ENVR 352 Final Exam Module 1 Review

Which of the following is a human system affected by toxins?

Which of the following is NOT a benefit of a landfill?

Which of the following is NOT a type of hazard?

Any liquid that extracts soluble or suspended solids, or any other component of the material which it passes through.

______________ is any unwanted material or substance that results from human activity or process.

Which of the following is NOT a reason to favor the precautionary principle?

The endocrine system controls the release of hormones through a complex network of glands.

Pollution prevention involves not using or releasing chemicals into the environment that can cause harm.

Flow of waste from its source to its final destination(landfill).

With the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 landfills must be a minimum of ___ ft above the water table

Pollution prevention also involves finding substitutes and recycling chemicals in a _________ environment.

Which of the following is NOT a cost of incineration?

Environmental monitoring is a tool to assess environmental conditions and trends, support policy development...

Which of the following is an unfavorable reason to impose the precautionary principle?

The decision whether and how to reduce hazards and at what cost is risk management.

____________ is a waste management process that burns mixed garbage and is an improvement over open air burning.

Which of the following is NOT a destination for waste?

Hormones attach to ____________, called receptors.

Which of the following is NOT a requirement of perceiving risks?

___________ is the quantity of a harmful chemical that has been ingested, inhaled, or absorbed through the skin.

___________ is the probability of one’s health being harmed by a hazard that can cause injury, disease, or death. 

Risk assessment is the use of ___________ to estimate harm from a hazard.

Toxicity is a measure of the ability of a substance to cause injury, illness or death.

Which of the following is NOT a factor that influences toxicity.

Which of the following is NOT a cost of a landfill?

__________ involves the chemical’s ability to resist being broken down into other substances.

Take action now to reduce suspected consequences, rather than wait for scientific results to show conclusive effects.

Which of the following is NOT a reason for the increase in MSW?

Which of the following is NOT a destination for waste?

Which of the following is a type of toxic chemical.

Which of the following is NOT a benefit of incineration?

involves water-soluble toxins get into water supplies, as well as the aqueous solutions that surround our body cells. 

Which of the following is a type of waste?