C. Rivers and Harbors Act
What environmental law was the first one in the United States to give the country a permit system?
A. Clean Air Act
B. Clean Water Act
C. Rivers and Harbors Act
D. Federal Water Pollution Control Act
E. Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
E. A and B
Which of the following are currently required by the OPA?
A. Every oil tanker must have an oil cleanup contingency plan in the event of an oil spill
B. A certificate to be allowed to enter the United States from the U.S. Coast Guard
C. Proof that the ship
B. BACT
If a factory was built after the Clean Water Act went into affect, what type of pollution control device must be installed?
A. RACT
B. BACT
C. MACT
D. BPCT
E. None of the above
B. Point sources
The major area of concern in water pollution is
A. Automobiles
B. Point sources
C. Smoke stacks
D. Midnight dumpers
E. Wetlands
E. Any of the above are liable
Who is liable under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act?
A. Owner of the land at the time the waste was deposited on the land
B. Generator of the hazardous waste
C. Operator of the land at the time the hazardous waste
C. Army Corps of Engineers
Wetlands are enforced by
A. EPA
B. Coast Guard
C. Army Corps of Engineers
D. NRC
E. Commerce Department
D. SIP
When the EPA created the environmental standards for Texas what was Texas required to create?
A. RACT
B. BACT
C. MACT
D. SIP
E. BPCT
C. State governments
Who enforces the NAAQS?
A. Municipal governments
B. County or parish governments
C. State governments
D. All of the above
E. National government
D. 1,100
When the first cleanup barge reached the Exxon Valdez disaster site fourteen hours after the accident how much of the Alaskan coastline, in miles was covered in oil?
A. 1
B. 11
C. 110
D. 1,100
E. 11,000
E. All of the above
If Carnival Cruise Lines dumps the trash hold on the ship into the ocean, what are the penalties that could be assessed for that dumping of trash?
A. Injunction
B. fine of $50,000
C. Imprisonment for up to 1 year
D. B and C
E. All of the above
B. BACT
If a factory is built in 1990 and emits air pollution, what type of pollution control devices would be required to be installed by the factory?
A. RACT
B. BACT
C. BPCT
D. MACT
E. None of the above
C. Drinking water
In the Clean Water Act, the EPA sets the stiffest standards for
A. Agricultural use
B. Industrial use
C. Drinking water
D. Propagation of fish
E. Recreation
B. Best available
What type of environmental controls are required by the Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974?
A. Reasonably available
B. Best available
C. Maximum achievable available
D. Best practical available
E. Absolute best available
D. MACT
If an already existing plant emits mercury, what type of air pollution controls must be installed?
A. RACT
B. BACT
C. BPCT
D. MACT
E. None of the above
D. Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act
What is the real name of the Ocean Dumping Act?
A. Ocean Protection Act
B. Oceans Preservation and Permit act
C. Marine Wildlife and Fish Research Act
D. Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act
E. Ocean and Marine Protection and Wildlife Sanctuar
E. The federal government sets the standards, the state governments enforce the standards, and if they do not, the federal government enforces them
Which of the following statements best describes the procedures under the Clean Water Act?
A. The federal government sets and enforces the standards
B. The state government sets and enforces the standards
C. The federal government sets the standards, the
E. C and D
Which of the following is/are NOT covered by the EPA but probably will be in the future?
A. Mobile point sources
B. Toxic substances
C. Indoor air pollution
D. Urban run off
E. C and D
D. All of the above
When the EPA sets the NAAQS, what is of secondary concern to the EPA?
A. Vegetation
B. Climate
C. visibility
D. All of the above
E. Human beings
E. ACQR
In air pollution, a state is subdivided into
A. RACT
B. BACT
C. BPCT
D. SIP
E. ACQR
A. NAAQS
What are the standards for the country set by the EPA in air pollution?
A. NAAQS
B. RACT
C. BCAT
D. SIPS
E. ACQRS