Question 1

Waste management is a preventive strategy directed toward the generation stage of the waste stream.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

Lack of good information was among the issues facing the United States as it began to address the hazardous waste site problem in the nation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

The RCRA Amendments of 1984 continued to promote land disposal for hazardous wastes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

Standards on treatment, storage, and disposal facilities (TSDFs) are set to achieve allocative efficiency.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

In assessing Superfund, we observe

Accepted Answer

A)  a market-based approach to waste site clean-up 
B)  the use of benefit-cost analysis to determine abatement levels 
C)  inefficiency due to uniform site cleanup 
D)  weak legal standards to identify PRPs 
A)  a market-based approach to waste site clean-up 
B)  the use of benefit-cost analysis to determine abatement levels 
C)  inefficiency due to uniform site cleanup 
D)  weak legal standards to identify PRPs

Question 6

The Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)

Accepted Answer

A)  is a national database providing information about hazardous releases 
B)  provides information on hazardous substances solely to government officials 
C)  is no longer maintained and reported to the public 
D)  provides an annual list of the parties responsible for hazardous releases 
A)  is a national database providing information about hazardous releases 
B)  provides information on hazardous substances solely to government officials 
C)  is no longer maintained and reported to the public 
D)  provides an annual list of the parties responsible for hazardous releases

Question 7

According to the textbook application, General Electric is dredging the Hudson River because it illegally released tons of pesticides into the river, starting in 1940.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Hazardous wastes that exhibit certain characteristics that imply a substantial risk are identified under the law as characteristic wastes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The feedstock taxes to finance Superfund were devised mainly to act as a market incentive to improve the environment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The Brownfields Act was passed during the Obama administration and deals with abandoned properties whose redevelopment is compromised by contamination.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

A waste-end charge is a fee based on the quantity of waste generated that is imposed at the time of disposal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The "cradle-to-grave" management system uses primarily market instruments to control and track hazardous wastes through the stages of the waste stream.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The most common type of damage linked to hazardous wastes is water and soil contamination.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), or Superfund, was the first legislative act aimed at hazardous waste sites in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Removal actions are long-term official responses to the release of a hazardous substance aimed at achieving a more permanent solution.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

A type of hazardous substance is

Accepted Answer

A)  an acid or base 
B)  a heavy metal like copper or mercury 
C)  synthetic organic chemicals, such as pesticides 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above 
A)  an acid or base 
B)  a heavy metal like copper or mercury 
C)  synthetic organic chemicals, such as pesticides 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above

Question 17

Love Canal was declared a disaster area by

Accepted Answer

A)  the State of California 
B)  President Reagan 
C)  President Carter 
D)  the Department of Justice 
A)  the State of California 
B)  President Reagan 
C)  President Carter 
D)  the Department of Justice

Question 18

Official responses to a hazardous substance release aimed at restoring immediate control are referred to as

Accepted Answer

A)  removal actions 
B)  remedial actions 
C)  records of decisions 
D)  preliminary assessments 
A)  removal actions 
B)  remedial actions 
C)  records of decisions 
D)  preliminary assessments

Question 19

The Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA) maintained the "Superfund" at its original level of $1.6 billion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

According to the textbook application, Love Canal was originally contaminated by runoff from a military base.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 17: Managing Hazardous Solid Waste and Waste Sites

Waste management is a preventive strategy directed toward the generation stage of the waste stream.

Lack of good information was among the issues facing the United States as it began to address the hazardous waste site problem in the nation.

The RCRA Amendments of 1984 continued to promote land disposal for hazardous wastes.

Standards on treatment, storage, and disposal facilities (TSDFs) are set to achieve allocative efficiency.

In assessing Superfund, we observe

The Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)

According to the textbook application, General Electric is dredging the Hudson River because it illegally released tons of pesticides into the river, starting in 1940.

Hazardous wastes that exhibit certain characteristics that imply a substantial risk are identified under the law as characteristic wastes.

The feedstock taxes to finance Superfund were devised mainly to act as a market incentive to improve the environment.

The Brownfields Act was passed during the Obama administration and deals with abandoned properties whose redevelopment is compromised by contamination.

A waste-end charge is a fee based on the quantity of waste generated that is imposed at the time of disposal.

The "cradle-to-grave" management system uses primarily market instruments to control and track hazardous wastes through the stages of the waste stream.

The most common type of damage linked to hazardous wastes is water and soil contamination.

The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), or Superfund, was the first legislative act aimed at hazardous waste sites in the United States.

Removal actions are long-term official responses to the release of a hazardous substance aimed at achieving a more permanent solution.

A type of hazardous substance is

Love Canal was declared a disaster area by

Official responses to a hazardous substance release aimed at restoring immediate control are referred to as

The Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA) maintained the "Superfund" at its original level of $1.6 billion.

According to the textbook application, Love Canal was originally contaminated by runoff from a military base.

The Role of Economics in Environmental Management

Modeling the Market Process: a Review of the Basics

Modeling Market Failure

Conventional Solutions to Environmental Problems: Command-And-Control Approach

Economic Solutions to Environmental Problems: the Market Approach

Environmental Risk Analysis

Assessing Benefits for Environmental Decision Making

Assessing Costs for Environmental Decision Making

Benefit-Cost Analysis in Environmental Decision Making

Defining Air Quality: the Standard-Setting Process

Improving Air Quality: Controlling Mobile Sources

Improving Air Quality: Controlling Stationary Sources

Global Air Quality: Policies for Ozone Depletion and Climate Change

Defining Water Quality: the Standard-Setting Process

Improving Water Quality: Controlling Point and Nonpoint Sources

Protecting Safe Drinking Water

Managing Municipal Solid Waste

Controlling Pesticides and Toxic Chemicals

Sustainable Development: International Environmental Agreements and International Trade

Sustainable Approaches: Industrial Ecology and Pollution Prevention

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