Apes test
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