Problem 12
What term is used to describe using plants to clean up contaminated soil? A) recycling B) composting C) phytoremediation D) sanitary landfill
Problem 12
What are hazardous wastes? How are they different from other types of waste?
Problem 13
Should household hazardous waste be included with the normal trash? Explain.
Problem 14
What is phytoremediation? Why can't plants used in phytoremediation be used to feed livestock?
Problem 14
Explain how reducing materials used for packaging products would affect our disposal of solid wastes.
Problem 15
Discuss ways that land can be developed without changing stream discharge.
Problem 16
Infer Although land is farmable in several developing countries, hunger is a major problem in many of these places. Give some reasons why this might be so.
Problem 17
Form a Hypothesis Forests in Germany are dying due to acid rain. What effects might this loss of trees have on the environment?
Problem 18
Describe how you could encourage your neighbors to recycle their aluminum cans.
Problem 19
Classify Group the following materials as hazardous or nonhazardous: gasoline, newspaper, leaves, lead, can of paint, glass.