TLMT MIDTERM QUIZ AND ANSWERS
RATED A+ 2026
Question 1 of 40 2.5 Points
Characteristic hazardous wastes are solid wastes that are known or tested to exhibit a hazardous trait
such as:
A. Corrosivity
B. Reactivity
C. Ignitability
D. All the above
Question 2 of 40 2.5
Points
One of the very last industrial dumps to make national news that resulted in further legislation was the
Love Canal hazardous waste site in Niagara Falls, New York.
True
False
Question 3 of 40 2.5 Points
Although many of the books point to Hooker Chemical alone as the villain in this tragedy, there is
evidence to suggest Hooker Chemical acted responsibly and a different culprit caused the Love Canal
area to be developed into residential housing.
True
False
Question 4 of 40 2.5 Points
Which act was written in 1965 to deal primarily with solid waste from municipal sources?
A. EPA
B. RCRA
C. CERCLA
D. SWDA
Question 5 of 40 2.5 Points
On December 11, 1980, in further reaction to Love Canal and other newly discovered hazardous waste
cleanup sites, Congress also passed the "Superfund" Law, officially known as
, A. CERCLA
B. SWDA
C. EPA
D. RCRA
Question 6 of 40 2.5 Points
What is a process that modifies the physical, chemical, or biological character of a waste?
A. Disposal
B. Recycling
C. Treatment
D. Source reduction
Question 7 of 40 2.5
Points
What is a combination of avoiding waste generation, generating the least amount and concentration,
and generating the least toxic waste possible?
A. Recycling
B. Treatment
C. Disposal
D. Source reduction
Question 8 of 40 2.5
Points
What includes using constituents of a waste material to manufacture a product, removing contaminants
from a waste for reuse, and using a waste as a substitute product for a commercial product?
A. Disposal
B. Source reduction
C. Treatment
D. Recycling
Question 9 of 40 2.5 Points
What is the discharge, deposition, injection, dumping, spilling, leaking, or placing of any waste into the
environment, including land, water, or air.
RATED A+ 2026
Question 1 of 40 2.5 Points
Characteristic hazardous wastes are solid wastes that are known or tested to exhibit a hazardous trait
such as:
A. Corrosivity
B. Reactivity
C. Ignitability
D. All the above
Question 2 of 40 2.5
Points
One of the very last industrial dumps to make national news that resulted in further legislation was the
Love Canal hazardous waste site in Niagara Falls, New York.
True
False
Question 3 of 40 2.5 Points
Although many of the books point to Hooker Chemical alone as the villain in this tragedy, there is
evidence to suggest Hooker Chemical acted responsibly and a different culprit caused the Love Canal
area to be developed into residential housing.
True
False
Question 4 of 40 2.5 Points
Which act was written in 1965 to deal primarily with solid waste from municipal sources?
A. EPA
B. RCRA
C. CERCLA
D. SWDA
Question 5 of 40 2.5 Points
On December 11, 1980, in further reaction to Love Canal and other newly discovered hazardous waste
cleanup sites, Congress also passed the "Superfund" Law, officially known as
, A. CERCLA
B. SWDA
C. EPA
D. RCRA
Question 6 of 40 2.5 Points
What is a process that modifies the physical, chemical, or biological character of a waste?
A. Disposal
B. Recycling
C. Treatment
D. Source reduction
Question 7 of 40 2.5
Points
What is a combination of avoiding waste generation, generating the least amount and concentration,
and generating the least toxic waste possible?
A. Recycling
B. Treatment
C. Disposal
D. Source reduction
Question 8 of 40 2.5
Points
What includes using constituents of a waste material to manufacture a product, removing contaminants
from a waste for reuse, and using a waste as a substitute product for a commercial product?
A. Disposal
B. Source reduction
C. Treatment
D. Recycling
Question 9 of 40 2.5 Points
What is the discharge, deposition, injection, dumping, spilling, leaking, or placing of any waste into the
environment, including land, water, or air.
