Question 1

Under the Superfund law (CERCLA),

Accepted Answer

A)  remedial actions are official short-term responses to restore immediate control 
B)  high-risk sites are placed on the National Priorities List (NPL) through a risk-ranking system 
C)  only current waste site owners are potentially responsible parties (PRPs) 
D)  EPA has no authority to force responsible parties to pay for damages 
A)  remedial actions are official short-term responses to restore immediate control 
B)  high-risk sites are placed on the National Priorities List (NPL) through a risk-ranking system 
C)  only current waste site owners are potentially responsible parties (PRPs) 
D)  EPA has no authority to force responsible parties to pay for damages

Question 2

Superfund relies in part on strict liability, which means that
a. an individual can be held liable even if negligence is not proven
b. only current waste site owners are liable for damages
c. polluters can be held liable for damages but not waste site owners
d. a single party can be held liable for all damages even if their contribution to damages is minimal

Accepted Answer

The answer of Superfund relies in part on strict liability,...

Question 3

The national manifest system,

Accepted Answer

A)  tracks only the most toxic hazardous wastes 
B)  tracks hazardous and nonhazardous wastes from the point of generation to disposal 
C)  was eliminated with the 1984 RCRA amendments 
D)  is a market-based approach aimed at achieving an efficient solution 
E)  none of the above 
A)  tracks only the most toxic hazardous wastes 
B)  tracks hazardous and nonhazardous wastes from the point of generation to disposal 
C)  was eliminated with the 1984 RCRA amendments 
D)  is a market-based approach aimed at achieving an efficient solution 
E)  none of the above

Under the Superfund law (CERCLA),

The national manifest system,

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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Exam 17: Managing Hazardous Solid Waste and Waste Sites

Under the Superfund law (CERCLA),

The national manifest system,

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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