pollution prevention
Dental offices, which most people consider environmentally benign and which usually are not regulated under POTW pretreatment programs, are increasingly coming under scrutiny. Why? What contaminants or practices are of concern?
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Question 1. The cost of acquiring resources has been rising at almost _______________.
4% per year
25% annually
50% every five years
10% per year
Question 2. Hurdles to sustainability include all except:
apathy
consumption levels
adequate knowledge
lack of public awareness
Question 3. The three categories of development efforts in the Third World are _________.
indigenous, environmental and ecosystem
indigenous, Western and a hybrid of indigenous and Western
environmental, Western ecosystems, and indigenous
Western economy, indigenous and environmental hybrid
Question 4. The main reasons for our inability to achieve sustainability are all except:
environmental problems
poverty in the Third World
lack of technology
adequate economic systems
Question 5. Sustainability indicators are required to _______________.
make necessary midcourse corrections
allow the environment time to recover
indicate the level of pollution prevention
all of the above
Question 6. Which of the following is not one of the closely connected precepts of sustainability?
The environment is an integral part of the economy.
Equity between the developing and developed world is essential.
Every entity should have long term goals.
Poverty does not need to be addressed.
Question 7. The basis of the economy in some Third World countries is ___________.
recycled aluminum cans
population growth
tourism
the use of cisterns
Question 8. _________________ is the ability of a system to maintain its structure and patterns of behavior in the face of a disturbance.
Sustainability
Stability
Resilience
Sustainable development
Question 9. The precautionary approach to clean manufacturing ________.
puts the burden of proof on the potential polluter
is the cheapest
urges society to adopt an integral approach to resource use
provides for pretreatment
Question 10. __________________ is the maximum rate of resource consumption and waste discharge that can be sustained indefinitely in a given region without progressively impairing the functional integrity and productivity of the ecosystem.
Maximum consumption rate
Minimum ecosystem capacity
Carrying capacity
Resource capacity
Question 11. Contrast sustainability in the United States vs. sustainability in third world countries. What aspects of successful "sustainable developments" that have been accomplished in the U.S. can be transferred or implemented in a third world country? Be specific and provide some examples in your response.
Question 12. Summarize the framework involved concerning sustainability. Provide an example of a third world country that implemented a sustainable development project that has achieved some success. (Example: Dr. Wangari Maathat of Kenya founded the Green Belt Movement in 1977 in her native Kenya. In 2004 she received the Nobel Peace Prize for her work - the first time that the award was given for an environmental action).