are
they used?
Who uses waste
lagoons?
Explain in
terms of External and Internal costs.
Describe
illegal dumping and storage of hazardous wastes.
Describe the
Household Disposal Guide (HDG).
What is the
purpose of the HDG?
How does the
HDG advise one to dispose of antifreeze, aerosol cans, solvents, etc.?
What does the
old adage "one person’s trash is another person’s treasure" mean?
How can this
be applied to landfills and ‘waste’?
What is
bioremediation?
What types of
biological organisms can be used in bioremediation?
Describe the
different methods in which biological organisms are used to clean up
pollutants.
Using the
concepts of External and Internal Costs from Economics (Chapter 23)
describe the function of the EPA.
