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| 8919254988 | waste | material outputs from a system that are not useful or consumed | 0 | |
| 8919255928 | MSW | refuse collected by municipalities from households, small businesses, and institutions | 1 | |
| 8919260205 | waste stream | the flow of solid waste that is recycled, incinerated, placed in a solid waste landfill, or disposed of in another way | 2 | |
| 8919265013 | source reduction | an approach to waste management that seeks to cut waste by reducing the use of potential waste materials in the early stages of design and manufacture | 3 | |
| 8919268724 | leachate | trash juice | 4 | |
| 8919271994 | waste-to-energy | a system in which heat generated by incineration is used as an energy source rather than released into the atmosphere | 5 | |
| 8919278218 | hazardous waste | liquid, solid, or gaseous, or sludge waste material that is harmful to humans or ecosystems | 6 | |
| 8919281986 | superfund act | the common name for CERCLA | 7 | |
| 8919283039 | brownfields | contaminated industrial or commercial sites that may require environmental cleanup before they can be redeveloped or expanded | 8 | |
| 8919291464 | fossil fuel | a fuel derived from biological material that became fossilized millions of years ago | 9 | |
| 8919294614 | nonrenewable energy resource | an energy source with a finite supply, primarily the fossil fuels and nuclear fuels | 10 | |
| 8919297171 | nuclear fuel | fuel derived from radioactive materials that give off energy | 11 | |
| 8919311055 | commercial energy source | an energy source that is bought or sold | 12 | |
| 8919313284 | subsistence energy source | an energy source gathered by individuals for their own immediate needs | 13 | |
| 8919316797 | coal | a solid fuel formed primarily from the remains of trees, ferns, and other plant materials preserved 280 million to 360 million years ago | 14 | |
| 8919321135 | petroleum | a fossil fuel that occurs in underground deposits, composed of a liquid mixture of hydrocarbons, water, and sulfur | 15 | |
| 8919324550 | crude oil | liquid petroleum removed from the ground | 16 | |
| 8919327814 | Hubbert curve | a bell-shaped curve representing oil use and projecting both when world oil production will reach a maximum and when the world will run out of oil | 17 | |
| 8919339228 | peak oil | the point at which of the total known oil supply is used up | 18 | |
| 8919343873 | fission | a nucelar reaction in which a neutron strikes a relatively large atomic nucleus, which then splits into two or more parts, releasing addition neutrons and energy in the form of heat | 19 | |
| 8919348847 | fuel rod | a cylindrical tube that encloses nuclear fuel within a nuclear reactor | 20 | |
| 8919355162 | Bq | unit that measures the rate at which a sample of radioactive material decays | 21 | |
| 8919357206 | curie | a unit of measure for radiation | 22 | |
| 8919358242 | nucelar fission | a reaction that occurs when lighter nuclei are forced together to produce heavier nuclei | 23 |
