Final Flashcards
What happens to the solid waste produced at the American station
It is buried in a landfill in the United States
What % of Antarctica is covered with ice
98%
In what year was the Antarctic treaty signed
1959
Staff working at the us station work for
Lockheed Martin
Which of the following is not an element of the Antarctic treaty
The ability to make territorial claims
What is the underlying stance taken by developed nations in relationship to pronating global environmental stability
Hesitation to accept economic limits at home
During the summer the population in Antarctica reaches
5,000
What is the average precipitation in Antarctica
8 inches
What is the time frame for the international geophysical year
1957-1958
What is the level of ingredients shown to cause cancer in animals or humans allowed by the 1954 Delaney clause to the federal pure food and drug act
0 none is allowed
What food additive has virtually eliminated goiter as a health problem in the US
Iodine
The book that raised awareness of the need for food protection was the jungle. Who was the author
Upton Sinclare
In what year was the federal pure food and drug act adopted
1906
What is the danger zone- the temp range which will support the multiplication of food poisoning bacteria and which should be avoided as much as possible during handling preparation and storage of susceptible foods
41F - between 135 to 140F
What is the definition of a potentially hazardous food
Foods that support rapid growth of infectious microbes
Outbreaks of bacterial food poisoning are most often associated with eating
Poultry meat or dairy products
What was the reason for selecting the 5 critical risk factors for food service
Controlling the risk factors can prevent the vast majority of food borne illness
Why are many researchers today worried about the continued use of antibiotics such as penicillin and tetracycline in livestock feed
Their use may promote the development of bacterial strains resistant to antibiotics and this resistance can then be transferred to bacteria which cause human diseases
The HACCP concept was initially developed by pillsbury for what purpose
To assure safe food for the astronauts
At the end of class on November 14 I stated a piece of advice for all attending students.
Study hard and be a good citizen
Based on the discussion in class which is not an environmental factor influencing heat stress
Body height
Of the following choices and based on the definition provided in class which is not considered a physical agent
Toxic vapors.
In terms of control methods associated with exposed to physical agents the ALARA concept should be followed at all times
True
Of the following choices which is false concerning cold stress
Increasing wind speed creates a larger insulation layer between the skin and the environment
Appropriate lighting is considered a source of ionizing radiation
False
What are the three basic control methods to minimize exposed to physical agents
Time distance shielding
What instrument is used as an indicator of whether the environment poses a risk for heat stress
Wet bulb globe thermometer
Of the following choices and based on the lecture in class which is potentially the greatest source of human exposer to ionizing radiation over the duration of ones life
Medical procedures
According to the lecture in class what is the fundamental definition of noise
Unwanted sound
Of the following atmospheric contaminants which one is considered a physical agent
Noise
The phenomena plays an important role in removing atmospheric aerosols
Terminal settling
Of the following chemicals which is considered a greenhouse gas in the earths atmosphere
H2O water vapor
What does this graphic depict (earth and sun rays going to the earth)
Angle of inclination
In the nitrogen cycle the conversion of ammonia nitrogen to nitrate and nitrate to nitrogen by soil microorganism is called
Nitrification
What is the earths natural energy source
Solar radiation
What are the % of oxygen and nitrogen in the atmosphere
21 oxygen 78 nitrogen
What does the graphic represent ( local wind over land going into water and then clouds)
Lake effect weather
Under normal conditions in the troposphere increases in elevation above ground level result in
Decrease in pressure and decrease in temp
The term albedo refers to
The amount of electromagnetic energy reflected by an objects surface
What is the source of terpenes and isoprene in the atmosphere
Vegetation
Of the following atmospheric contaminants which one is considered a physical agent
Noise
Of the following pollution sources which falls under the category of a geogenic source
Wind blown sediment generated during soil erosion
Which is not listed on the national air quality standards
Sulfuric acid
The keeling curve demonstrates what factor in the atmosphere
Increased levels of CO2
What country is the largest producer of green house gas according to the lecture
China
Which is considered a secondary pollutant
Ozone
According to the Australian green house office what domestic activity contributes to the largest percentage of green house gas emissions
Travel to work and for recreation
Which is considered a point source
An automobile exhaust pipe emitting combustion pollutants
Which is not a primary pollutant
Ozone
Which civ organized the first municipal landfill
Greeks
Why are batteries recycled at such a high rate
There are core charges for batteries
How are landfills able to produce energy
By burning the gas produced from the landfill
In Idaho which gov entity is responsible for municipal solid waste disposal
The counties
Why is it we do not see waste to energy plants in Idaho
Land in Idaho is cheap
What does an mrf do
Centralized facility to mixed recyclables are sent for processing prior to being shipped
The tsunami in Japan created a huge solid waste problem for the country of Japan but what is another solid waste issue that had resulted
The solid waste that was moving across the Pacific Ocean
What is considered the best and cheapest way to reuse waste produced
Source reduction
What is idahos recycling rate
There is no number
Federal laws pertaining to the environment are published in
40 CFR
The 2 federal agencies created under OSH act are
OSHA & NIOSH
People oppose placing solid waste sites in their area is generally characterized by which classification
Not in my backyard syndrome
Another term for the comphrehensive environmental response compensation and recovery act is
The superfund act
The army corps of engineers was able to remove arsenic from a site by planting brake farms. What is the name for this process
Phytoremediation
Which is used for hazardous waste disposal today
Deep well injection
What is a brownfield
An area of suspected chemical contamination that is not developed
Which is most appropriately associated with RCRA in terms of managing hazardous waste
Cradle to grave
Which best describes the intent of HAZWOPER
To perform training to address worker health and safety during hazardous waste operations
Lois Gibbs states that when the presented in the information to the health dept from their research into birth defects that the health dept responded by taking immediate action
False
Which activity has the smallest impact on health
Counseling and education
Creating smoke free environments would be considered impact which factor
Changing the context to make people’s default decisions healthy
Providing health healthy eating advice would be what factor
Counseling and education
What would be ideal age to address obesity
Children 2-4
Eliminating teams fats from fast food is what factor
Changing the contex to make people decide healthy
The choices me make are shaped by
The choices we have
Providing smoke cessation treatment would be what factor
Long lasting protective measures
Providing proper electronic medical records focused on prevention is what factor
Clinical interventions
Which activity has largest impact on persons health
Socioeconomic factors
Providing safe drinking water is what factor
Socioeconomic factors
Conjunctive use means what to farmers and cities on the snake plain aquifer
They could have their wells shut down
Of the total water on earth what percent is fresh
1
Which activity in the households uses the most water without conservation activities
Toilets
What percent of fresh water is ground water
96.5
What following activities ranks as largest use of water
Thermoelectric power
Water that is maintained in three dams above Boise is set aside for what
Irrigation
What percent of world people live in region that has water stress
40
What portion of people in us depend on ground water for drinking water
Over half
The moister ladened area strata under ground is named
Aquifer
The non point discharges from agriculture in the us adversely affect what percent of the nations surface waters
50 -70
What is problem that TMDL for lake cascade is designed to address
Phosphate
What is a new area of concern related to water pollution
Prescription drugs
What year was it anticipated that the 0 discharge goal would be achieved
1985
How many people die each day from contaminated drinking water
5500
In Bangladesh new wells intended to stop diarrhea infections resulted in what new problem
Arsenic poisoning
In a surface water drinking water treatment systems there are standards for turbidity. Why are they concerned about turbidity of water
It impacts the ability of the disinfectant to be effective
Surface water drinking water treatment systems are designed to eliminate which organism in the water you drink
Cryptosporidium
What year was the federal water pollution control act adopted by the us congress
1972
If you are on a community water supply system there is no opportunity for you to find out what the test results are on the water you are drinking
False
Under which core function would you be conducting a needs assessment and reviewing you epidemiological procedures
Assessment
Which core function you establish meetings with stake holders
Policy development
Which core function would you utilize social media
Policy development
Which core function would you look at traditional services your agency provides and determining of the service still needed to be provided
Assurance
Which core function would you work with entities like a board of health or county commissioners
Policy development
Which core function would you make sure people had proper licenses
Assurance
Which is not a major goal of healthy people 2020
Providing health insurance for all people
20 years after report from institute of medicine the status of gov public health systems is that
It is still in disarray
Which is not a core function
Application
1988 the institute of medicine reported the gov public health structure was
In disarray
What is the strategic national stockpile
Collection of critical medical materials for emergencies
Incident command who is responsible for boots on ground
The head of the operations section
How many major functions are there in incident command
5
Incident command who is the boss
Incident commander
What is your role in emergency response
All of the above
If you are on break what is your title in incident command
I am considered out of service
In incident command who responsible to get things needed
The head of the logistics section
In emergency management program the term unity of command means
You only report to one person
In incident command who has ability to stop operation to protect workers
The safety officer
When several agencies are responding together to an event such a as fire law enforcement emt then what type of command is it
Unified command structure
What percent of us oil comes from Canada
20
What state has largest deposit of tar sands
Utah
What percent of emissions are generated by cars
80
What is the estimate of barrels of oil in tar sands deposits
2 trillion
The concern that fracking can cause which type of disaster
Earthquake
What state in Canada has largest tar sand deposit
Alberta
In 2013 in the us the amount of corn going to ethanol
40
What is the concern related to transporting crude oil from Canada
Toxic fires during accident
Which biome is impacted by Canadian tar sand
Boreal forest
A unique drilling method allows one well head in a fracking well to draw materials from a wide area. What is the unique well drilling method
Drilling horizontal holes into the shale material
Which of following is considered an environmental justice issue
All of the above
What year did pcb landfill close
2003
What organization approved landfill permit in warren county
Epa
Idaho crop residue burning program implemented to protect sensitive pops is an example of environmental justice
True
Which following agencies help protect environment and human health
All of the above
What event discussed contributed to environmental justice movement
Illegal dumping of pcb in nc
You can be an advocate for environmental justice
True
What was the chemical bumped along nc in 1978
Pcb
Environmental racism is
The intentional placement of hazardous waste sites landfills incinerators and polluting industries in communities inhabited by people of color migrant workers and poor
What is environmental justice
The fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race color income with respect to development implementation and enforcement of environmenal laws regulations and policies
What percent of population lives on less than a dollar a day
21.5
16 % of land hold what percent of family farms
88
What percent of pop in rural Guatemala lives below poverty line
79
Guatemala civil war was
1960-1996
What is the new crop introduced to farmers in Guatemala
Pigeon pea
40% of labor force is involved in AG and yet AG only accounts for what portion of income
1/5
One environmental concern for farmers is
Pesticide drift
Women are exposed to what issue
Chronic exposer to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
Where does Guatemala rate in un nations development out of 187
131
Approximately what percent of children under age 5 experience chronic under nutrition
50
What was the name of the explorer that first reached the South Pole?
Roald Amundsen
