2/21: Bioremediation Open Notes quiz

What is the main focus of the presentation?

• The study of marine life

• The development of urban areas

• The concept of global contamination and bioremediation

• The history of the Royal Society of Victoria

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What are petrogenic hydrocarbons commonly associated with?

• Crude oil and its products

• Nitrogen pollution

• Agricultural pesticides

• Household waste

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What is a major challenge mentioned in relation to bioremediation?

• Finding suitable locations for treatment plants

• Dealing with emerging contaminants

• The cost of laboratory equipment

• Lack of public interest

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According to the text, how many contaminated sites are known worldwide?

• Less than 500

• About 1,000

• Over 3 million

• Over 9 million

What was a turning point in our understanding of environmental sustainability in 1989?

• The founding of the Royal Society of Victoria

• The introduction of incinerators

• The invention of the microscope

• The Exxon Valdez oil spill

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Which of the following are true about the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico during 2010?

• The rig leaked for 87 days

• It released over 3 million barrels of oil

• It released 3 thousand barrels of oil

• It had no environmental impact.

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Pollutions from different areas of like farms and cities can contaminate areas not inhabited by humans.

• True

• False

• Maybe

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Which of the following are ways to treat come contaminates, but still negatively affect the environment?

• Incineration

• Burying

• Solidification

• Bioremediation

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What are advantages to bioremediation?

• Lower cost than some of the other methods of disposal.

• Public acceptance

• Application on site most of the time.

• Microbes can convert the toxins to safer products for the enviornment

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What is the estimated number of bacteria in the world?

• 300 to 500 million tons of biomass

• 1 billion species

• 105 million tons

• 5 million trillion trillion