The cleanup of hazardous waste accumulated in orphan sites is complicated because

A) most of the waste is buried below the water table.
B) there is no responsible party to clean up the waste.
C) the chemicals have evaporated before they could be removed.
D) there are no longer places available to dispose of hazardous wastes.


B

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The British brought workers from __________ to work in Malaya's tin mines.

A. India B. Japan C. China D. England

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When a metamorphic rock exhibits a layered or banded appearance, it is said to exhibit a(n) ________ texture

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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What is typically occurring when magmatism occurs far away from plate boundaries?

a. new oceanic crust is created at mid-ocean ridges b. large volcanoes are built above subduction zones c. some type of thermal disturbance is occuring in the mantle d. all of these

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