hazardous waste
Dangerous discarded materials
Hazardous waste is any discarded material that poses a substantial threat to human health or the environment due to its chemical, biological, or physical properties.
This includes substances that are toxic, flammable, corrosive, or reactive.
Industries, hospitals, and households all generate hazardous waste, from industrial solvents to used batteries to medical sharps.
Regulations typically require special handling, storage, and disposal methods—ordinary landfills won't do.
The factory was fined for improper disposal of hazardous waste.
Waste burial ground
- incinerationBurning waste to ash
- treatmentCare for an ailment
- bioremediationLiving organisms detoxify pollutants
- manifestsShows or demonstrates plainly
segregation · decontamination · neutralization · encapsulation · vitrification · recycling · storage facilities · transfer stations
Harmful manufactured substances
- solventsLiquids that dissolve substances
- pesticidesChemicals destroying harmful organisms
- heavy metalsDense metallic environmental contaminants
- corrosivesSubstances that destroy material
flammables · reactives · acids · alkalines · carcinogens · dioxins · asbestos · lead
Toxins degrading ground quality
- groundwater pollutionSubsurface water made toxic
- leachingDissolving out by liquid
- runoffExcess water drainage
- brownfieldsPolluted ex-industrial land
plumes · bioaccumulation · environmental damage · cleanup · remediation · risk assessment
Hazard-shielding work attire
- containmentPreventing hostile expansion
- labelingAssigning identifying markers
- manifestsShows or demonstrates plainly
- transportationMoving people or goods
placards · safety protocols · training · emergency response · protective gear · ventilation
Element ninety-two
- plutoniumActinide, atomic number 94
- radionuclidesAtoms with unstable nuclei
- isotopesAtomic number twins
- yellowcakeConcentrated uranium oxide powder
cesium-137 · strontium-90 · tritium · depleted uranium · half-life · decay · shielding · containment
Federal environmental regulator
- cradle-to-graveSpanning entire lifetime
- characterizationDescribing distinctive qualities
- labelingAssigning identifying markers
- placardsSigns carried at demonstrations
compliance · permits · inspections · fines · corrective action
landfill
Waste burial ground
- incinerationBurning waste to ash
- treatmentCare for an ailment
- bioremediationLiving organisms detoxify pollutants
manifests · segregation · decontamination · neutralization · encapsulation · vitrification · recycling · storage facilities · transfer stations · leachate
toxic chemicals
Harmful manufactured substances
- solventsLiquids that dissolve substances
- pesticidesChemicals destroying harmful organisms
- heavy metalsDense metallic environmental contaminants
corrosives · flammables · reactives · acids · alkalines · carcinogens · dioxins · asbestos · lead · mercury
soil contamination
Toxins degrading ground quality
- groundwater pollutionSubsurface water made toxic
- leachingDissolving out by liquid
- runoffExcess water drainage
brownfields · plumes · bioaccumulation · environmental damage · cleanup · remediation · risk assessment
PPE
Hazard-shielding work attire
- containmentPreventing hostile expansion
- labelingAssigning identifying markers
- manifestsShows or demonstrates plainly
transportation · placards · safety protocols · training · emergency response · protective gear · ventilation
uranium
Element ninety-two
- plutoniumActinide, atomic number 94
- radionuclidesAtoms with unstable nuclei
- isotopesAtomic number twins
yellowcake · cesium-137 · strontium-90 · tritium · depleted uranium · half-life · decay · shielding · containment · vitrification
EPA
Federal environmental regulator
- cradle-to-graveSpanning entire lifetime
- characterizationDescribing distinctive qualities
- labelingAssigning identifying markers
placards · compliance · permits · inspections · fines · corrective action
sharps
Symbols raising pitch
- Environmental Policyclimate policy, Clean Air Act, conservation policy, Clean Water Act, environmental regulation
- pollutionair pollution, water pollution, soil pollution, smog, noise pollution
- waste managementtrash, garbage, rubbish, refuse, litter
- hazardstoxin, contamination, poison, carcinogen, toxic fumes
- wastetrash, garbage, rubbish, refuse, debris
- waste disposalgarbage disposal, trash, garbage, landfilling, landfill
hazardous wastegreen waste
Biodegradable plant material
yard waste · food waste · recyclables · construction debris · recyclable materials
hazardous wastebiodegradable waste
Trash that decomposes naturally
organic waste · compostable materials · compost · green waste · leaf litter
hazardous wasteraw materials
Unprocessed production inputs
recyclable materials · commodities · feedstock · treasure · recyclables
waste, wasted, hazard, wasteful, hazardous, wasting, wastes, hazards, wasteland