Interactive Glossary

Chapter Ten

Land

Chapter Discussion Questions

1. List agencies assigned the responsibility for preserving and managing public lands.

2. Explain how deforestation and forest fires cause problems with land quality.

3. Provide reasons for coastal erosion and methods used to defer it.

4. Explain the concern over riparian rights.

5. Describe land concerns regarding mining practices.

6. Describe factors that lead to desertification.

7. Explain why the composition of soil is important.

8. Provide evidence that the use of fertilizers and pesticides are harmful.

9. Explain hazards associated with brownfields.

10. Describe hazards associated with the management of biosolids.

Suggested Videos

1. Big Spuds, Little Spuds (1999), 52 minutes, grades 9–adult. Content: The impact of climate change and monoculture on one of the world’s staple food crops. Bullfrog Films, Inc. ISBN 1-56029-792-1

2. Erin Brokovich (2000), 130 minutes, rated R for language. Content: A small town secretary stumbles across information about a company dumping chemicals that are making local residents ill. Starring Julia Roberts. Available at Blockbuster Video and other video rental establishments.

3. Coastal Dunes (1992), 20 minutes. Content: Demonstration on the morphology of dune development and impact of human use. Includes measuring wind velocity, saltation, sand movement, and erosion. IVC 3861. Films for the Humanities

4. Rising Waters: Global Warming and the Fate of the Pacific Islands (2000), 57 minutes, grades 7–adult. Content: Shows that global warming is already hurting the Pacific Islands. Bullfrog Films, Inc. ISBN 1-56029-832-4

5. Save Our Land, Save Our Towns (2001), 57 minutes, grades 7–adult. Content: Examines the causes and effects of, and remedies for, suburban sprawl. Bullfrog Films, Inc. ISBN 1-56029-879-0

6. The Story of Yosemite (2000), 60 minutes. Content: documentary about efforts of John Muir and Theodore Roosevelt to preserve national forests. Sun West Media Group. ISBN 1-58448-144-7

7. Student Conservation Association http://enn.flimp.net/

Chapter Resources

1. Bureau of Land and Waste Management http://www.blm.gov

2. National Academy of Sciences http://www.nasonline.org/site/PageServer

3. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration http://www.noaa.gov

4. National Park Service http://www.nps.gov

5. Natural Resources Defense Council http://www.nrdc.org

6. Rural Abandoned Mine Program http://www.nrcs.usda.gov

7. U.S. Department of Agriculture http://www.usda.gov/

8. U.S. Department of Labor Mine Safety and Health Administration http://www.msha.gov

9. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency http://www.epa.gov

10. U.S. Geological Service http://www.usgs.gov

11. University of Illinois Extension Agricultural Safety and Health http://www.age.uiuc.edu/agsafety/

Suggested Professional Journals

1. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

2. Civil Engineering

3. Journal of Environmental Engineering

4. Water, Air, and Soil Pollution

Chapter Fourteen

Waste Management

Chapter Discussion Questions

1. Define the terms solid waste, refuse, garbage, rubbish, trash, biosolids, sewage, effluent, and wastewater.

2. Contrast the “old” ways of managing solid waste in communities to the “new” ways they are managed today.

3. Describe hazards associated with land disposal of solid waste.

4. Explain harmful effects of incineration.

5. Describe the management of sewage in municipalities.

6. Provide alternatives to the management of human waste where sewer systems are not available.

7. List steps associated with wastewater management in urban settings.

8. Describe various types of hazardous waste and agencies that regulate hazardous waste storage, transportation, and disposal.

9. Discuss current methods used to dispose of medical waste.

10. List hazards associated with the improper disposal of e-waste.

11. List several laws that regulate the handling, storage, transportation, and clean-up of hazardous waste.

12. List ways that individuals can reduce, precycle, reuse, and recycle waste.

Suggested Videos

1. Blowing the Whistle: How to Protect Yourself and Win (1994), 35 minutes, general audience. Content: Learn from the mistakes of others and your rights in reporting illegal dumping practices. National Whistleblower Center & Dialogue Production. Distributed by The Video Project. The EcoIQ Store.

2. Fueling the Future: No Deposit No Return (1991), 58 minutes, general audience. Content: How the “throw away society” can reduce materials and preserve materials used to produce them. Produced by KBDI-TV in Denver, CO. Distributed by The Video Project. The EcoIQ Store.

3. Garbage into Gold (1995) 25 minutes, general audience. Content: About recycling businesses that make a profit. Produced by Beth Pike and Stephen Hudnell. Distributed by The Video Project. The EcoIQ Store.

4. Heading for Shore (1995), 29 minutes, general audience. Contents: Problems of urban sprawl in coastal areas. Ann Carol Grossmand and Randel F. Cole. Distributed by The Video Project. The EcoIQ Store.

5. Solid Solutions (1994), 30 minutes, general audience. Content: A look at how three rural communities have dealt with the sold waste problem. Produced by Daniel Schaffer and Rosemary Walker, University of Tennessee. Distributed by The Video Project. The EcoIQ Store.

6. The Cost of Cool: Youth, Consumption & the Environment (2001), 27 minutes. Content: An in-depth examination of teenage over-consumption and its effects on the earth. The Video Project: Population Communications International & Cognizant Media.

7. Waste (1985), 29 minutes, grades 7–adult. Content: Surprising introduction to the many facets of our waste problem. Bullfrog Films, Inc. ISBN 1-56029-829-2

8. EnviroGLAS Terrazzo (above recycled glass) http://enn.flimp.net/

Chapter Resources

1. Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies http://www.amwa.net

2. Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials http://www.astswmo.org

3. National Council for Science and the Environment http://www.ncseonline.org/

4. Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response http://www.epa.gov/swerrims

5. U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) http://www.dot.gov

Suggested Professional Journals

1. Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association

2. Recycling International

3. Resources, Conservation and Recycling

4. Waste Management

5. Waste Management and Research

6. Water, Air, and Soil Pollution