Solvents, pesticides, PCBs, and dioxins would be categorized as which type of hazardous waste?
A. toxic heavy metals
B. radioactive compounds
C. organic compounds
D. mining waste
E. medical waste
Answer: C
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A) 50% B) 15% C) 5% D) 30% E) 70%
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A) a class of people with relatively large incomes to spend, and the availability of desirable goods from around the world B) feudalism and serfs C) monarchies and taxation D) a middle class and the governments to tax them E) an upper elite class who could purchase many luxury goods and workers who produced the goods but could not afford to purchase them
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A) African slaves B) Indentured servants C) Yeomen farmers D) Native Americans E) single women and children