Hazardous Waste Can Best Be Defined as

question 26

Multiple Choice

Hazardous waste can best be defined as

• A) nutrients
• B) waste that threatens human health or the environment because it is toxic
• C) an unwanted or discarded material that is not liquid or gas
• D) pollution
• E) 53% of all discarded material

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Definitions:

Classification

A system for organizing data into categories for efficient handling and analysis.

Chemical Burn

Tissue damage caused by direct contact with chemicals that can cause destruction of the skin and underlying tissues.

Flooding

An overflow of water that submerges land that is usually dry, often caused by heavy rainfall, hurricanes, or melting snow.

Water

A transparent, odorless, tasteless liquid that forms the seas, lakes, rivers, and rain and is the basis of the fluids of living organisms.