Geo 2

Front 1

lead compounds were released into the air mainly because

Back 1

lead was widely used as an additive in gasoline

Front 2

long before anthropogenic pollution VOCs were also released/produced naturally by

Back 2

plants

Front 3

the daytime accumulation of O3 in urban areas can be at least partially explained with the abundance of

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VOCs and NOx

Front 4

the reduction of acid deposition in the US is the result of

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lower SO2 and NO emissions

Front 5

___% of deaths attributable to indoor air pollution are in developing countries

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90

Front 6

the input-output analysis of all energy and materials involved in production and disposal of products is called

Back 6

cradle-to-grave analysis

Front 7

the most abundant material found in MSW in the US is

Back 7

paper

Front 8

decomposition of organic material in landfills under anaerobic conditions generates

Back 8

CH4

Front 9

excess ___ in a landfill casues a greater rate of ___ decomposition and consequent __ release

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water, anaerobic, methane

Front 10

among other provisions CERCLA imposes

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a tax on the chemical and petroleum industries

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PSA stands for

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probabilistic safety analysis

Front 12

data shows that nuclear power plants

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with good safety records tend to show strong economic performance

Front 13

which of the following Management's advisors focuses on nuclear safety related risk?

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nuclear safety analyst

Front 14

NPP operating organization comprises three major sectors (safety, production/operations, and financial/commercial). Which of the following safety issues falls within the safety sector

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nuclear and radiological

Front 15

in the Risk Management Framework, point 3 is

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implement risk management strategies

Front 16

among the following categories of risk which one causes the most human deaths

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biological

Front 17

when a pathogen causes a rapid increase in disease, we call it

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an epidemic

Front 18

neurotixins

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disrupt the nervous system

Front 19

the half life of DDT in soils is

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up to 30 years

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the 2001 international agreement that banned 12 dangerous chemicals is known as

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the Stockholm Convention

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the polar bear is threatened due to

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decline in his habitat

Front 22

emissions from ___ power plants increased the amount of ___ in the air and water

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coal-fired, mercury

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about 1/3 of the solar energy that reaches earth is

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reflected back into space

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without greenhouse gases in the atmosphere

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the earth would be much colder than it is now

Front 25

CO2 emissions in China increased dramatically from 2001 to 2008 because

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the country used more and more coal to produce electricity

Front 26

to reconstruct earth's temperatures from thousands of years ago, scientists used

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ancient species of Foraminifera

Front 27

atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases such as CO2 and CH4 increased significantly after

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the beginning of the Industrial Revolution

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An increase in solar radiation is unlikely to have caused the increase in temperature observed in the last century because

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the higher increase in temperature does not occur in the summer

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melting of the permafrost due to increase in temperatures might release methane and

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cause a further increase in temperatures

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the Kyoto Protocol ___ emission limits for greenhouse gases to developing nationa

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did not impose

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sustainability should be

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the ultimate goal of any sound environmental policy

Front 32

which of the following is NOT a basic human need

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money

Front 33

the Maquiladora industry of Mexico exports more than 90% of its products to

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the US

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the main purpose of NAFTA was

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to reduce taxes and regulations to increase trade

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we look for resources to

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increase our well-being

Front 36

the Kuznets Curve

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suggests that as per capita income in a country increases, environmental degradation first increases and then decreases

Front 37

microlending is

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a small loans system used in developing countries to help individuals improve his quality of life

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which of the following can NOT be considered a form of capital

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political power

Front 39

the process of assigning monetary value to intangible benefits and natural capital is called

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valuation

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currently the ___ is responsible for disposing of an object at the end of its life cycle

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consumer