Question 3 acid rain is formed by pollutants such as which are produced mostly from _ o ozone, automobiles nitrogen dioxide, natural gas sulfur dioxide, coal lead, battery manufacturing question 4 drinking water treatment involves all the following except: removal of organic materials destruction of microorganisms removal of large inorganic particles removal of all dissolved chemicals none of the above question 5 which established the basic structure for regulating discharges of pollutants into the waters of the united states? o national environmental policy act clean water act safe drinking water act comprehensive environmental response, compensation, and liability act none of the above are correct question 7 which of the following atmospheric conditions results in the buildup of air pollution at ground level? the ozone layer greenhouse effect temperature inversion monsoon question 8 the historic london fog event of 1952 served as key evidence demonstrating that: chemical water contamination could lead to developmental birth defects ddt and other pesticides were harmful to birds and other wildlife cfcs were depleting the ozone layer extreme air pollution could cause mortality question 9 population dynamics are influenced by fertility, mortality and morbidity. true false question 10 the vector causing malaria is a mosquito who feeds on blood during the day. true false question 11 assume that it is projected that the population will double and consumption of plastic per capita will triple in the next 10 years. benzo-a-pyrene is produced from usage of plastic. you need to reduce environmental impact from benzo-a-pyrene by 50% during this same time period. which of the following will permit you to achieve this: i do not need to take any action i will seek assistance from technology that will produce 1/12th the ai of plastic used as compared to previous technology benzo-a-pyrene from each bottle i will promote birth control to keep population same i will use technology that will produce 50% less benzo-a-pyrene from each bottle of plastic used i will use technology that will produce 50% more benzo-a-pyrene from each bottle of plastic used question 12 "carrying capacity of a region can be defined as the population that an area will support without undergoing environmental deterioration. true false question 13 factors contributing to increases in the occurrence of emerging zoonoses include: changes in agriculture environmental changes mass food processing technology urbanization all of the above question 14 mosquito-borne diseases are very common in the very hot and dry desert regions of sahara and arabian peninsula. true false question 15 which of the following is not a criteria pollutant: opm2.5 lead soot both pm2.5 and lead both pm2.5 and soot question 16 true or false: pm2.5 is of less concern to health than larger particles such as pm10. true false question 17 which of the following does not explain why pm2.5 particles are of concern to human health? opm2.5 has the capability to bypass the body's normal defenses o pm2.5 can be inhaled deeply into the lung the body's natural clearance mechanisms are sometimes unable to remove pm2.5 efficiently opm2.5 consists mostly of lead, which is toxic question 18 the natural population replacement fertility rate in the u. s. is estimated to be: 2.1 births per woman 2.9 births per woman 3.1 births per woman 3.9 births per woman 3.5 births per woman question 19 to ensure the safety of drinking water in the united state, standards are set by: state agencies local government the epa the atsdr both state agencies and the epa question 20 which of the following refers to a disaster that occurred at a nuclear power plant in the united states? chernobyl meltdown three mile island accident uss thresher incident long island blowout question 21 refer to the figures below to answer question 10 to 13: 60-64 55.59 50-54 45-49 40 44 35-39 30-34 25 29 2024 10 14 2 4 6 8 10 perca l population al pop stage 2 of the demographic transition demonstrates: drop in mortality rates; high fertility rates fertility and mortality rates are high dropping fertility rates; more even age and sex distributions increasing mortality rates; dropping mortality rates none of the above question 22 on average, climate change over the last 100 years has caused the global mean sea level to rise at about mm/yr, which is significantly larger than the rate averaged over the past several thousand years. 0.5 0 1 o 1.7 02 question 23 environmental assessments and environmental impact statements are required by which major environmental policy? fifra ο νερα o caa rcra