Answer:
Which of the following organizational schemes is most prevalent
in the passage?
a. chronological order b. comparison-contrast c. order by topic d. hierarchical order
ii). One disadvantage of the compaction method of waste disposal is
that it
a. cannot reduce transportation costs.
b. reduces the volume of solid waste material.
c. does not allow hospitals to confirm that organic matter has been
eliminated
d. does not reduce the weight of solid waste material.
iii). For hospitals that dispose of waste on their own premises, the optimum
treatment method is
a. incineration. b. compaction .c. sterilization. d. hydropulping.
iv). According to the passage, which of the following could be safely disposed
of in a landfill but might not be accepted by landfill facilities?
a. hydropulped material b. sterilized waste c. incinerated waste d. laboratory cultures
v). The two processes mentioned in the passage that involve the
formation of liquid are
a. compaction and hydropulping. b. incineration and compaction.
c. hydropulping and sterilization. d. sterilization and incineration.
vi). According to the passage, two effective methods for treating waste
caused by infectious matter are
a. steam sterilization and incineration. b. hydropulping and steam sterilization,
c. incineration and compaction. d. hydropulping and incineration.
vii). Hospitals can minimize employee contact with dangerous waste by
switching from
a. a manual cart to a gravity chute. b. an automated cart to a hydropulping machine.