Across
- 1. Harm, illness, or death caused by chemical means through ingestion, inhalation, or absorption
- 4. Contaminated industrial or commercial sites that may require environmental cleanup before they can be redeveloped or expanded
- 7. The process by which materials destined to become municipal solid waste are collected and converted into raw materials that are then used to produce new objects
- 8. Creation of organic matter by decomposition under controlled conditions to produce an organic-rich material that enhances soil structure, cation exchange capacity, and fertility
- 9. The residual nonorganic material that does not combust during incineration
Down
- 2. The process of burning waste materials to reduce volume and mass, sometimes to generate electricity or heat
- 3. Creating less waste
- 5. Liquid that contains elevated levels of pollutants as a result of having passed through municipal solid waste or contaminated soil
- 6. Using a product or material that was intended to be discarded