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Which of following best describes the indoor air pollutant asbestos

A fibrous mineral that can cause respiratory disease

Which of the following components of a wastewater treatment plant is designed to facilitate that decomposition of organic material by aerobic microorganisms

Activated-sludge tank

Which of the following would be the strongest evidence in support of a scientist's contention that a local area was experiencing acid deposition

An increase in the concentrations of soluble heavy metals in a local pond

Which method introduces microorganisms to break down hazardous organic compounds

Biological treatment

Methods used to remove spilled oil from the surface of the ocean include

Containment boom and oil vacuums and chemical dispersants

Which of the following is a possible end result for sludge from a sewage treatment plant

Deposited in a landfill, incinerated, and used as a fertilizer

Of the following, which is the best example of a point source of water pollution

Factory effluent

Critics of incineration of municipal solid waste suggest that it may not be the best solution for the future, for which of the following reasons?

Incineration contributes to air pollution

What is not true regarding indoor air pollution

Indoor air pollution is only a health risk in developing countries

Which of the following does NOT hold true regarding indoor air pollution

Indoor air pollution is only a health risk in developing countries

Of the following, which is the most serious immediate problem associated with sanitary landfills

Leachate contamination of groundwater

implicated in human neurological damage

Lead

In order from the most desirable to the least desirable, the 3 R's stand for

Reduce, reuse, recycle

The US legislation that is designed to track hazardous waste from its production, "cradle", to its disposal , "grave", is

Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)

Large urban areas that have problems associated with high levels of particulate pollution also have

Respiratory disease high above the national average and limited visibility (haze)

Which of the following is the usual cause of cultural eutrophication in surface waters of both developed and developing countries

Runoff of nitrate compounds into bodies of water

What method is used most frequently in the United States today

Sanitary landfill

The material rotating in the North Pacific Gyre can best be described as

Solid waste composed of mostly plastics

Most often cited as the causative factor for acid deposition

Sulfur dioxide

The presence of fecal coliform bacteria in a sample of river water suggests which of the following

The water is contaminated with animal waste

Why do multinational companies build factories in China or India

boost the local economy and cheaper workers

Problems with the disposal of waste in open dumps in developing countries including all the following except

developing countries are unable to afford the high cost of creating open dumps

Which method reduced the volume of waste but could release toxic emissions into the atmosphere

incineration

Although ozone in the stratosphere has been decreasing in recent years, ozone near Earth's surface is on the increase. This ozone near the surface is undesirable because it...

is a strong oxidant and a respiratory irritant

What health threat is commonly found in the water of older homes due to old plumbing systems?

lead

Dead zones, such as the one in the Gulf of Mexico that exists off the coast of Louisiana, are characterized by all of the following EXCEPT

low nitrogen concentrations

Which of the following is NOT a problem associated with acid deposition

negative effects on human skin with contact

Considered harmful in the troposphere but beneficial in the stratosphere

ozone

Which of the following is an effective alternative to chlorine for disinfecting wastewater in municipal treatment plant

ozone

The major component of municipal solid waste (MSW) in the United States is

paper

The major pollutant that electrostatic precipitators are designed to remove from power-plant smokestack emissions

particulates

All of the following are considered toxic metal pollutants except

potassium

What could cause the amount of waste per capita to change

recycling

Which of the following actions would be the most effective in decreasing acid rain and acid deposition problems

reducing use of fossil fuels

one disadvantage of compositing

the bad smell

The major source of radon in houses in the United States is

the underlying bedrock

Integrated waste management employs all the following except

using refillable soft-drink bottles


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