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Environmental Engineering Flashcards

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National Water and Air Pollution Control Commission Act

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RA 3931

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Toxic Substances and Hazardous Waste Management Act

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RA 6969

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Clean Air Act of 1999

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RA 8749

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Ecological Solid Waste Management Act

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RA 9003

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5
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Clean Water Act of 2004

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RA 9275

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Climate Change Act of 2009

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RA 9729

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7
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Environmental Impact Statement System

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PD 1586

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Water Quality Guidelines and General Effluent Standards of 2016

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DAO 2016-08

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Updated/Annex of WQG

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DAO 2021-19

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10
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Protect ozone layer by phasing out CFCs, HCFCs, HFCs

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Montreal Protocol

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11
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Limiting and reducing GHG emissions

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Kyoto Protocol

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12
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Eliminating production and use of POPs

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Stockholm Convention

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Limiting the global temperature rise in this century to 2°C

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Paris Agreement

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14
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Water body classification: Inland Surface Waters

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AA - Public Water Supply Class I (disinfection only for drinking)
A - Class II (needs treatment for drinking)
B - Recreational Water Class I (bathing, swimming)
C - Rec. Class II, Fishery, Industrial Class I
D - Industrial Class II, agriculture

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15
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Water body classification: Coastal and Marine Waters

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SA - propagation of shellfish, conserved marine parks
SB - tourist zones, Rec. Class I (swimming)
SC - Rec. Class II
SD - industrial

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16
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List the 7 plastic classifications and give examples

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1-PETE: plastic bottles
2-HDPE: detergent container, grocery bags
3-PVC: pipes
4-LDPE: wrapping films, sandwich bags
5-PP: tupperware, caps
6-PS: styrofoam
7-Others: combination, biodegradable

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Bioaccumulation

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increase of concentration in particular organism

18
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Biomagnification/Bioamplification

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increase of concentration the higher you go in the food chain

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Bioconcentration

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increase of concentration due to absorption from water

20
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Phototrophs vs Chemotrophs (Lithotrophs and Organotrophs)

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energy from sunlight, inorganic, and organic substances respectively

21
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Autotrophs vs Heterotrophs

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carbon from CO2 and food respectively

22
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exposure to silver dust

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Argyria

23
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bone pain due to Ca loss and Cd exposure

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Itai-Itai

24
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mercury poisoning in Japan

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Minamata

25
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lead poisoning in Devon, England

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Devon colic

26
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Maximum contaminant level (in ppb) of common substances

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Lindane - 0.2
Heptachlor - 0.4
Dichloromethane - 5
Benzene - 5
Dieldrin - 0.006
DDT - 1.1
As - 10
Cr - 100

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