pollution prevention

 

1.       

 

All underground tanks and associated piping are required to have ____________ .

 

Answer

 

[removed]		leak detection
[removed]		double walled pipe
[removed]		restricted valve fittings
[removed]		all of the above

 

4 points  

 

Question 2

 

1.       

 

Since the passage of the Clean Air Act air pollution has decreased ____ %.

 

Answer

 

[removed]		20
[removed]		30
[removed]		60
[removed]		40

 

4 points  

 

Question 3

 

1.       

 

Which of the following is not part of a local emergency plan?

 

Answer

 

[removed]		list of available emergency equipment
[removed]		method of reimbursement
[removed]		ways to notify public of release
[removed]		program for training emergency workers

 

4 points  

 

Question 4

 

1.       

 

Which of the following is not addressed in the SPCC plan?

 

Answer

 

[removed]		operating procedures that prevent spills
[removed]		control measures to prevent a spill from reaching soil or water
[removed]		cost-benefit analysis of the plan
[removed]		countermeasures to clean up a spill

 

4 points  

 

Question 5

 

1.       

 

Which of the following is not one of the design phases of a new product?

 

Answer

 

[removed]		product planning
[removed]		product development
[removed]		product design
[removed]		design implementation

 

4 points  

 

Question 6

 

1.       

 

_______________ is the simplest, least costly, and most widely used solvent process cleaning.

 

Answer

 

[removed]		Aqueous cleaning
[removed]		Cold cleaning
[removed]		Rinse cleaning
[removed]		Ultrasonic cleaning

 

4 points  

 

Question 7

 

1.       

 

The goal of the _________________ is to shift the nation’s waste strategy from control of waste after generation to reduction at the source.

 

Answer

 

[removed]		EPA
[removed]		Toxic Substances Control Act
[removed]		NIOSH
[removed]		Pollution Prevention Act

 

4 points  

 

Question 8

 

1.       

 

________________normally operate under selected steady state conditions.

 

Answer

 

[removed]		Batch reactors
[removed]		First-order reactions
[removed]		Zero-order reactions
[removed]		Continuous-flow reactor

 

4 points  

 

Question 9

 

1.       

 

Any company planning to manufacture a new chemical must first submit to the EPA a(n) _____________________.

 

Answer

 

[removed]		Premanufacture Statement
[removed]		Premanufacture Notification
[removed]		Statement of Hazard
[removed]		Notification of Hazard

 

4 points  

 

Question 10

 

1.       

 

Which of the following produces the largest percentage of air pollution emissions in the U.S.?

 

Answer

 

[removed]		small stationary sources
[removed]		large industrial sources
[removed]		mobile sources
[removed]		large power sources

 

11.

 

You are the owner of a property where several underground storage tanks are found. What is an underground storage system, and what requirements are you subject to?

 

 

 

12

 

You are the environmental compliance officer at a company that is setting up a new paint coating line. Describe the steps you would take to determine if any hazardous wastes will be generated during processing and/or manufacturing which will need disposal. If there are any, what steps would you take to properly dispose of them?