(Environmental costs) Following are descriptions of environmental waste sit¬ uations. Identify the environmental strategy you would select to deal with each situation and discuss your logic.

a. A relatively small amount of low toxicity waste is produced. This waste is not easily recycled, nor is technology available to avoid its produc¬ tion. Disposal costs are relatively modest.

b. The waste produced is highly toxic and is associated with several lethal diseases in humans. The cost of disposal is extraordinarily high.

c. A moderate amount of waste, which is nearly identical to a chemical purchased and used in an etching operation, is produced. The waste dif¬ fers from the purchased chemical only because of a small amount of contaminants introduced in the production process.

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