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Module 1

Review Questions

You should be able to answer them after working through this section

  1. What is a RCRA waste?
  2. Name the 4 testing criteria (characteristics) for Hazardous Waste.
  3. Define “vadose zone".
  4. How would you clean up a recently spilled, water soluble contaminant in an area with sandy soil and a high water table?
  5. Which contaminated media are we concerned with in an abandoned co-disposal landfill?
  6. Name advantages and disadvantages of biorem.
  7. Draw a diagram of a HW incinerator.
  8. In a modern landfill, several methods are used to prevent leachate. Name and explain two.

 

Module 1

  1. What is a Hazardous Waste?
  2. RCRA/HSWA
  3. CERCLA/SARA
  4. Characterization of Superfund Sites
  5. Treatment and Disposal
  6. Example for the remediation of a superfund site
  7. Review Questions
  8. Web Resources