Besc 367 exam one - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

BESC 367 Exam One 2024 Questions and Answers All Correct Which of the following best describes a free rider? - Answer-those who do not pay for the good, but do use it Administrative agencies are entirely independent from the other branches of government - Answer-false Which of the following resources are public goods that suffer from the free rider problem? - Answer-air, public land, water Which example best describes the tragedy of the commons? - Answer-many ranchers who allow thei...

BESC 367 Exam 3 with Complete Solutions Graded A+ Treatment, storage, or disposal facility - Answer--Checks to see if wastes can be properly handled at that facility -Physically checks to make sure the waste is the same designated on the manifest Exception report - Answer-Documentation of problems during transport of waste, reported to the appropriate agency The generator is required to retain a copy of the manifest for _______, although most generators will retain them indefinitely. - ...

BESC 367 Exam 2 Questions and Answers All Correct 2024 New Update What is a point source - Answer-it is discernable, confined and discrete conveyances such as piping, ditches, channels etc. Which is not a source of pollution or water quality standards - Answer-all of these sources of pollution True or False: It is not possible for a segment listed on the 303(d) list to have more than one impairment for that body of water - Answer-false Water quality criteria may include all of the fol...

BESC 367 Exam 2 2022 Questions with All Correct Answers The following, is the overlapping statement showing where SDWA and CWA protect in the same manner - Answer-Protect waters residing within the US through regulatory means In 1976, the Solid Waste Disposal Act of 1965 was converted to Resource Act. The purpose of RCRA was - Answer-all of these The two major programs of RCRA are - Answer-Subtitle C and Subtitle D Subtitle C of RCRA governs activities of anyone who - Answer-generat...

BESC 367 Chapter 8 Exam Answers Current Update (100% Pass) Hazardous Waste (as defined by RCRA) - Answers -Mutagen, Teratogen, Carcinogen: (in order) causes hereditary changes through mutations; causes fetus deformities; causes cancer Minamata Bay disease - Answers -(, Japan) physical and mental impairments caused by methyl mercury (CH3Hg)+ poisoning Love Canal, NY - Answers -(1950s +) chemicals buried in old canal; school and homes built over it; caused birth defects and cancer M...

BESC 367 - Exam 2 Tragedy of the Commons - Answer- Garrett Hardin; Grazing cattle example - too much cattle on one area of land will destroy the land - leaving no benefit for anyone Because the environment is a public commons. - Answer- How does Tragedy of the Commons relate to environment? Consumption of the good by the individual does not reduce the amount available for consumption by others; and no one can effectively be excluded from using that good. Ex: air and water - Answer- What...