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What is a wilderness reserve?

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Large protected areas that have little or no human activity. Protect significant natural features and landscapes.

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What is the size of a wilderness reserve

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greater than 1 000 km2

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What is the purpose of a wilderness reserve?

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  • protect areas with unique characteristics
  • preserve areas necessary for the survival of a species (big ex
    caribou)
  • ensure the existence of areas where people can fish, hunt, travel,
    or other low impact activities
  • study areas
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what is an ecological reserve?

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smaller areas; server to protect features characteristic
natural features like species, geography, geology, climate

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what is the size of a ecological reserve?

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less than 1000 km2

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What are the 2 main purposes that ecological reserves are created for?

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  1. protect representative examples of ecosystem or ecoregions
  2. protect unique, rare, or endangered plants, animals, or other elements of our natural heritage.
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7
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What categories to NL’s major ecological reserves fall into?

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  1. botanical -rare plants
  2. fossils - significant fossils and rock stratotypes
  3. seabird - teeming seabird colonies
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8
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Big take away from wilderness and ecological reserves act (WER Act)

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cant allow development in these areas

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9
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how many wilderness reserves and ecological reserves dose NL have

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18 ecological reserves

2 wilderness reserves

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10
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What act takes precedence over the wilderness and ecological reserves act

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the Labrador Inuit claims agreement act

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11
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What AST / UGST size does not apply to the storage and handling of gasoline and associated products regulations?

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equal to or less than 2 500L

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Actives in WER Act?

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can do low impact activities in a winderness reserve. cannot do much in a ecological reserve

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12
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how much should a barrier around a AST hold?

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110%

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13
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What act does the storage and handling of gasoline and associated products regulations fall under?

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EPA (environmental protection act)

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what act does the storage of PCB wastes regulations fall under?

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EPA (environmental protection act)

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15
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the storage of PCB wastes regulations apply to what quantity of PCB storage?

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exceeding 1 kilogram
liquids volume greater than 100 L
solids greater than 100 kilograms

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16
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what plans are in place with regards ti storage of PCB wastes

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fire control
emergency procedure plan
local fire department approved

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17
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What does CCME stand for?

A

Canadian council of ministers of the environment

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18
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who issues the guidelines for PCB wastes?

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CCME

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19
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how often is PCB waste storage sites assessed?

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monthly

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20
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NL provincial park regulations require what permits?

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  1. operating an aircraft
  2. carrying out scientific research
  3. operate off- road vehicle
  4. boat with motor under 10 hp
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21
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What act is contaminated site regulations under?

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EPA (environmental protection act)

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22
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What are the main takeaways from the water resources regulations

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  1. all fish in our waters is fed owned
  2. you cant do whatever you want with water
    3need a permit to work with water (ec pulp and paper)
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23
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what volume containers can water me removed from NL in?

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30 L

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24
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“the minister may control and determine use or modification of wetlands” falls under what act/regulation

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water resources regulations

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25
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What does section 34 under the fisheries act state?

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A person cannot carry on any undertakings that would result in the death of fish

26
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What does section 35 under the fisheries act state?

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No harmful alteration, disruption, or destruction of fish habitat

27
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What does section 36 under the fisheries act state?

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not allowed to deposit deleterious substances

28
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What does CEPA stand for?

A

Canadian Environmental Protection Act

29
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What is the main takeaway from CEPA?

A

Canadians have a right to a healthy environment

30
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Does the endangered species regulations apply to fish?

A

does not apply to any fish besides freshwater fish

31
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According to the endangered species regulations it is prohibited to?

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disrupt, harass, kill, injure an individual of a species designated as threatened, endangered, or extirpated

UNLESS it determined the individual was acting in self defense

32
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Under the endangered species regulations, the minister will?

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create and release a management plan for vulnerable species within 3 years of their designation

33
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Under the NL wildlife regulations, a person requires a license to?

A

Hunt:
-wolf
-beavers
-fur bearing animals (trappers license)
-rabbit
-small animals (small game license)
-fish in scheduled waters
-carry a gun on a aircraft

34
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Under the NL wildlife regulations a person is prohibited from?

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hunting raptors
harassing wildlife with a dog
harasser wildlife from a motorized vehicle or aircraft
poison animals
no bringing gun to wildlife area outside hunting season

35
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What is the primary goal of the Pest Control Products Regulations?

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Prevent risks to individuals and environment from the use of pest control products

36
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Approved pest control products must:

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be registered with fed court

have an evaluation of the health and environmental risks

37
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Pest control products must have the following info:

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  1. name and address of manufacturer
  2. product name/class
    3.physical form
    4.info on risks of use to health and environment
38
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Pest control product classes are:

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  1. domestic
  2. commercial
  3. restricted
  4. manufacturing - used in making of other pest controls
39
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Under the pest control product regulations what is the maximum punishment?

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$500 000 or 3 years imprisonment

40
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Is the pest control product regulations federal or provincial?

A

Federal

41
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Is the pesticide control regulations federal or provincial?

A

Provincial

42
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The pesticide control regulations fall under which act?

A

EPA

43
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The pesticide control regulations require which licenses and for what?

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to sell and or apply

1.operator license -
2. Applicators license
|>can allow an unlicensed person to apply pesticides for agriculture is supervised and responsible
3. Vendors license - can sell domestic, commercial, restricted class

44
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Pesticides must be stored in areas that have: *

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-source of water
-approved safety equipment
-flooring without a floor drain
-ventilation
-stored pesticides sign outside
-clean up procedures

45
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Under the NL well drilling regulations, a well must:

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not be made in a way that would let surface water contaminate it

if it is made near water it must be at least 60 cm/2ft above ground - surrounded by clay or clean earth 5m around

46
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What are the sources of pollution for a well and required distances

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  1. Cesspool - 30 m
  2. Seepage pit -16 m
    3.septic tank - 16
  3. sewer of cast iron ,independent clean water drains -3,
  4. pumphouse floor drain - 1m
47
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What act is the environmental control water and sewage regulations under?

A

water resources act

48
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what industries does the environmental control water and sewage regulations fall under?

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pulp and paper, petroleum refining, metal mining

49
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A person cannot discharge sewage into a public sewer that is

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pH of less than 5.5 or greater than 9
Temp more than 65C

50
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A person cannot discharge into a body of sewage that is

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pH of less that 5.5 or greater than 9
Temp more than 32C
readioactive 37 Bq per L
-exceptions:
—-radium 226 less than .37 Bq/L
—-strontium 90 less than .37 Bq/L

51
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The Canadian environmental protection act (CEPA) deals with:

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  1. controlling toxic substances
    2.releas of living organisms into the environment (ex bacteria and viruses)
    3.controlling pollution and managing wastes
    4.disposal at sea (fish can be dumped )
    5.fuels
  2. emissions
  3. international water pollution
    8.control of movement of hazardous materials
  4. environmental emergencies
  5. federal and aboriginal land
52
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The purposes of the environmental assessment regulations are:

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  • foster stability
    -protect environment, health, economics
    -encourage competitiveness *
    -include indigenous peoples
    -timely manner
    -assessment of cumulative effects *
    -follow up (how well your predictions went) *
53
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Contaminated site regulations fall under which act?

A

EPA

54
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The contaminated sites regulations requires:

A

remedial action plan / compliance agreement

55
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The waste management regulations fall under which act?

A

EPA

56
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Used oil regulations fall under which act?

A

EPA

57
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The pulp and paper effluent act falls under which act?

A

fisheries

58
Q

The pulp and paper effluent regulations have limits on — but not —-?

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limits on BOD and suspended solids
not pH, temp, or conductivity

59
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What are the 5 phases of the Canadian impact assessment act?

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  1. planning phase
  2. impact statement phase
  3. impact assessment phase
  4. decision making
  5. post decision
59
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Under the air pollution control regulations, stacks with a release greater than 20 tonnes or more must be how high?

A

45 meters

60
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under the air pollution control regulations “the best technology applies to?”

A

effective emission controls

not routine maintenance, increase hours of operation, use of alternative fuel

61
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What is the cap of sulphur dioxide emissions

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60 000 tonnes per calendar year