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Final Test Flashcards

0
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The two stages of an air pollution problem we have relative control over

A

Production & Emission

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The 4 stages of an air pollution problem

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Production
Emission
Transportation
Reception

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Control concepts

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Control methods
Reduction at source
Reduction of contaminant emission
Collection principles
Application of principles
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3
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Two categories of control concepts

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Concentrate & contain

Dilute & disperse

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4
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The regulation that targets the source of an emission as part of controlling pollution

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Reg 419

Formerly reg 346

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5
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Ways to reduce point of impingement concentration

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Reduction at the source
Reduction of contaminant emissions
Reduction of contaminants
Dilution
Dispersion
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6
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The two control concepts that are effective at reducing air pollution

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Reduction at the source

Reduction of contaminant emissions

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7
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Reducing contaminants at the source in 3 categories

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Raw material changes
Process changes (condensation/fuel change) 
Operational changes (scada)
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8
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_______ the equipment will result in ___________ combustion.

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Forcing

Incomplete combustion

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9
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Two groups of pollution control devices

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Equipment to control particulate matter

Equipment to control gaseous emissions

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10
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Control devices that are capable of removing both particulate and gaseous emissions

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Condensibles

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11
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Nox and sox combine in atmosphere and react with water to form…

A 
Nitric acid (hno3)
Sulfuric acid (h2so4)
(Acid rain)
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12
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At what pH do fish die?

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3

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13
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At what pH is fish reproduction affected?

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4-5

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14
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The normal range of a stream’s pH

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6.5-8.5

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15
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Lrtap

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Long range trans boundary air pollution

Sources of SOx and NOx pollution
Coal fired generators, non ferrous metals smelters, petroleum refineries, iron/steel mills, pulp and paper

These all freely disperse globally

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16
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What percent of SOx deposition in eastern canada is from trans boundary sources in the us?

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50 percent

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17
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What percent of LRTAP is a result of industrial sources?

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68 percent
27 percent electrical utilities
4 persent transportation

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18
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Western canada has reduced sox emissions by how much?

Eastern canada?

A

50%

63%

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19
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The largest contributor to NOx emissions

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Transportation

60% and predicted to increase

20
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A measure of how much pollution an ecosystem can tolerate without adverse effects

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Critical load

For aquatics it’s the amount of wet sulphate deposition that protects 95% of lakes from acidifying to a pH level of less than 6

21
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The amount of pollution deemed both achievable and politically acceptable

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Target load

22
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Reg 194/05

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Industrial emissions of nitrogen oxides and sulphur dioxide

23
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The regulation is concerned with emissions trading

A

397/01

24
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Reg463/10

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CFCs

Discharge, making, usage, sale, transfer

25
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Reg 347/90

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Disposal of mobile and stationary refrigerant waste

26
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Reg 675/98

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Provides exemptions for a spill of refrigerants of less that 100 kg from the reporting provisions

27
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The 8 industrial sectors that are targeted under reg 194/05 ( industry emissions, nitrogen and sulphur) and 397/01(electricity generation)

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Electricity
Petroleum
Cement
Glass
Pulp and paper
Iron and steel
Base metal smeltincarbon black
28
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The primary body used to maintain compliance

A

CEPA

Canadian environmental protection act

29
Q

What regulation governs discharge creations, use, sale, and transport, storage/disposal of ozone depleting substances?

A

Reg 463/10
CFCs

Also o.reg 347/90 sections 30&42 set out disposal requirements for refrigerant waste

30
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What regulations contain ambient air quality criteria

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Reg 337

Reg 397/01

31
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Annual obligatory report

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Emission summary ad dispersion modeling reports guideline

Summarizes all air emissions from a facility and asseses impacts

32
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NAICS North American industry classification system

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Used by nafta to classify and commonly define substances

33
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CAS number

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Unique numerical identifier assigned by chemical abtracts service

34
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What is a basic comprehensive certificate of approval?

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A single c of a to replace existing ones and include the addition of new, or historically unapproved sources of emissions from the facility. Allows for company to make modifications to their facility without going through formal application process every time.

35
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The nine parts of CEPA

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Chloro-alkali mercury release regulations
Federal halocarbon regulations
Federal mobile pcb treatment regs
ODS regs
Secondary lead smelters release regs
Vinyl chloride release regs
36
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Organization created in 1994 and designed to develop recommendations on environmental considerations into decision making

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NTREE

Nation round table on environment and economy

37
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CCME

A

Canadian council of ministers of the environment

The Feds develop limits and standards that provincials can adopt

38
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The primary regulatory tool for creating standards for contaminants that are protective of local air quality and which emitters must meet

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Reg 419/05

Local air quality

39
Q

Collection methods that are not great for fine particulate

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Gravitational & centrifugal

40
Q

Magnetic attraction between forces

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Can der walls forces

41
Q

Buoyed negative particles

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Browning diffusion

42
Q

Settling chamber particle size

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<40 micrometers

43
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Cyclone particle suitability

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<10 micrometers

44
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Dry centrifugal collector particle size

Wet centrifugal collector particle size

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Wet < 5 micrometers

45
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Filters that are capable of capturing sub-micrometer particles

A

Venturi scrubbers
Panel filters
Bag filters
Electrostatic precipitators

46
Q

The best filter

A

Bag house

47
Q

4 control methods for non-lumpy substances

A

Incineration
Absorption
Adsorption
Condensation

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