Landfills
- Sanitary landfills are disposal sites for nonhazardous
solid wastes spread in layers, compacted to the smallest practical
volume and covered by material applied at the end of each operating
day.
- Secure chemical landfills are disposal sites for hazardous waste,
selected and designed to minimize the chance of release of hazardous
substances into the environment.
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Life Cycle of a Product
All stages of a product's development, from extraction
of fuel for power to production, marketing, use and disposal.
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Life Cycle Analysis (LCA)
The assessment of a product's full environmental costs,
from raw material to final disposal, in terms of consumption of resources,
energy and waste.
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Life Cycle Inventory (LCI)
An accounting of the energy and waste associated
with the creation of a new product through use and disposal.
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Lowest Observed Adverse Effect Level (LOAEL)
The lowest level of a stressor that causes
statistically and biologically significant differences in test samples
as compared to other samples subjected to no stressor.
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