Question 1

The National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System focuses only on industrial wastewater and storm water discharges.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Performance standards for new sources of water pollution require the use of any available control technology,or AACT.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Ads can be unfair but not deceptive.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Energy Resources,Inc.,operates an oil refinery near Forest River,which flows into Grove Lake. Discharging oil from the refinery into the river can result in an assessment of

Accepted Answer

A) cleanup costs and damages. 
B) cleanup costs only. 
C) damages only. 
D) no cleanup costs or damages. 
A) cleanup costs and damages. 
B) cleanup costs only. 
C) damages only. 
D) no cleanup costs or damages.

Question 5

Vague generalities and obvious exaggerations are permissible in advertising.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Different standards for air quality depending on whether the sources are located in clean areas or polluted areas.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Plywood & Particleboard Mill,Inc.,does not use filters on its stacks,which consequently pollute the air. Quinn,a Plywood employee,suffers respiratory illness. To succeed in a suit against the company on the ground of negligence,Quinn must show that he suffers from

Accepted Answer

A) a distinct harm separate from that affecting the general public. 
B) a lesser harm than an injunction would impose on Plywood. 
C) Plywood's failure to use reasonable care to avert herm to Quinn. 
D) the same harm as that affecting the general public. 
A) a distinct harm separate from that affecting the general public. 
B) a lesser harm than an injunction would impose on Plywood. 
C) Plywood's failure to use reasonable care to avert herm to Quinn. 
D) the same harm as that affecting the general public.

Question 8

Refuse Reuse & Disposal Center operates a recycling plant. Stan and other Refuse Reuse neighbors file a suit,alleging injuries from the plant. To succeed,they must show that the defendant failed to use reasonable care if the suit is based on

Accepted Answer

A) a negligence theory. 
B) a nuisance theory. 
C) any theory. 
D) a strict liability theory. 
A) a negligence theory. 
B) a nuisance theory. 
C) any theory. 
D) a strict liability theory.

Question 9

A credit collection agency may contact a debtor at any time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

County Water & Sewer operates a public water supply system. County Water must send to every household that it supplies with water an annual statement describing

Accepted Answer

A) County Water's financial situation and material facts that might affect it. 
B) other operations,such as irrigation and water conservation,in which County Water is involved and to what extent. 
C) parties who might be held liable if pollution problems arise. 
D) the source of the water,and any contaminants and health concerns. 
A) County Water's financial situation and material facts that might affect it. 
B) other operations,such as irrigation and water conservation,in which County Water is involved and to what extent. 
C) parties who might be held liable if pollution problems arise. 
D) the source of the water,and any contaminants and health concerns.

Question 11

BioChemical Disposal Corporation operates a hazardous waste storage facility. ChemCo Inc. buys BioChemical before it is discovered that the firm's disposal practices violated CERCLA. With respect to these violations,Superfund imposes on ChemCo

Accepted Answer

A) strict liability. 
B) liability under the nuisance doctrine. 
C) liability on a negligence theory. 
D) no liability. 
A) strict liability. 
B) liability under the nuisance doctrine. 
C) liability on a negligence theory. 
D) no liability.

Question 12

National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permits can be issued even if a discharge will violate water-quality standards.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

New sources of water pollutants must install pollution-control equipment before beginning operations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Gear Motor Company makes cars. Federal law requires Gear to attach an information label that includes the Environmental Protection Agency's fuel economy estimate for a vehicle to

Accepted Answer

A) every new car. 
B) no car-compliance with the law is voluntary. 
C) select old and new cars. 
D) whichever vehicles Gear chooses. 
A) every new car. 
B) no car-compliance with the law is voluntary. 
C) select old and new cars. 
D) whichever vehicles Gear chooses.

Question 15

With regard to air pollution,there is one set of ambient standards-maximum permissible levels of certain pollutants-and the federal government formulates plans to achieve them.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Fun-E Products,Inc.,makes and sells toys. The government agency that has the authority to remove a potentially hazardous toy from the market is

Accepted Answer

A) the Consumer Product Safety Commission. 
B) the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. 
C) the Federal Trade Commission. 
D) the Food and Drug Administration. 
A) the Consumer Product Safety Commission. 
B) the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. 
C) the Federal Trade Commission. 
D) the Food and Drug Administration.

Question 17

Credit can be denied on the basis of race.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The government can recover the cost to clean up a hazardous waste disposal site from the persons who were even remotely responsible.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

It is a violation of federal law to sell a pesticide or herbicide that has a chemical strength different from the concentration declared on the label.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Regulations governing air pollution cover mobile and stationary sources. Those who may be subject to penalties for violations of the Clean Air Act include

Accepted Answer

A) corporate officers who knowingly violate the act. 
B) persons who provide information about violators but otherwise fail to act. 
C) private citizens who fail to sue violators. 
D) none of the choices. 
A) corporate officers who knowingly violate the act. 
B) persons who provide information about violators but otherwise fail to act. 
C) private citizens who fail to sue violators. 
D) none of the choices.

Exam 39: Consumer and Environmental Law

The National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System focuses only on industrial wastewater and storm water discharges.

Performance standards for new sources of water pollution require the use of any available control technology,or AACT.

Ads can be unfair but not deceptive.

Energy Resources,Inc.,operates an oil refinery near Forest River,which flows into Grove Lake. Discharging oil from the refinery into the river can result in an assessment of

Vague generalities and obvious exaggerations are permissible in advertising.

Different standards for air quality depending on whether the sources are located in clean areas or polluted areas.

Plywood & Particleboard Mill,Inc.,does not use filters on its stacks,which consequently pollute the air. Quinn,a Plywood employee,suffers respiratory illness. To succeed in a suit against the company on the ground of negligence,Quinn must show that he suffers from

Refuse Reuse & Disposal Center operates a recycling plant. Stan and other Refuse Reuse neighbors file a suit,alleging injuries from the plant. To succeed,they must show that the defendant failed to use reasonable care if the suit is based on

A credit collection agency may contact a debtor at any time.

County Water & Sewer operates a public water supply system. County Water must send to every household that it supplies with water an annual statement describing

BioChemical Disposal Corporation operates a hazardous waste storage facility. ChemCo Inc. buys BioChemical before it is discovered that the firm's disposal practices violated CERCLA. With respect to these violations,Superfund imposes on ChemCo

National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permits can be issued even if a discharge will violate water-quality standards.

New sources of water pollutants must install pollution-control equipment before beginning operations.

Gear Motor Company makes cars. Federal law requires Gear to attach an information label that includes the Environmental Protection Agency's fuel economy estimate for a vehicle to

With regard to air pollution,there is one set of ambient standards-maximum permissible levels of certain pollutants-and the federal government formulates plans to achieve them.

Fun-E Products,Inc.,makes and sells toys. The government agency that has the authority to remove a potentially hazardous toy from the market is

Credit can be denied on the basis of race.

The government can recover the cost to clean up a hazardous waste disposal site from the persons who were even remotely responsible.

It is a violation of federal law to sell a pesticide or herbicide that has a chemical strength different from the concentration declared on the label.

Regulations governing air pollution cover mobile and stationary sources. Those who may be subject to penalties for violations of the Clean Air Act include

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