Chapter 8 Part 2

Question 1

What is a cumulative pollutant?

Answer 1

Pollutant that persists in the environment for long time periods

Example: DDT

Question 2

What is a global pollutant?

Answer 2

A pollutant that causes global impacts.

Example: Nitrogen dioxide

Question 3

What is a flow pollutant?

Answer 3

Pollutant that has a short-term impact and then dissipate or absorbed harmlessly into the environment.

Example: Methane

Question 4

How are local pollutants regulated?

Answer 4

Through emissions standards and/or technology-based approaches

Question 5

How are regional pollutants regulated?

Answer 5

Through policies such as technology-based approaches and/or emissions standards

Question 6

How are global pollutants regulated?

Answer 6

Through pollution taxes and tradable permits

Question 7

What is the difference between point-source pollution and nonpoint-source pollution?

Answer 7

Point-Source: Pollution that is emitted from an identifiable source.

Non-Point Source: Pollution that is difficult to identify as originating from a particular source.

Question 8

What is an example of a point-source pollutant?

Answer 8

Factories , sewage treatment plants

Question 9

What is an example of a non-point source pollutant?

Answer 9

Groundwater contamination from agricultural runoff

Question 10

Which pollution control policies are market-based?

Answer 10

Pigouvian/Pollution Taxes
Tradable Pollution Permits

Question 11

Which pollution control policies are non-market based?

Answer 11

Emission standards

Technology-based Approaches