Questions 2025/2026 Exam All Answers
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Information and advice on what to do with hazardous waste when spilled in
a transportation accident is available 24 hours a day from the ______. - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔Chemical Emergency Center (CHEMTREC)
Hazardous waste is governed by the - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act
Land disposal by hazardous waste regulation includes - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔waste pile
Which of the following is the least appropriate option for hazardous waste
minimization? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔concentration
,High temperature incineration systems are most suitable to destroy - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔organic compounds
By definition under RCRA hazardous wastes are ______ wastes. - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔Solid
It can be assumed that all hazardous waste landfill liners - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Will eventually leak
True or False ? Support of household hazardous waste management is an
avenue for industries to paint themselves as community
leaders and defenders of the environment. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔True
True or False ? Household hazardous waste is not exempt from DOT
regulations when shipped to a disposal facility. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔True
Wastes generated by the construction industry include - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔ignitable paint wastes, spent solvents, strong acids and bases
Examples of thermal destruction processes in addition to incineration are -
🧠 ANSWER ✔✔cement kiln
,(Finish the phrase) The disposal of equipment and other materials
containing PCBs...... - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔will remain a national priority for a
long time
True or False ? A permanent facility for collecting and storing household
waste should be located away from residential areas and
places of public gathering. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔True
Hazardous wastes generated by vehicle maintenance shops include....... -
🧠 ANSWER ✔✔heavy metal paint wastes, ignitable wastes, spent solvents
The regulatory level for benzene under the RCRA Toxicity Characteristic
rule is - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔0.50 mg/l
True or False ? Well-placed, existing solid waste collection areas are good
choices for household hazardous waste collection sites. - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔True
Neutralization and detoxification are feasible with most of the
organophosphate and carbamate insecticides, but not
with the ______. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔chlorinated hydrocarbons
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, The EPA requires that dioxin-bearing wastes be ______ destroyed or
reduced before disposal in a secure hazardous
waste landfill. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔99.9999%
What is not a characteristic of hazardous waste? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Combustibility
Types of hazardous waste incinerator? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔rotary kiln, fixed
hearth, fluidized bed
True or False ? Household hazardous waste is regulated like any other
hazardous waste. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔False
Which of the following is not included in hazardous waste regulations?
a. domestic sewage
b. flammable liquids
c. corrosive liquids
d. none of the above - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Domestic Sewage
Sources of dioxin include ______.
a. wood preserved with PCPs