Chapter 21: Solid and Hazardous Waste

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Phytostabilization

Plants such as willow trees and popular can absorb chemicals and keep them from reaching groundwater or nearby surface water.

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Secure hazardous landfill

a built- on or depression of the ground to hold waste.

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Rhizofiltration

Roots of plants such as sunflowers with dangling roots absorb pollution.

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Photodegradation

Plants can absorb toxic organic chemicals and break them down into less harmful compounds which they store or release slowly into the air.

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Surface impoundments

holds an accumulation of liquids.

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Deep well disposal

disposal of fluids.

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Phytoextraction

Roots of plants can absorb toxic metals.

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Preconsumer

Internal waste

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Postconsumer

external waste

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Plastics from soybeans

not a new concept

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Integrated management of hazardous wastes

produce less, convert to less hazardous substances, rest in long-term safe storage

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Rhizofiltration

Roots of plants such as sunflowers with dangling roots absorb pollution

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Phytostabilization

Plants such as willow trees and popular can absorb chemicals and keep them from reaching groundwater or nearby surface water

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Photodegradation

Plants can absorb toxic organic chemicals and break them down into less harmful compounds which they store or release slowly into the air

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Phytoextraction

Roots of plants can absorb toxic metals

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Deep well disposal

disposal of fluids

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Surface impoundments

holds an accumulation of liquids

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Secure hazardous landfill

a built-on or depression of the ground to hold waste

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Resource Conservation and recovery act

1979

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Comprehensive Environmental, compensation, and liability act

1980

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