| A | B |
|---|
| Biodegradable Material | A material that can be broken down by living things into simpoler chemicals |
| Compost | Mixture of decomposing vegetable refuse, manure, and plants, that is used as fertilizer and soil conditioner. |
| Deep-well Injection | Method of hazardous waste disposal in which wastes are pumped deep into the ground, below the level of the groundwater. |
| Hazardous wastes | Waste that are toxic or highly corrosive or that explode easily. |
| Landfill | Waste-disposal facility where waste are put in the ground and covered each day with a layer of dirt, and plastic, or both. |
| Leachate | Water that containstoxic chemicals disolved freom wastes in a landfill. |
| Municiple solid waste | Trash produced by households and business. |
| Solid Waste | Any discarded material that is not a liquid or gas. |
| Surface impoundment | A pond with a sealed bottomthat serves as a disposal facility in which wastes settle to the bottom. |
