pollution prevention

Pollution prevention chapter II

Of the environmental regulations discussed in this unit which do you feel has had the greatest impact on the environment and industry? Be specific and justify your opinion. I chose clean water act discuss thoroughly a half page should do

Question 1

1.  

All underground tanks and associated piping are required to have ____________ .

Answer

		leak detection
		double walled pipe
		restricted valve fittings
		all of the above

4 points  

Question 2

1.  

Since the passage of the Clean Air Act air pollution has decreased ____ %.

Answer

		20
		30
		60
		40

4 points  

Question 3

1.  

Which of the following is not part of a local emergency plan?

Answer

		list of available emergency equipment
		method of reimbursement
		ways to notify public of release
		program for training emergency workers

4 points  

Question 4

1.  

Which of the following is not addressed in the SPCC plan?

Answer

		operating procedures that prevent spills
		control measures to prevent a spill from reaching soil or water
		cost-benefit analysis of the plan
		countermeasures to clean up a spill

4 points  

Question 5

1.  

Which of the following is not one of the design phases of a new product?

Answer

		product planning
		product development
		product design
		design implementation

4 points  

Question 6

1.  

_______________ is the simplest, least costly, and most widely used solvent process cleaning.

Answer

		Aqueous cleaning
		Cold cleaning
		Rinse cleaning
		Ultrasonic cleaning

4 points  

Question 7

1.  

The goal of the _________________ is to shift the nation's waste strategy from control of waste after generation to reduction at the source.

Answer

		EPA
		Toxic Substances Control Act
		NIOSH
		Pollution Prevention Act

4 points  

Question 8

1.  

________________normally operate under selected steady state conditions.

Answer

		Batch reactors
		First-order reactions
		Zero-order reactions
		Continuous-flow reactor

4 points  

Question 9

1.  

Any company planning to manufacture a new chemical must first submit to the EPA a(n) _____________________.

Answer

		Premanufacture Statement
		Premanufacture Notification
		Statement of Hazard
		Notification of Hazard

4 points  

Question 10

1.  

Which of the following produces the largest percentage of air pollution emissions in the U.S.?

Answer

		small stationary sources
		large industrial sources
		mobile sources
		large power sources

11.

You are the owner of a property where several underground storage tanks are found. What is an underground storage system, and what requirements are you subject to?

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You are the environmental compliance officer at a company that is setting up a new paint coating line. Describe the steps you would take to determine if any hazardous wastes will be generated during processing and/or manufacturing which will need disposal. If there are any, what steps would you take to properly dispose of them?

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