Question 1

Which of the following is true of the registration system used to control pesticide use?

Accepted Answer

A)   A pesticide with general use registration can only be sold with usage restrictions.
B)   Registration for a pesticide is good only for a year, at which time the manufacturer must apply for a new registration.
C)   A pesticide will not be registered if its composition warrants the claims made for it.
D)   A pesticide will be registered if its label complies with the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act.E) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 2

Which of the following terms refers to the maximum allowable amounts of pollutants that can be discharged from a point source within a given time period?

Accepted Answer

A)   point emissions
B)   effluent limitations
C)   threshold limitations
D)   maximum emissionsE) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 3

Which of the following led to the passage of the Pollution Prevention Act of 1990?

Accepted Answer

A)   the cost reduction in the methods used to regulate pollutants
B)   the decline in the effectiveness of direct regulation
C)   the monetary gain obtained as a result of previously-implemented environmental laws
D)   the need for more effective sustainable developmentE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 4

Which of the following is the primary method of controlling pollution today?

Accepted Answer

A)   nuisance actions
B)   negligence actions
C)   incentives to businesses
D)   direct regulationE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 5

development, a term coined in 1987, refers to development that meets the needs of the current generation without compromising the needs of future generations.

Accepted Answer

A)   Synergistic
B)   Sustainable
C)   Managed
D)   OrganicE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 6

The National Environmental Policy Act of 1970 (NEPA) is regarded by many as the country's most influential piece of environmental legislation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

To alleviate the problems created by improper waste disposal, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)  authorized the creation of the .

Accepted Answer

A)   response fund
B)   general fund
C)   Megafund
D)   SuperfundE) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 8

According to the Safe Drinking Water Act, which of the following drinking water standards must be established by the Environmental Protection Agency for drinking water contaminants?

Accepted Answer

A)   primary standards to protect human health and secondary standards to protect aesthetic quality of drinking water
B)   primary standards to protect agriculture and secondary standards to protect recreational water
C)   primary standards to protect recreational water and secondary standards to protect human health
D)   primary standards to protect water used for health care facilities and secondary standards to protect water used by commercial establishmentsE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 9

Dexxon Inc. is a petrochemical company. The manager of the company was being questioned by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)  with regard to the factory releasing criteria pollutants into the atmosphere. He admitted to the EPA that the company had falsified its financial records and tampered with the monitoring equipment. He also stated that the company would take suitable measures to correct it. Based on this scenario, the EPA's Final Policy on Penalty Reductions encouraged Dexxon Inc. to engage in .

Accepted Answer

A)   environmental policy making
B)   restricting pollution
C)   reducing emission charges
D)   environmental self-auditingE) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 10

The EPA was created by judicial order in 1962 to mount an integrated, coordinated attack on pollution in the areas of air, water, solid waste, pesticides, radiation, and toxic substances.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which of the following is true of the emission charges approach?

Accepted Answer

A)   The emission charges approach is simply to charge the polluter a variable fee based on every unit of pollutant discharged.
B)   The firms paying the charges will continue to emit pollutants that will be easy to clean up with the fees collected.
C)   Due to the value of the charge, this approach prevents pollution in the first place.
D)   It is difficult to monitor every discharge of the pollutant and calculate the amount for each unit of the various pollutants.E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 12

Triple-bottomline accounting attempts to describe the social and environmental impact of an organization's activities in relation to the firm's economic performance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of the following best describes the relationship between primary and secondary ambient air quality standards?

Accepted Answer

A)   If the primary standards are met within three years of creation of a state implementation plan, then the secondary standards need not be met.
B)   Both the primary and secondary standards must be met within five years of their creation.
C)   The primary standards must be met within three years of the creation of a state implementation plan, and the secondary standards must be met within a reasonable time.
D)   The primary standards must be met within a year of their creation, and the secondary standards must be met as soon as economically feasible.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 14

Under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, discharges without a permit or in amounts in excess of those allowed by the permit may result in the imposition of criminal penalties.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following is a feature of the marketable discharge permits approach?

Accepted Answer

A)   The government sells a common permit to a polluter to discharge any type of pollutant.
B)   Polluters would be encouraged to reduce their emissions because this reduction would enable them to keep their permits.
C)   The government actually limits the total amount of pollution through the permits.
D)   The government issues more permits once a certain amount of emissions has been authorized.E) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 16

Treaties are implied agreements between two or more nations that specify how particular issues are to be resolved.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

According to the 1984 and 1986 amendments to the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, advanced treatment, recycling, incineration, and other forms of hazardous waste treatment are all assumed to be preferable to land disposal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

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Which of the following is true of the registration system used to control pesticide use?

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The National Environmental Policy Act of 1970 (NEPA) is regarded by many as the country's most influential piece of environmental legislation.

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Which of the following is the primary method of controlling pollution today?

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development, a term coined in 1987, refers to development that meets the needs of the current generation without compromising the needs of future generations.

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To alleviate the problems created by improper waste disposal, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) authorized the creation of the .

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Triple-bottomline accounting attempts to describe the social and environmental impact of an organization's activities in relation to the firm's economic performance.

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Which of the following is a feature of the marketable discharge permits approach?

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According to the 1984 and 1986 amendments to the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, advanced treatment, recycling, incineration, and other forms of hazardous waste treatment are all assumed to be preferable to land disposal.

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Which of the following terms refers to the maximum allowable amounts of pollutants that can be discharged from a point source within a given time period?

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Which of the following best describes the relationship between primary and secondary ambient air quality standards?

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Under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, discharges without a permit or in amounts in excess of those allowed by the permit may result in the imposition of criminal penalties.

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Which of the following led to the passage of the Pollution Prevention Act of 1990?

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Treaties are implied agreements between two or more nations that specify how particular issues are to be resolved.

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Which of the following is true of the emission charges approach?

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The EPA was created by judicial order in 1962 to mount an integrated, coordinated attack on pollution in the areas of air, water, solid waste, pesticides, radiation, and toxic substances.

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According to the Safe Drinking Water Act, which of the following drinking water standards must be established by the Environmental Protection Agency for drinking water contaminants?

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Which of the following is true of the registration system used to control pesticide use?

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The National Environmental Policy Act of 1970 (NEPA) is regarded by many as the country's most influential piece of environmental legislation.

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Which of the following is the primary method of controlling pollution today?

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development, a term coined in 1987, refers to development that meets the needs of the current generation without compromising the needs of future generations.

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To alleviate the problems created by improper waste disposal, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) authorized the creation of the .

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Triple-bottomline accounting attempts to describe the social and environmental impact of an organization's activities in relation to the firm's economic performance.

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Which of the following is a feature of the marketable discharge permits approach?

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According to the 1984 and 1986 amendments to the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, advanced treatment, recycling, incineration, and other forms of hazardous waste treatment are all assumed to be preferable to land disposal.

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Which of the following terms refers to the maximum allowable amounts of pollutants that can be discharged from a point source within a given time period?

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Which of the following best describes the relationship between primary and secondary ambient air quality standards?

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Under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, discharges without a permit or in amounts in excess of those allowed by the permit may result in the imposition of criminal penalties.

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Which of the following led to the passage of the Pollution Prevention Act of 1990?

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Treaties are implied agreements between two or more nations that specify how particular issues are to be resolved.

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Which of the following is true of the emission charges approach?

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The EPA was created by judicial order in 1962 to mount an integrated, coordinated attack on pollution in the areas of air, water, solid waste, pesticides, radiation, and toxic substances.

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According to the Safe Drinking Water Act, which of the following drinking water standards must be established by the Environmental Protection Agency for drinking water contaminants?

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