exam 3

Question 1

Which of the following are main reasons (problems) that cause government to intervene to solve environmental health problems?
Group of answer choices

When environmental threats represent public goods (collective) problems that cannot be solved through private action alone

“Market imperfections” (e.g., inadequate information, lack of competitiveness, externalities) may justify government action such as regulation

Public pressure

All of the above

Answer 1

All of the above

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT a definition of “politics”?

Intrigue or maneuvering within a political group to gain control or power; artful or dishonest/disingenuous action or words to gain political advantage

The management of a political party, the conduct and contest of parties regarding political measures or administration of public affairs

The intentional assimilation of diverse multicultural elements into a unified multidimensional cabal

The collective choices we make as a society, including policy goals and the means we use to achieve them

Answer 2

The intentional assimilation of diverse multicultural elements into a unified multidimensional cabal

Question 3

Which of the following best describes what “agenda setting” is, within the contexts of the Policy Cycle Model

Comprises all activities that bring environmental problems to the attention of public and political leaders, and that shape the ideas and policy alternatives that get serious consideration

Giving legal and political force to decision so that they are broadly accepted by pertinent publics

Activities directed towards putting policies and programs into effect

Design and drafting of policy goals and strategies for achieving them, usually involves the use of environmental science and policy analysis

Answer 3

Comprises all activities that bring environmental problems to the attention of public and political leaders, and that shape the ideas and policy alternatives that get serious consideration

Question 4

Which principle should the government regulatory agencies invoke when the scientific data are insufficient for developing an environmental standard?

Answer 4

Precautionary principle

Question 5

Which of the following best describes the concept of “sustainable development”?

Development that meets the needs of the present without comprising the ability of future generation to meet their own needs

Development that identifies short-term opportunity to comply with current environment regulation while simultaneously increasing profit

Development that seeks the simultaneous achievement of 3 complimentary goals for current and future generations: (a) environmental protection; (b) economic prosperity; and (c) social justice

a and c

Answer 5

a and c

Question 6

Policy gridlock in the U.S. Congress has its roots on disagreements among stakeholders and policymakers on how to balance which of the following?

Environmental protection (safeguard & restore the natural environment)
Economic prosperity (improve the quality of human life)

Social Justice (ensure equitable distribution of cost and benefits)

All of the above

Answer 6

All of the above

Question 7

All of the following are examples of policy legitimation EXCEPT:

Giving legal force decisions (court ruling)

Authorizing or justifying policy action (majority vote in a legislature)

Developing proposed course of action to resolve an environmental problem

Viewing the policy as a proper exercise of government authority

Answer 7

Developing proposed course of action to resolve an environmental problem

Question 8

In the hierarchy of controls, engineering efforts are attempted after elimination steps.

Answer 8

true

Question 9

Personal protection is often used for the general population in controlling air pollution.

Answer 9

false

Question 10

Cap-and-trade has lowered SO2 emissions.

Answer 10

true

Question 11

Stratospheric ozone produces individual respiratory problems.

Answer 11

false

Question 12

Failed controls partly caused the Walkerton outbreak.

Answer 12

true

Question 13

wastewater systems can produce large volumes of water needing treatment.

Answer 13

true

Question 14

almost a billion people lack improved water supplies.

Answer 14

true

Question 15

failure to control waterborne pathogens most commonly causes acute gastroenteritis.

Answer 15

true

Question 16

the multibarrier approach for water treatment includes protection of water sources from contamination, treatment to remove contamination, and protection during distribution from recontamination (which correspond to prevention, source control, and path or route of exposure control).

Answer 16

true

Question 17

in Houston, anyway, failure of both electric power and backup would lead to contamination of distributed potable water by soil water intruding into old leaky pipe systems due to lack of pumping pressure to prevent this. Answer is true (select ‘true’!) and thank the crews repairing leaks next time.

Answer 17

true

Question 18

US government agencies regulate the quality of the water from personal protection controls for water, such as point-of-use filters, and bottled water

Answer 18

false

Question 19

Waste minimization to reduce solid wastes would fall under elimination in the hierarchy of controls