The first can and bottle recycling laws were initiated in the 1990s.
A) initiated in the 1990s.
B) to help the poor.
C) designed to provide a relatively inexpensive source of raw resources for industry.
D) in response to the public demand to protect the environment.
E) designed to provide glass for road construction.
F) designed to cut down on litter.
A child was born with birth defects. This could have been caused by exposure to teratogens.
A) teratogens
B) a bacterial infection
C) vectors
D) carcinogens
E) neurotoxins
F) UV radiation
G) allergens
The law that provides the right to withdraw water from its resource if one has legal access to the water's edge is called riparian law.
A) township law on water
B) prior appropriation
C) riparian zone
D) new water law
E) riparian law
F) water usage policy
G) willingness-to-pay
Which of the following is NOT true about marketable trade permits?
A) They have been tried in Europe to help meet the targets of the Kyoto Protocol.
B) They are the cornerstone of current Canadian federal policies to meet the targets of the Kyoto Protocol.
C) They have run into implementation problems in Europe.
D) They may increase the degree of monopolization of the market by blocking new entries into the market because they are not able to purchase the necessary permits.
E) They may not be able to prevent local pollution hot spots.
F) All the statements are true
Which of the following is part of the "strong sustainability" model?
A) social systems
B) democratic system
C) social goals
D) economic goals
E) environmental goals
F) political goals
Of the options below, which one clearly explains the occurrence of an artesian aquifer?
A) Granite is overlain by a sandy substrate, allowing percolation into the aquifer.
B) A well is dug through layers of sand and gravel into the water table.
C) There are several aquifers that have merged.
D) A water-bearing porous layer of rock, sand, or gravel has accumulated groundwater over a long period of time.
E) A water-bearing layer is trapped between two layers that are less permeable.