Final Exam

A  Greater production of pollutants

B  Production of more dangerous pollutants

C  All ov the above

D  Reduced concentration of pollutants close to the earth’s surface

E  Greater concentration of pollutants close to the Earth’s surface

A  75 dBA

B  85 dBA

C  55 dBA

D  65 dBA

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  Phossy jaw

B  mad-hatter’s disease

C  Filecutter’s paralysis

D  Caisson disease

A  Baker’ itch

B  Phossy jaw

C  Mad hatter’s disease

D  Caisson disease

E  None of the above

A  engineering controls

B  use of personal protective equipment

C  administrative controls

D  modification of work practices

E  None of the above

A  pneumoconiosis

B  dermatosis

C  atherosclersis

D  caisson disease

E  None of the above

A  Engineering controls

B  Ergonomic safeguards

C  Administrative controls

D  Modifications of the work environment

E  None of the above

A  inadequate compensation

B  Job dissatisfaction

C  Job insecurity

D  work overload

E  All of the above

A  Dermatitis

B  Fibrosis of the lungs

C  Brain lesions

D  Death

E  None of the above

A  Deafness

B  Poisoning

C  Blood poisoning

D  Pneumoconiosis

E  Dermatitis

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  Incineration

B  Landfills

C  Composting

D  Recycling

A  Land disposal units

B  Composting

C  Incineration

D  Recycling

A  Hospital and medical facilities

B  Local municipalities

C  State regulators

D  Environmental Protection Agency

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  perserving raw materials

B  preventing water pollution

C  decreasing burden on landfills

D  reducing greenhouse gas emissions

E  all of the above

A  Combustion removes all carcinogens and heavy metals

B  High temperature deactivate pathogens

C  Usually no attempt is made to sort the thrash

D  Air pollution can be reduced by the use of scrubbers

E  None of the above

A  Yard clippings

B  Coffee grounds

C  Wool and cotton rags

D  Fats, oils, grease

E  Fruit and vegetable scraps

A  Increasing amounts of municipal solid waste

B  Filling up and closing landfills in some areas of the United States

C  More garbage produced by developing countries

D  Increasing the costs of tipping fees

E  All of the above

A  Reprocessing of aluminium cans

B  Production of new bottles from used bottles

C  Less wasteful package designs

D  Offsite composting

E  All of the above

A  Approximately 10%

B  Approximately 3%

C  Approximatey 25%

D  Approximately 50%

E  Approximately 75%

A  waste combustion

B  Landfilling

C  recycling

D  offsite composting

E  Source reduction

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  Developed countries are required to reduce emissions by target amounts

B  The United States did not ratify the Protocol

C  As of February 2005, 141 countries had ratified the protocol

D  It is a legally binding compact initiated I 1997

E  All of the above

A  an atmospheric condition during which a warm layer of air stalls above a cool layer

B  a condition associated with smog that causes eye irritation, irritation of the respiratory tract, and chest pains,

C  The precipitation of acidic compounds formed when components of air pollution interact with other components in the air

D  dust, soot, and other finely divided solid and liquid particles

E  a mixture of pollutants, principally ground level ozone

A  dust, soot, and other finely divided solid and liquid particles

B  an atmospheric condition during which a warm layer of air stalls above a cool layer

C  a mixture of pollutants, principally ground level ozone

D  a condition associated with smog that causes eye irritation, irritation of the respiratory tract, and chest pains,

E  The precipitation of acidic compounds formed when components of air pollution interact with other components in the air

A  The precipitation

B  of acidic compounds formed when components of air pollution interact with other components in the air

C  An atmospheric condition during which a warm layer of air stalls above a cool layer

D  Dust, soot and other finely divided solid and liquid particles

E  A mixture of pollutants, principally ground level ozone

F  A condition associated with smog that causes eye irritation, irritaiton of the respiratory tract, and chest pains

A  require industries to use electrostatic percipitators

B  eliminate the use of incinerators

C  require power companies to use oil instead of coal

D  reduce emissions from mobile sources of air pollution

E  None of the above

A  1,700,000

B  1,000,000

C  700,000

D  7,000,000

E  None of the above

A  Lung cancer

B  Carboxyhemoglobin formation

C  Bronchoonstriction

D  Brain/central nervous system damage

E  None of the above

A  SO2

B  CO

C  VOCs

D  PM

E  None of the above

A  Older vehicles do not have the advantage of advanced emissions controls

B  All researchers agree that it poses a risk to human health

C  Widespread exposure to diesel exhaust occurs in the community

D  Public health experts have named it a probable carcinogen

E  None of the above

A  0.053 ppm

B  0.15 ppm

C  9 ppm

D  35 ppm

E  None of the above

A  Salmonella typhi

B  Vibrio cholera

C  Giardia lamblia

D  Escherichia coli

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  a layer or section of earth that contains freshwater

B  the natural cycle by which water evaporates from water bodies

C  an annual supply of renewable freshwater between 1,000 and 1,700 cubic meters per person

D  an annual supply of renewable freshwater less than 1,000 cubic meters per person

E  the water that is delivered to the distribution system after treatment

A  an annual supply of renewable freshwater less than 1,000 cubic meters per person

B  an annual supply of renewable freshwater between 1,000 and 1,700 cubic meters per person

C  a layer or section of earth that contains freshwater

D  the water that is delivered to the distribution system after treatment

E  the natural cycle by which water evaporates from water bodies

A  a layer or section of earth that contains freshwater

B  an annual supply of renewable freshwater less than 1,000 cubic meters per person

C  the water that is delivered to the distribution system after treatment

D  an annual supply of renewable freshwater between 1,000 and 1,700 cubic meters per person

E  the natural cycle by which water evaporates from water bodies

A  Persons taking steriods

B  Elderly persons

C  Young children

D  Patients who have HIV/AIDS

E  All of the above

A  a layer or section of earth that contains freshwater

B  an annual supply of renewable freshwater less than 1,000 cubic meters per person

C  the natural cycle by which water evaporates from water bodies

D  an annual supply of renewable freshwater between 1,000 and 1,700 cubic meters per person

E  The water that is delivered to the distribution systems after treatment

A  pathogenic microorganisms

B  bad smells

C  particles suspended in water

D  sand and gravel

E  None of the above

A  use of activated charcoal

B  both sand filtering and use of activated charcoal

C  sand filtering

D  boiling

E  All of the above

A  In a Norweigian study, no firm conclusions can be drawn

B  The long term effects are clear and definitive

C  The long term effects are open to debate

D  The findings of some studies are questionable because of small sample sizes

E  None of the above

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  infrared radiation

B  radio waves

C  visible light radiation

D  radiation from power lines

E  All of the above

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  25,000 feet

B  40,000 feet

C  30,000 feet

D  35,000 feet

A  Becquerel

B  Rem

C  Curie

D  Roentgen

E  Rad

A  Alpha particles

B  Gamma rays

C  X-rays

D  Beta particles

E  None of the above

A  radioisotope

B  radionuclide

C  nuclide

D  isotope

E  None of the above

A  The curie or becquerel

B  The rad or gray

C  The rem or sievert

D  The roentgen or cuolomb per kilogram

E  None of the above

A  tobacco products

B  smoke detectors

C  Dentures, tobacco products, and smoke detectors

D  Dentures

E  toothpaste

A  1,000,000 rad

B  1/1000 of a rad

C  1/1,000,000 of a rad

D  1000 rad

E  1/100 rad

A  The rem or sievert

B  The roentgen or cuolomb per kilogram

C  The curie or becquerel

D  The rad or gray

E  None of the above

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  Methyl Isocyanates

B  Organochlorines

C  Organophosphates

D  Carbamates

A  Diazinon

B  Parathion

C  Malathion

D  Chloropicrin

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  fungicide

B  herbicide

C  insecticide

D  fumigant

E  None of the above

A  all synthetic chemicals

B  always highly toxic to humans.

C  always the best weapon against insect pests

D  None of the above

E  all of the above

A  persist in the environment

B  both accumulate in the tissuesof many animals and persist in the environment

C  cause frequent cases of acute toxicity among exterminators

D  cause a significant number of accidental deaths

E  accumulate in the tissues of many animals

A  Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

B  Volatile organic compounds

C  polychlorinated biphenyls

D  Persistent organic pollutants

E  None of the above

A  Organochlorines

B  Organophosphates

C  Pyrethrins

D  Carbamates

E  None of the above

A  Metam sodium

B  Carbaryl

C  Dithiocarbamate

D  Thiocarbamate

E  None of the above

A  was not effective because it evaporated rapidly

B  contained very small amounts of dioxin

C  was a major cause of night blindness

D  was transported home on the clothing of military personnel