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ENGR 202 L2- Sustainable Development & the Role of Engineers Exam Questions Answered Correctly!! Why are we interested in the environment? - Answers all environments (physical: air, water, soil; manmade: buildings, highways) are all part of an ecosystem. 3 priorities for human survival and assoc...

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ENGR 202 L2- Sustainable Development & the Role of Engineers Exam Questions Answered Correctly!!

Why are we interested in the environment? - Answers all environments (physical: air, water, soil;

manmade: buildings, highways) are all part of an ecosystem.

3 priorities for human survival and associated problems - Answers - air --> polluted air

- water --> polluted water

- food --> contaminated soil

When were the first environmental laws introduced?



*EPA - Answers 1970s. Aided by the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) by Richard
Nixon

What human activities negatively impact the environment? - Answers -deforestation (fuel, settlements,
pastures, plantations)

- over-population (exceeds carrying capacity)

- waste (solid waste+trash+hazardous waste+wastewater+sewage+radioactive waste)

- pollution (fossil fuel;

air: smog+ozone depletion+acid rain;

land: solid wastes+landfills;

water: oil spills+ fertilizers)

- Overuse/waste of natural resources (mining, petroleum extraction, fishing, forestry)

- Energy industry

Consequences of human activity - Answers bad environment => human illness, ecological damage, long-
term global warming

What is the Public Policy? - Answers Emphasizes concepts of fairness/equity :. all citizens have a right to
clean air :. environmental protection (ex. endangered species)

Role of engineering - Answers technology development and deployment

What is green engineering? - Answers design/commercialization/use/engineering that reduces pollution,
promotes sustainability, minimizes risk to human health//environment, without sacrificing economic
viability and efficiency

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