Question 1

What are the different approaches that companies can adopt to implement an environmental management system?

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An environmental management system refer...

Question 2

Command-and-control regulation:

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A)   gives polluters financial motives to control pollution.
B)   does not grant abatements.
C)   helps determine the value of statistical life.
D)   can increase costs without commensurate increases in benefits.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 3

According to the Environmental Protection Agency:

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A)   a sublinear relationship exists between the amount of exposure to a toxic substance and the effect it has on human health.
B)   in the absence of a clear understanding of dose-response relationships at low doses,risk estimates should be based on a sublinear or threshold curve.
C)   there should be more regulation to limit human exposure when the risk estimate is based on the linear curve.
D)   the higher the inferred risk,the more justification there is for high expenditures to control polluting emissions.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 4

Contingent valuation is the method of:

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A)   assigning a price to ecological goods that are not traded in markets.
B)   calculating the dollar amount that people exposed to a risk are willing to pay to reduce the risk of premature death.
C)   estimating economic values for ecosystem services that directly affect market prices.
D)   harnessing market forces to motivate compliance with regulatory goals.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 5

The substitution of revenues from taxes on productivity for revenues from taxes on pollution is known as the environmental tax reform.

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A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 6

Risk management decisions are based on the:

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A)   social sciences.
B)   natural sciences.
C)   formal sciences.
D)   applied sciences.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C) A

Question 7

The study of the amount of a substance human beings can absorb through inhalation,ingestion,or skin absorption is called:

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A)   exposure assessment.
B)   contingent valuation.
C)   epidemiological study.
D)   hazard characterization.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 8

What does hazard assessment do?

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Hazard assessment es...

Question 9

Exposure assessment establishes a link between a substance and human disease.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The scientific process of discovering and weighing the dangers posed by pollutants is called risk assessment.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Explain the process of contingent valuation.

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One method of measuring the monetary val...

Question 12

_____ is a mechanism in which a ton of CO2e is a traded commodity with a price that fluctuates based on changes in supply and demand.

Accepted Answer

A)   Clean Development Mechanism
B)   Green market
C)   Greenwashing
D)   Carbon marketE) A) and B)
F) B) and C) D

Question 13

Which of the following is a set of methods and procedures for aligning corporate strategies,policies,and operations with principles that protect ecosystems?

Accepted Answer

A)   Superfund
B)   UNFCCC
C)   The environmental management system
D)   The Clean Development MechanismE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 14

This Act sets forth the general guideline that regulators should develop criteria for urban air quality that are "reasonably anticipated" to protect public health with "an adequate margin of safety."

Accepted Answer

A)   The Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act
B)   The Air Quality Act
C)   The Clean Air Act
D)   The National Environmental Policy ActE) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 15

_____ is a market-based pollution abatement scheme in which emissions are limited and sources must hold tradable permits equal to the amount of their discharges.

Accepted Answer

A)   Command-and-control
B)   Carbon tax regime
C)   Cap and trade
D)   Carbon fees with rebatesE) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 16

A quantitative estimate of how toxic a substance is to human beings or animals at increasing levels of exposure is called a(n) _____ assessment.

Accepted Answer

A)   hazard
B)   exposure
C)   dose-response
D)   chemical safetyE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 17

_____ is a polling process in which people are asked to put a dollar amount on some aspect of nature.

Accepted Answer

A)   Risk assessment
B)   Contingent valuation
C)   Cost-benefit analysis
D)   Exposure assessmentE) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 18

_____ regulation gives polluters financial motives to control pollution while also giving them flexibility in how reductions are achieved.

Accepted Answer

A)   Command-and-control
B)   Market incentive
C)   Cap-and-trade
D)   VoluntaryE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 19

The Environmental Protection Agency uses the _____ dose-response rate model that assumes that there will be a proportionate decrease in cancers from large exposures to small ones.

Accepted Answer

A)   linear
B)   quantal
C)   graded
D)   indirectE) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 20

The practice of regulating by setting uniform standards,strictly enforcing rules,and using penalties to force compliance is known as:

Accepted Answer

A)   environmental tax reform.
B)   cap and trade approach.
C)   command-and-control regulation.
D)   market incentive regulation.E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Exam 14: Managing Environmental Quality

What are the different approaches that companies can adopt to implement an environmental management system?

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Command-and-control regulation:

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According to the Environmental Protection Agency:

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Contingent valuation is the method of:

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The substitution of revenues from taxes on productivity for revenues from taxes on pollution is known as the environmental tax reform.

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Risk management decisions are based on the:

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The study of the amount of a substance human beings can absorb through inhalation,ingestion,or skin absorption is called:

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What does hazard assessment do?

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Exposure assessment establishes a link between a substance and human disease.

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The scientific process of discovering and weighing the dangers posed by pollutants is called risk assessment.

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Explain the process of contingent valuation.

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_____ is a mechanism in which a ton of CO2e is a traded commodity with a price that fluctuates based on changes in supply and demand.

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Which of the following is a set of methods and procedures for aligning corporate strategies,policies,and operations with principles that protect ecosystems?

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This Act sets forth the general guideline that regulators should develop criteria for urban air quality that are "reasonably anticipated" to protect public health with "an adequate margin of safety."

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_____ is a market-based pollution abatement scheme in which emissions are limited and sources must hold tradable permits equal to the amount of their discharges.

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A quantitative estimate of how toxic a substance is to human beings or animals at increasing levels of exposure is called a(n) _____ assessment.

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_____ is a polling process in which people are asked to put a dollar amount on some aspect of nature.

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_____ regulation gives polluters financial motives to control pollution while also giving them flexibility in how reductions are achieved.

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The Environmental Protection Agency uses the _____ dose-response rate model that assumes that there will be a proportionate decrease in cancers from large exposures to small ones.

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The practice of regulating by setting uniform standards,strictly enforcing rules,and using penalties to force compliance is known as:

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