SCI201 Unit 4 Individual Project For this assignment, complete all of the sectio

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SCI201 Unit 4 Individual Project

For this assignment, complete all of the sections on this worksheet, and submit it to the Submitted Assignments area of the classroom.

Introduction

A good paper should start with background information on the topic to be discussed, define important terms, and explain why the topic is important to the reader. For this assignment’s introduction, you will answer the following questions:

What is municipal solid waste?

How was waste dealt with before industrialization?

Why did this process have to change?

Body of Paper

The body of your paper should consist of several paragraphs, one to address each of the main topics of your paper. For this week’s assignment, address the following points with at least 1 paragraph each:

Describe an open dump. What environmental problems do open dumps cause?

Describe an early landfill, and how these differ from open dumps. What problems are associated with early landfills? This should include a discussion of leachate, methane, incomplete decomposition, and settling.

Describe a modern landfill. What are the differences as compared to early landfills?

Choose 1 of the following landfills, and explain the innovations being implemented to make the landfill more productive and to reduce its environmental impact:

Mariannhill Landfill, South Africa

Puente Hills Landfill, California

Altamont Landfill, California

Tessman Road Landfill, Texas

Conclusion

Below, write 1 paragraph summarizing the information above and what you learned from this assignment.

References

Include at least 1 reference that you used in your assignment. Every reference in this list must be cited above as an in-text citation. If you are not sure how to format a reference or in-text citation you can review the CTU Style Guide.

Explanation / Answer

Municipal wastes are items arising from human and animal activities that are discarded bypeople.When we think about waste management it can be classified as pre and post indusrialization waste amangement policies. Before industrialization the main constituents of wastes were domestic sewage and agricultural residues, which were biodegradable in nature. Since population was less and fallow land was in plenty, solid wastes could be conveniently disposed off in the countryside either on open ground or were placed in pits covered with layers of earth. Because of their biodegradable nature they used to get decomposed and assimilated in the soil. But after industrialization the nature of the municipal wastes changed,the quantity of the solid waste increased. Though rural wastes continue to be made up of domestic wastes and agricultural residues mainly, waste from urban areas and the industrial units contains diverse types of materials that include toxic and hazardous constituents. The discarded waste materials are often reusable and may be considered as resource in another setting. Solid Waste Management is to manage the society’s waste in a manner that meets public health and environmental concerns and the public’s desire to reuse and recycle waste materials.As the nature of waste has changed post industrialization the methods which were using earlier had to be changed

Open dumping is the disposal of solid waste at any location other than where the authorities advised.There are several negative impacts of open dumps on nature such as chemicals and other contaminants found in solid waste can seep into our groundwater and can also be carried by rainwater to rivers and lakes that provide essential wildlife habitat. These contaminates can also end up in our ground water, rivers and lakes that are our sources for drinking water.

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