A hazardous material is a substance that can be dangerous to human health or the environment if not properly controlled.

Select one:

a. True

b. False

The answer is A. True

Explanation:

A hazardous material is a substance that can cause damage to human health or the environment if not properly controlled. They can be: solid, liquid or gaseous; Due to their physical, chemical or biological characteristics, they can cause damage to human beings, goods and / or the environment, by being out of control, either during their extraction, processing, transportation, or industrial or domestic use.

Answer: A. True.

Explanation: A substance or material is hazardous if can be dangerous to a susceptible agent. This susceptible agent can be a human being, an animal, a plant, a fungi or any other living form, or an environment agents like water, soils, air etc. that can be contaminated with it and later could be dangerous for a living forms.