toxic waste
Form of hazardous waste that causes death or serious injury (such as burns, respiratory diseases, cancers, or genetic mutations). See hazardous waste.
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Chapter 21 - Solid and Hazardous Waste
solid waste
Any unwanted or discarded material that is not a liquid or a gas. See municipal solid waste.
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sanitary landfill
Waste disposal site on land in which waste is spread in thin layers, compacted, and covered with a fresh layer of clay or plastic foam each day.
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Resource productivity
See material efficiency.
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radioactive waste
Waste products of nuclear power plants, research, medicine, weapon production, or other processes involving nuclear reactions. See radioactivity.
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Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)
Group of 209 different toxic, oily, synthetic chlorinated hydrocarbon compounds that can be biologically amplified in food chains and webs.
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plasma
An ionized gas consisting of electrically conductive ions and electrons. It is known as a fourth state of matter.
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PCBs
See polychlorinated biphenyls.
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municipal solid waste
Solid materials discarded by homes and businesses in or near urban areas. See solid waste.
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landfill
See sanitary landfill.
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