Question 1

Reformulated gasoline

Accepted Answer

A)   is a type of gasoline that produces no pollution.
B)   is a problem-free way to reduce pollution.
C)   is used in smoggy areas to reduce pollutant emissions.
D)   uses only the oxygenate MTBE to make fuels cleaner. C

Question 2

Acid rain

Accepted Answer

A)   would not exist in the absence of man-made emissions of sulfur.
B)   occurs only in industrialized areas.
C)   is a difficult problem to solve because there is a lack of agreement as to the severity of the problem, the best way to solve the problem, and what ph level warrants the designation acid rain.
D)   none of the above. C

Question 3

State implementation plans:

Accepted Answer

A)   are drawn up by the federal EPA, but administered by the state EPA.
B)   are drawn up by the state, but must be approved by the federal EPA, and may be modified by the administrator of the federal EPA.
C)   need not be prepared by a state unless they wish to obtain federal grant money for transportation projects.
D)   none of the above. B

Question 4

One of the reasons for the ineffectiveness of early air pollution control legislation was that these laws imposed such strict standards on the states that the states rebelled and did not even attempt to meet these standards.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which was not an early act regulating air quality?

Accepted Answer

A)   Air Pollution Control Act of 1955.
B)   Motor Vehicle Control Act of 1960.
C)   Clean Air Act of 1963.
D)   none of the above.

Question 6

Sick building syndrome"

Accepted Answer

A)   is a phrase used to describe buildings before their construction is completed.
B)   is often a result of poor ventilation.
C)   can lead to impairment of the nervous system and cancer.
D)   both b and c.

Question 7

Primary Ambient Air Quality Standards protect human health and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards protect the environment; the former are more stringent than the latter.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

By 1997, all of the NAAQSs had been met nationwide.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The most impressive result of the Clean Air Act so far has been

Accepted Answer

A)   the reduction of lead emissions.
B)   the reduction of sulfur dioxide emissions.
C)   the reduction of dioxin emissions.
D)   the reduction of ozone emissions.

Question 10

Which of the following is not a conventional air pollutant?

Accepted Answer

A)   ozone.
B)   sulfur dioxide.
C)   both a and b (neither is a conventional pollutant) .
D)   none of the above (both are conventional pollutants) .

Question 11

If the ambient air quality in a region is cleaner than mandated by the NAAQSs, the air quality will be allowed to degrade down to the level of the NAAQSs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Industrial developers would prefer to be located in an area designated Class I, because the air can degrade to slightly below the National Ambient Air Quality Standards.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of the following is not currently regulated as a hazardous air pollutant?

Accepted Answer

A)   Neither of the above are regulated.
B)   vinyl chloride.
C)   Both of the above are regulated.
D)   radionuclides.

Question 14

People have been monitoring the success of the Acid Rain Control Program carefully because it is the first major environmental program that is market-oriented.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Originally, the Acid Rain program focused on NOx levels, and not SO2 levels.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Acid rain can be defined as

Accepted Answer

A)   rain with ph higher than 7.
B)   rain that is more acidic than "natural rain."
C)   rain with a ph level less than 5.
D)   rain with a ph level between 5 and 7.

Question 17

Under the 1977 Clean Air Act amendments, air quality regions classified as Class II:

Accepted Answer

A)   already met the NAAQSs.
B)   would be allowed to degrade so long as it still met the NAAQSs.
C)   would not be allowed to degrade any further.
D)   both a and b.

Question 18

The United States is home for only four percent of the population of the Earth, yet it is responsible for 20 percent of all greenhouse gases

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The courts initially supported the attempt by the EPA to weaken New Source Review under the Clean Air Act, but in 2006 reversed their earlier holding to prevent a significant weakening of the act.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

In 2008, a court held that the Clean Air Mercury Rule violated the Clean Air Act.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 5: Air-Quality Control

Reformulated gasoline

Acid rain

State implementation plans:

One of the reasons for the ineffectiveness of early air pollution control legislation was that these laws imposed such strict standards on the states that the states rebelled and did not even attempt to meet these standards.

Which was not an early act regulating air quality?

Sick building syndrome"

Primary Ambient Air Quality Standards protect human health and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards protect the environment; the former are more stringent than the latter.

By 1997, all of the NAAQSs had been met nationwide.

The most impressive result of the Clean Air Act so far has been

Which of the following is not a conventional air pollutant?

If the ambient air quality in a region is cleaner than mandated by the NAAQSs, the air quality will be allowed to degrade down to the level of the NAAQSs.

Industrial developers would prefer to be located in an area designated Class I, because the air can degrade to slightly below the National Ambient Air Quality Standards.

Which of the following is not currently regulated as a hazardous air pollutant?

People have been monitoring the success of the Acid Rain Control Program carefully because it is the first major environmental program that is market-oriented.

Originally, the Acid Rain program focused on NO_x levels, and not SO₂ levels.

Acid rain can be defined as

Under the 1977 Clean Air Act amendments, air quality regions classified as Class II:

The United States is home for only four percent of the population of the Earth, yet it is responsible for 20 percent of all greenhouse gases

The courts initially supported the attempt by the EPA to weaken New Source Review under the Clean Air Act, but in 2006 reversed their earlier holding to prevent a significant weakening of the act.

In 2008, a court held that the Clean Air Mercury Rule violated the Clean Air Act.