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Solid and Hazardous Waste Chapter 24
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The Lorax
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Zach, will you go to prom with me? Maddy
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The Lorax Please complete the questions for Tomorrow. I would like to re-use the copies of the story* so I will collect them Tomorrow also. If you want your own copy the text is available online. * It seems very wrong to me to waste paper on excessive copies of The Lorax….
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Solid Waste US produces most per capita solid waste = 4.4 lbs per person per day 229 million tons per year (and increasing per year!)
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Waste Prevention Solid waste produced by average family of four in one year in US
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Solid Waste Disposal of Solid Waste
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Solid Waste Disposal of Solid Waste Sanitary Landfills
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Sanitary Landfill
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Solid Waste Disposal Sanitary Landfills Problems Methane Leachate Cost, Even when closed
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Solid Waste Disposal Incineration Problems Air pollution Produce ash Site selection
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Solid Waste Disposal of Solid Waste Composting Reduces yard waste in landfills Can be sold or distributed
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Waste Prevention Three goals: 1) Reduce 2) Reuse 3) Recycle
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Waste Prevention Recycling Material Paper Glass Glassphalt
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Waste Prevention Recycling Material Paper Glass Aluminum
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Waste Prevention Recycling Material Paper Glass Aluminum Metals Other Than Aluminum Plastics
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Waste Prevention Recycling Material Paper Glass Aluminum Metals Other Than Aluminum Plastic Tires
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Waste Prevention Integrated Waste Management
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Hazardous Waste Management of Hazardous Waste Chemical Accidents –National Response Center notified Current Management Policies –Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (1976, 1984) –Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (1980) (Superfund)
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Hazardous Waste Management of Hazardous Waste The Biological Treatment of Hazardous Contaminants - Bioremediation - Phytoremediation
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Hazardous Waste Hazardous waste landfill
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The Pesticide Dilemma Chapter 23
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What is a Pesticide? First-Generation Pesticides Inorganics (e.g., lead, mercury) Botanicals (e.g., nicotine, pyrethrin) Pyrethrin is derived from chrysanthemum flowers.
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What is a Pesticide? Second-Generation Pesticides Synthetics
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What is a Pesticide? The Major Groups of Insecticides Chlorinated hydrocarbons (e.g., DDT) Organophosphates (e.g., malathion) Carbamates (e.g., carbaryl)
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What is a Pesticide? The Major Kinds of Herbicides Selective herbicides (e.g., 2,4-D – kills broad-leaved plants) Nonselective (broad spectrum) herbicides (e.g., glyphosate, aka: Round-Up TM )
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Benefits and Problems with Pesticides Benefit: Disease Control Ex. - Malaria
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Benefits and Problems with Pesticides Benefit: Crop production Farmers save ~$3 - $5 in crops for every $1 in pesticides
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Benefits and Problems with Pesticides Problem: Evolution of Genetic Resistance # of species exhibiting genetic resistance to pesticides
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Benefits and Problems with Pesticides Problem: Evolution of Genetic Resistance Creates a pesticide treadmill Pesticide application Kills most pests Resistant survive Numbers increase New population genetically resistant EVEN MORE INCREASE
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Benefits and Problems with Pesticides Pesticide Resistance Management Create a no pesticide “refuge” Avoid repeated use of same pesticide
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Benefits and Problems with Pesticides Problem: Persistence, Bioaccumulation, and Biological Magnification Biomagnification of DDT
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Alternatives to Pesticides Biological Controls Use naturally occurring diseases, parasites, or predators Pheromones and Hormones Use pheromones to attract insects to traps Synthetic hormones cause abnormal development Reproductive Controls Sterile-male technique
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Alternatives to Pesticides Genetic Controls Using Genetically Modified plants (GMOs) Case-in-Point: Bt, Its Potential and Problems Genetically modified corn to produce Bt toxin Potential problem: may affect non-target species, such as monarch butterfly Quarantine
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Alternatives to Pesticides Integrated Pest Management
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Alternatives to Pesticides Integrated Pest Management Rice Production in Indonesia IPM introduced
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Laws Controlling Pesticide Use Food, Drug, and Cosmetics Act (1938) Pesticide Chemicals Amendment (1954) Delaney Cause (1958) Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (1947)
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Laws Controlling Pesticide Use Food, Drug, and Cosmetics Act (1938) Pesticide Chemicals Amendment (1954) Delaney Cause (1958) Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (1947) Food Quality Protection Act (1996)
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