Environmental Test III questions and
answers graded A+
What are some reasons given for the opposition to the construction of new municipal landfills?
- correct answer ✔✔ Past problems such as poorly designed landfills located in geologically
unsound areas, or that might have accepted toxic materials without proper safeguards that has
led to contamination are a few reasons why the public may have concerns with the construction
of new landfills.
Federal, state and local governments have adopted an integrated approach to municipal waste
management. Describe the three waste management techniques that support this approach. -
correct answer ✔✔ They are decreasing the amount and or toxicity of waste that must be
disposed of by producing less waste to begin with. Increasing recycling of materials such as
paper, glass, steel, plastics, and aluminum, thus recovering these materials rather than
discarding them. Providing safer disposal capacity by improving the design and management of
incinerators and landfills.
What are the roles of the federal, state and local governments in establishing regulations for
municipal solid waste disposal facilities? - correct answer ✔✔ The federal government sets
minimum national standards applicable to municipal solid waste disposal, but state, tribal, and
local governments are responsible for actually implementing and enforcing waste programs.
What provides the greatest resistance to the development of a community recycling program? -
correct answer ✔✔ The public associates recycling with a decrease in cost. Many people believe
that recycling is free or, at the very least, inexpensive. However, in most instances, that is not
the case. The process is often very expensive.
Identify restrictions attributed to siting of a new municipal landfill. - correct answer ✔✔ They
may not be in areas that may interfere with local air traffic because landfills are known to attract
birds. They also cannot be in an area prone to flooding unless the owner/ operator can prove
the landfill is designed to withstand flooding and prevent waste from washing out.
, Identify restrictions attributed to operating a new municipal landfill. - correct answer ✔✔ They
must restrict access to their landfills to prevent any illegal dumping and any other unauthorized
activity. This is to ensure that no pollutants are swept into lakes, rivers, or streams. They must
also be built with ditches and levees to keep storm water from flooding their active areas and to
collect and control storm water runoff.
Identify the three classifications of industrial solid wastes. - correct answer ✔✔ The three
classes are organic compounds predominate and constitute the undesirable components, those
that contain poisonous substances, and those that contain certain inert materials in such
concentrations as to have undesirable features.
What type of material generally comprise solid wastes from food processing facilities? What is
the predominant means for treatment of these wastes? - correct answer ✔✔ The waste is
composed of the raw material that has spoiled, the spoiled manufactured product, the liquid or
water used when rinsing or washing, the cleaning liquids of the equipment, the drainage of the
product, the over flow from tanks, and the unused portions of the product. Most often, long
periods of aeration or high rate two stage bio filtrations is required to produce an acceptable
effluent.
Describe the difficulties in treating solid wastes from a cannery. - correct answer ✔✔ The
cannery is normally assigned to produce and process more than one type of vegetable or fruit.
This makes it difficult to treat the waste because of the different techniques needed and the
understanding of how to deal with each product individually.
What are the environmental hazards associated with dairy wastes? - correct answer ✔✔
Decomposing casein causes heavy black sludge and string butyric acid odors that characterize
milk waste pollution.
Describe ways an industrial facility can reduce the amount of solid waste through recycling. -
correct answer ✔✔ You would save on transportation costs, administration costs, you would
also be able to enhance sustainability and reduce greenhouse emissions.
answers graded A+
What are some reasons given for the opposition to the construction of new municipal landfills?
- correct answer ✔✔ Past problems such as poorly designed landfills located in geologically
unsound areas, or that might have accepted toxic materials without proper safeguards that has
led to contamination are a few reasons why the public may have concerns with the construction
of new landfills.
Federal, state and local governments have adopted an integrated approach to municipal waste
management. Describe the three waste management techniques that support this approach. -
correct answer ✔✔ They are decreasing the amount and or toxicity of waste that must be
disposed of by producing less waste to begin with. Increasing recycling of materials such as
paper, glass, steel, plastics, and aluminum, thus recovering these materials rather than
discarding them. Providing safer disposal capacity by improving the design and management of
incinerators and landfills.
What are the roles of the federal, state and local governments in establishing regulations for
municipal solid waste disposal facilities? - correct answer ✔✔ The federal government sets
minimum national standards applicable to municipal solid waste disposal, but state, tribal, and
local governments are responsible for actually implementing and enforcing waste programs.
What provides the greatest resistance to the development of a community recycling program? -
correct answer ✔✔ The public associates recycling with a decrease in cost. Many people believe
that recycling is free or, at the very least, inexpensive. However, in most instances, that is not
the case. The process is often very expensive.
Identify restrictions attributed to siting of a new municipal landfill. - correct answer ✔✔ They
may not be in areas that may interfere with local air traffic because landfills are known to attract
birds. They also cannot be in an area prone to flooding unless the owner/ operator can prove
the landfill is designed to withstand flooding and prevent waste from washing out.
, Identify restrictions attributed to operating a new municipal landfill. - correct answer ✔✔ They
must restrict access to their landfills to prevent any illegal dumping and any other unauthorized
activity. This is to ensure that no pollutants are swept into lakes, rivers, or streams. They must
also be built with ditches and levees to keep storm water from flooding their active areas and to
collect and control storm water runoff.
Identify the three classifications of industrial solid wastes. - correct answer ✔✔ The three
classes are organic compounds predominate and constitute the undesirable components, those
that contain poisonous substances, and those that contain certain inert materials in such
concentrations as to have undesirable features.
What type of material generally comprise solid wastes from food processing facilities? What is
the predominant means for treatment of these wastes? - correct answer ✔✔ The waste is
composed of the raw material that has spoiled, the spoiled manufactured product, the liquid or
water used when rinsing or washing, the cleaning liquids of the equipment, the drainage of the
product, the over flow from tanks, and the unused portions of the product. Most often, long
periods of aeration or high rate two stage bio filtrations is required to produce an acceptable
effluent.
Describe the difficulties in treating solid wastes from a cannery. - correct answer ✔✔ The
cannery is normally assigned to produce and process more than one type of vegetable or fruit.
This makes it difficult to treat the waste because of the different techniques needed and the
understanding of how to deal with each product individually.
What are the environmental hazards associated with dairy wastes? - correct answer ✔✔
Decomposing casein causes heavy black sludge and string butyric acid odors that characterize
milk waste pollution.
Describe ways an industrial facility can reduce the amount of solid waste through recycling. -
correct answer ✔✔ You would save on transportation costs, administration costs, you would
also be able to enhance sustainability and reduce greenhouse emissions.
