Hazardous Waste Can Be Concentrated by Using Surface Impoundments, Lined

question 63

Multiple Choice

Hazardous waste can be concentrated by using surface impoundments, lined ponds or lagoons. However, EPA has found that what percentage of these impoundments in the U.S.have no liners?

• A)3
• B)15
• C)25
• D)70
• E)90

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Definitions:

Gas Exchange

The process by which oxygen is taken in and carbon dioxide is released out, occurring in the lungs and tissues or in the cells and environment for organisms.

Transpiration

The process by which plants absorb water through the roots and then give off water vapor through pores in their leaves.

Perspiration

The process of sweating, through which the body releases excess heat and water.

Transduction

A process in genetics where bacterial DNA is transferred from one bacterium to another by a virus.