Environmental Science, Management, And Policy

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This quiz was given as part of A&WMA's live course, "GENESMP-100: Environmental Practices Review Specialty Course: Environmental Science, Management and Policy" in June, 2008.

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1.

A coal fired combustion facility reports the following annual emissions for greenhouse gases: Carbon Dioxide - 500 t/y(m)Nitrous Oxide - 500 kg/yNatrual Gas - 5 t/y(m)Sulfur Hexafluoride - 50 g/yGreenhouse Warming Potentials (GWP) are: 21 for CH₄, 300 for N₂O, and 23,900 for SF₆The CO₂eq emissions are:

Discuss
- A.
  
  7560 t/y
- B.
  
  766 t/y
- C.
  
  756 t/y
- D.
  
  256 t/y
2.

Life cycle analysis (LCA) is a methodology to evaluate:
- A.
  
  Ecological impacts to the environment from industrial activities
- B.
  
  Costs to operate a facility over its useful life
- C.
  
  Environmental impacts of products from design through disposal
- D.
  
  Health risks from a product to a person over their lifetime
3.

Which of the following is the most preferred method of reducing landfill disposal of waste?
- A.
  
  Composting
- B.
  
  Materials recovery
- C.
  
  Source separation
- D.
  
  Source reduction
4.

Which of the following is a primary "greenhouse" gas because it absorbs the largest amount of long wave infrared radiation in the earth's atmosphere?
- A.
  
  Carbon monoxide
- B.
  
  Ozone
- C.
  
  Water vapor
- D.
  
  Methane
5.

Cost Benefit Analysis of environmental decision making may be flawed since it does not take into consideration
- A.
  
  Equality and fairness
- B.
  
  Economic efficiency
- C.
  
  Identifying all non-trivial effects
- D.
  
  Discounting future costs and benefits
6.

Water quality standards are most often based on:
- A.
  
  Existing or emerging technology
- B.
  
  Empirical predictive modeling
- C.
  
  Natural attenuation
- D.
  
  Alternative beneficial uses of water resources
7.

In toxicology, the amount of a toxic agent which reaches a target organ is:
- A.
  
  Administered dose
- B.
  
  Ingested dose
- C.
  
  Effective dose
- D.
  
  Intake dose
8.

Wetlands differ from lakes in that:
- A.
  
  Wetlands contain plants, lakes do not
- B.
  
  Wetlands have a distinctively higher rate of microbial decomposition than lakes
- C.
  
  Wetlands are "salt water" rather than "freshwater"
- D.
  
  Wetlands are thermally stratified
9.

The main difference between point sources and fugitive emissions is:
- A.
  
  Point sources are toxic, fugitive emissions are not
- B.
  
  Point sources are always stacks, fugitive emissions are from mobile sources
- C.
  
  Point sources are manmade, fugitive emissions are natural
- D.
  
  Point sources are any identifiable single source of pollution, fugitive emissions are released to the air other than those from stacks or vents
10.

Which of the following is not considered a source of indoor air contaminants?
- A.
  
  Mold, mildew, bacteria, etc.
- B.
  
  Building materials and furnishings
- C.
  
  Appliances
- D.
  
  Personal care products
11.

The common exposure routes for environmental toxins are:
- A.
  
  Inhalation, oral, dermal
- B.
  
  Inhalation, oral, injection
- C.
  
  Inhalation, oral, open wound
- D.
  
  Inhalation, dermal, injection
12.

Toxics may interact in an organism in which of the following ways
- A.
  
  Additive, synergistic, antagonism
- B.
  
  Additive, synergistic, potentiation, antagonism
- C.
  
  Additive, synergistic, negative, antagonism
- D.
  
  Synergistic, negative, antagonism
13.

Adhesion to an extremely thin layer of molecules to the surfaces of solid bodies and liquids with which they contact is known as:
- A.
  
  Absorption
- B.
  
  Contact
- C.
  
  Adsorption
- D.
  
  Scrubbing
14.

The three-way catalysts used in automobiles are an example of:
- A.
  
  Scrubbing
- B.
  
  Catalytic reduction and oxidation
- C.
  
  Catalytic reduction
- D.
  
  Thermal decomposition
15.

Which of the following chemical is not effectively treated using Soil Vapor Extraction (SVE)?
- A.
  
  TCE
- B.
  
  Ethylbenzene
- C.
  
  Perchloroethylene
- D.
  
  Vinyl chloride
16.

Effective Environmental Management Systems are based on:
- A.
  
  Laws and regulations
- B.
  
  The Quality Circle (Plan, Do, Check, Act)
- C.
  
  The Quality Circle (Plan, Act, Do, Check)
- D.
  
  Local customs and cultures
17.

Life cycle analysis (LCA) is appropriate when focusing on a product to:
- A.
  
  Predict the final cost of the product
- B.
  
  Compare the cost of meeting or not meeting environmental requirements standard
- C.
  
  Identify the environmentally dominant stage in a product's life cycle
- D.
  
  Set production goals
18.

Which of the following does not add to an organization's environmental aspects?
- A.
  
  Source reduction
- B.
  
  Resource consumption
- C.
  
  Releases to environment
- D.
  
  Energy generation and / or utilization
19.

Which of the following is not a type of command-and-control regulatory requirements?
- A.
  
  Performance standards
- B.
  
  Design standards
- C.
  
  Tradable permits
- D.
  
  Specific pollution control equipment or technology

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