Question

Waste management is a key environmental public health task. Hazardous waste is managed from cradle to grave under the Federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act requires the dean-up of hazardous waste dump sites that threaten public health. States have parallel hazardous waste laws and exclusively regulate non­hazardous waste. Incorporated in these regulatory efforts are some waste management programs, of which the following is preferred:

a.Treatment of biohazards before they are disposed

b.Storage of waste in containers buried within impervious geological formations

c.Waste minimization through reuse, recycling, and investment in renewable energy

d. Waste disposal in sanitary landfills

Answer 1

Answer: (A) Treatment of biohazards before they are disposed.

( The main purpose of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, to clean up the site contaminated with the hazardous substances as well as reduce the hazards)