Ch. 13 Bottled Water Flashcards
Water has traditionally been seen as a _______, but has increasingly been privatized and sold as a _______.
a. stock resource; commodity
b. common resource; commodity
c. commodity; flow resource
d. none of the choices are correct
b. common resource; commodity
All of the following statements concerning bottled water and tap water are true, EXCEPT:
a. no bottled water companies have adopted public water safety standards
b. in the U.S., tap water is more strictly regulated than bottled water
c. bottled water appears to be replacing soft drink consumption as a healthier trend
d. most bottled water is packaged tap water
a. no bottled water companies have adopted public water safety standards
Which government agency in the United States oversees municipal water?
a. USGS
b. EPA
c. FDA
d. NTWD
b. EPA
According to the National Tap Water Database, the overall report for Michigan has found that the largest source of pollutants in our state comes from what source?
a. Industrial pollutants
b. agricultural pollutants
c. naturally occurring pollutants
d. water treatment by-product pollutants
a. industrial pollutants
According to the notes, what percentage of plastic bottles are thrown away?
a. 10%
b. 100%
c. 80%
d. 40%
c. 80%
If a municipal water utility plant wanted to convey information about the safety of tap water, this would be an example of what?
a. risk perception
b. green washing
c. risk assessment
d. risk communication
d. risk communication
All of the following have been implicated as contaminant dangers in tap water, EXCEPT:
a. cryptosporidium
b. all of these choices are true
c. chlorine
d. fluorine
b. all o the choices are true
In which location are you most likely to find techno-economic scarcity?
a. a wealthy city in saudi arabia
b. new york city
c. a rapidly growing city in south africa
d. none of these choices are correct
c. a rapidly growing city in south africa
Tap water is potentially safer than bottled water because it is more strictly regulated.
True or False
True
Desalinization is an affordable way to increase water supplies.
True or False
False
Which type of water scarcity involves a belief that existing water supplies are scarce or hazardous?
a. perceptual scarcity
b. techno-economic scarcity
c. hydrological scarcity
d. induced scarcity
a. perceptual scarcity
Which type of water scarcity involves a lack of water due to inadequate infrastructure from underdevelopment?
a. hydrological scarcity
b. perceptual scarcity
c. techno-economic scarcity
d. induced scarcity
c. techno-economic scarcity
The people of Mecosta County, MI, protested appropriation of groundwater by Nestlé in order to produce which brand of bottled water?
a. dasani
b. ice mountain
c. aquafina
d. polar springs
b. ice mountain
Over the course of 15 years, some people spend as much on bottled water as the purchase of a decent sized home.
True or False
True
When did bottled water consumption rapidly begin to increase?
a. 1990s
b. 1950s
c. 1900s
d. 1850s
a. 1990s