Apes Unit 8 Review

Law that require sites that have massive cleanup due to hazardous waste contamination callled ____ and being managed by ____.

• Toxic waste clean up act, Environmental Protection Agency

• Clean air act , state governors

• Clean water act, Federal Emergency Waste Management

• CERCLA (Superfund), Environmental Protection Agency

Which of the following best identifies the reason that chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) were banned in 1996 by the Montreal Protocol?

• CFCs increased acid deposition in northern latitudes.

• CFCs increased the rates of cancer in workers in mining operations.

• CFCs led to a spike in the number of respiratory illnesses diagnosed in children.

• CFCs led to the destruction of stratospheric ozone.

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

What law regulates water pollution, including sewage systems?

• Pollution Control Act

• The Clean Water Act

• Safe Drinking Water Act

A factory discharges a mercury-based waste into the local river. This is

• point-source pollution

• nonpoint-source pollution

• not a problem, mercury is natural

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

What is it called when a persistent pollutant (like mercury or PCBs) builds up in the tissues of an organism as they continue to eat something that contains the pollutant

• Subsidence

• Biomagnification

• Tragedy of the commons

• Bioaccumulation

Organic matter like yard waste in landfills is a problem primarily because

• there is a high risk of toxic leaching

• it contains bacteria that spreads disease

• as it breaks down it can dissolve the containment

• it produces methane gas as it decomposes

Which of the following consumer products would most likely increase your exposure to bisphenol A?

• Wood paneling in the home

• Imported fruit from tropical regions

• Plastic food containers and water bottles

• Perfumes and hairsprays

• Oil-based paints

The reduction in coal burning to generate electricity would most likely have the biggest impact on reducing which of the following toxins?

• Phthalates

• Vinyl chloride

• Mercury

• Benzene

• Radon

Which of the following is used as insulation and is known to cause lung cancer?

• Asbestos

• Sulfur dioxide

• Formaldehyde

• Fiberglass

• Plywood

Which of the following is a secondary pollutant and major component of photochemical smog?

• Carbon monoxide

• Methane

• Formaldehyde

• Radon

• Ozone