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4981575-9525Unit 8 CrosswordChapters 16 and 1700Unit 8 CrosswordChapters 16 and 17Name: _____________________________________________________ Date: ___________________________ Mods: ____________________ 56292754612640Online Quiz scores:Chapter 16:___________Chapter 17:___________020000Online Quiz scores:Chapter 16:___________Chapter 17:___________Across2.?____ Act - another name for CERCLA5.?Any impaired function of the body with a characteristic set of symptoms.7.?Contaminated industrial or commercial sites that may require environmental cleanup before they can be redeveloped or expanded. Areas not bad enough to be Superfund sites.10.?Caused by a bacterium that primarily infects lungs.11.?Source ____ - seeks to reduce waste by reducing, in the early stages of design and manufacture, the use of materials destined to become MSW.13.?A field of science that strives to understand the causes of illness and disease in human and wildlife populations.15.?Electronic waste18.?Residue collected beyond the furnace in baghouse filters.19.?Small beneficial proteins in brains of cattle that can mutate into deadly proteins that act as pathogens, causing Mad Cow Disease.21.?____ solid waste - refuse collected by municipalities from households, small businesses and institutions.22.?The flow of solid waste that is recycled, incinerated, placed in a solid waste landfill, or disposed of in another way.24.?Increase in chemical concentration in animal tissues as the chemical moves up the food chain.28.?____ principle - based on the philosophy that when a hazard is plausible but not yet certain, we should take actions to reduce or remove the hazard.29.?____ diseases - slowly impair the functioning of a person's body.30.?Chemicals that disrupt the nervous system of animals.32.?____ Convention - agreement that produced a list of 12 chemicals to be banned, phased out or reduced.15621002540Down1.?Lethal dose that kills 50% of population.3.?How long a chemical will remain in the environment.4.?Chemicals that interfere with the normal development of embryos or fetuses.6.?____ interactions - two risks together cause more harm than one would expect based on their individual risks.8.?Increased concentration of a chemical within an organism over time.9.?The water that leaches through the solid waste and removes various chemical compounds with which it comes into contact.12.?Chemicals that interfere with the normal functioning of hormones in the body.14.?Fee charged by landfills to dump waste there; offsets cost of constructing landfill.16.?Chemicals that cause allergic reactions.17.?Heat generated by incineration is used rather than released to atmosphere.20.?Chemicals that cause cancer.23.?When a pathogen causes a rapid increase in disease.25.?Process of burning waste materials to reduce their volume and mass.26.?____ waste - liquid, solid, gaseous, or sludge waste material that is harmful to humans or ecosystems.27.?____ landfills - engineered ground facilities designed to hold MSW with as little contamination of the surrounding environment as possible.29.?Organic matter that has decomposed under controlled conditions to produce an organic-rich material that improves soil quality.31.?____ loop recycling - one product is recycled into another product. ................
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