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| attenuation (waste disposal): |
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| To dilute or spread out the waste material. |
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| biological oxygen demand (B.O.D): |
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| Indicator of organic pollutants (microbial) in an effluent measured as the amount of oxygen required to support them. The greater the B.O.D. (ppm or mg/liter) the greater the pollution and less oxygen available for higher aquatic organisms |
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| Bacterial recycling of organic material. |
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| The disposal reservoir may be sandstone or fractured limes and are capped by impermeable rock and isolated so as not to contaminate ground water. |
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| Abbreviation for Environmental Protection Agency. |
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| The increase in nitrogen, phosphorous, and other plant nutrients in the aging of an aquatic system. Blooms of algae develop, preventing light penetration and causing reduction of oxygen needed in a healthy system. |
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| isolation (waste disposal): |
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| Buried or otherwise sequestered waste |
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| The noxious fluids that percolate through sanitary landfills. If released to the surface or underground environment, leachate can pollute surface and underground water. |
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| National Environmental Policy Act. Specifies that an environmental impact statement should include a description of the proposed action, a discussion of various alternatives (including proposed action), an indication of the environment to be affected, lists of preparers of the statement and those agencies, organizations, or persons to whom copies of the statement are to be sent. |
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| Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976; established to regulate the disposal of hazardous waste, both liquid and solid. |
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| The recovery and reprocessing or reuse of material already used previously in construction and manufacturing. Minimizes the need for the development of new resources. |
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| The removal of certain materials from the waste stream for the purpose of recycling or composing them. Saves materials and energy. |
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| A method of burying waste where each day’s dumping is covered with soil to protect the surrounding area. This is also monitored to ensure protection of local underground water. |
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| Landfills designed to totally isolate the received waste from the environment. |
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| : A spin-off of CERCLA insuring financial accountability for environmental polluters. |
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| The disposal of waste, but also includes reducing the amount of waste at its sources, promoting waste recovery and recycling where possible. |
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