Exam 13: Industrial Pollution and Environmental Regulation

Which of the following is an economic system in which private individuals and corporations own the means of production and,motivated by the desire for profit;compete in free markets under conditions of limited restraint by government?

Define sustainable development.

The _____ which went into effect in 2005 requires industrial nations to cut emissions of heat-trapping gases an average of 5 percent below 1990 levels by 2012.

Explain the term "disability adjusted life year" (DALY).

A _____ effluent is a runoff that enters surface waters from diffuse sources.

A(n)_____ is an animated,interactive realm of plants,animals,and microorganisms inhabiting an area of the nonliving environment.

The United States is not a party to the Kyoto Protocol.

Bias by humans toward members of their own class and prejudice against members of other kind is known as:

The slender margin atop the earth's surface that supports life is called the:

Which Act gave the Environmental Protection Agency the authority to manage hazardous waste from "from cradle to grave"?

Superfund is the common name for the:

Superfund refers to a federal program that was set up in 1980 to clean up toxic waste sites.

Acid rain is caused primarily by two air borne pollutants:

A treated or untreated wastewater discharge from an industrial facility is known as a(n):

The _____ is required to set national standards for air pollutants at levels that protect public health and the environment.

The theory of land ethic:

Radon is an inert,colorless,and odorless gas found in soil and rock formations.

Small particles formed in the atmosphere by photochemical reactions of gases found in urban smog are known as:

Nonpolluting economic growth that improves the standard of living of people without depleting the net resources of the earth is called:

What is the importance of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)?