Ch. 24 Vocab

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Ch 24      Vocab- Solid and Hazardous Wastes

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1)      The vessel Break of Dawn.
2)      The vessel Khian Sea.
3)      MSW (municipal solid waste)
4)      nonmunicipal solid waste
5)      sanitary landfills
6)      leachate
7)      NIMBY
8)      NIMTOO
9)      Photodegradable
10)      Biodegradable
11)      Mass-burn incinerators
12)      Modular incinerators
13)      Refuse-derived fuel incinerators
14)      Bottom ash vs Fly ash
15)      Lime scrubbers
16)      Electrostatic precipitators
17)      R-R-R (reduce, reuse, recycle)
18)      Source reduction
19)      1990 Pollution Prevention Act
20)      Product stewardship
21)      Dematerialization
22)      Cullet
23)      Love Canal
24)      Hazardous or Toxic Waste
25)      TCDD (Dioxins as a pollutant generally)
26)      The Principle of Inherent Safety
27)      1976 RCRA
28)      1980 CERCLA
29)      The Principle of Environmental Justice
30)      Basel Convention
31)      Integrated Waste Management
32)      Voluntary simplicity

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