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| 1-1 of 1Hazardous waste flashcard sets | |||
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| # | Title | Terms | Date |
| 1 | EP Final: Solid/Industrial/Hazardous waste and their managementby sannbox | 31 terms | May 12, 2008 |
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| hazardous waste definitions | |||
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| # | Definition | Sets | |
| 1 | any material that can be harmful to human health or the environment if it is not properly disposed of | 6 sets | |
| 2 | a solid that, because of its quantity or concentration or its physical, chemical, or infectious characteristics, may cause or pose a substantial present or potential hazard to human health or the environment when improperly treated, stored, transported, or disposed of, or otherwise managed | 5 sets | |
| 3 | a solid that becouse of it's quanity or concentration or its physical, chemical, or infectiouse chariacteristics, may casuse or pose a substantial present or potential hazard to human health or the environment when improperly treated, stored, transported, or disposed of, or otherwise managed | 5 sets | |
| 4 | waste with properties that make it dangerous or potentially harmful to human health or the environment; can be liquids, solids, contained gases, or sludge | 5 sets | |
| 5 | a solid that, because of its quantity or concentration or its physical, chemical or infectious characteristics, may cause or pose a substantial present or potential hazard to human health or the environment when improperly treated, stored, transported or disposed of, or otherwise managed. | 3 sets | |
| 6 | gefährlicher müll | 2 sets | |
| 7 | a material that can be harmful if it is not properly disposed of | 2 sets | |
| 8 | a solid that, because of quantity, concentration, or physical, chemistry, or infectious characteristics may pose a threat to human health or the environment | 2 sets | |
| 9 | any waste that is a risk to the health of human or others living things. | 2 sets | |
| 10 | substances that are very harmful to humans and other organisms | 2 sets | |
| 11 | a waste material that is dangerous to handle or dispose of, including toxic chemicals, radioactive wastes, old explosives, and some biological wastes. | 2 sets | |
| 12 | waste that is a risk to the health of humans or other living organisms | 1 set | |
| 13 | dangerous chemicals and radioactive waste products may remain dangerous for thousands of years - some can be incinerated in high temperature incinerators, some must be stored in hazardous waste facilities - few of there available | 1 set | |
| 14 | any solid, liquid, or containerized gas that 1. can catch fire easily 2. is corrosive to skin tissue or metals 3. is explosive 4. has harmful concentrations of one or more toxic material that can leach out. | 1 set | |
| 15 | a material that can be harmful if it is not properly diposed of | 1 set | |
| 16 | materials that can be harmful to human health or to the environment | 1 set | |
| 17 | any discarded material containing substances known to be toxic, mutagenic, carcinogenic, or teratogenic to humans or other life-forms; ignitable, corrosive, explosive, or highly reactive alone or with other materials | 1 set | |
| 18 | waste material created from over 80,000 different kinds of industrial chemicals that is poisonous to plants, animals, the atmosphere, and humans | 1 set | |
| 19 | a solid that, because of its quantity or concentration or its physical, chemical or infectious characteristics, may cause or pose a substantial present or potential hazard to human health or the environment when improperly treated, stored, transported or disposed of, or otherwise managed | 1 set | |
| 20 | waste that is highly toxic to people and other living things, waste that may explode or ignite when exposed to air, and waste that is extremely corrosive or otherwise unstable | 1 set | |
| 21 | solid, liquid, or gaseous material that is discarded and can harm people, animals or the environment; requires special disposal | 1 set | |
| 22 | a solid that, because of its quantity or concentration or its physical, chemical, or infectious characteristics, may cause or pose a substantial present or potential hazard to human health or the environment when improperly treated, stored, transported or disposed of, or otherwise managed | 1 set | |
| 23 | ~50,000 chemicals on market with ~1,000 introduced annually; thousands are hazardous | 1 set | |
| 24 | discard materials that may pose a substantial threat to human helth or to the environment when imporperlu stored transported, or disposed of | 1 set | |
| 25 | waste that can catch fire, corrode metal, explode, or make people sick. | 1 set | |
| 26 | anything that creates a hazardl to human health or safety (ex chemical solvents, paints) | 1 set | |
| 27 | a material that can be harmful if it is not properly disposed of. | 1 set | |
| 28 | poses a risk to humans or the environment | 1 set | |
| 29 | any discarded chemical (solid, liquid, or gas) that threatens human health or the environment. aka toxic waste | 1 set | |
| 30 | the united states is currently generating more than 150 million metric tons of it each year | 1 set | |
| 31 | substance that is very harmful to humans & other organisms | 1 set | |
| 32 | substances that could endanger life if released into the environment. | 1 set | |
| 33 | flammable, corrosive, explosive, or harmful | 1 set | |
| 34 | any discarded material containing substances known to be toxic, mutagenic or carcinogenic | 1 set | |
| 35 | waste that can be dangerous to human, animals, or environment | 1 set | |
| 36 | any waste that is a risk to the health of humans or other living things | 1 set | |
| 37 | any waste that is risk to human health and the health of other things | 1 set | |
| 38 | any kind of discarded waste that may pose a threat to human health or the enviornment if improperly handled; may be solid, liquid, or gas | 1 set | |
| 39 | made up of chemical substances that are dangerous to humans | 1 set | |
| 40 | a solid that, because of it quantity or concentration or its physical, chemical or infectious characteristics | 1 set | |