Quiz finals Flashcards
What is the primary agency responsible for protecting the environment, although several other agencies are also involved in particular areas?
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
The Philippine government agency that is specifically tasked to implement, recommend and provide technical assistance for their implementation and monitoring
Department of Environment and NAtural Resources (DENR)
the following are categorized as Environmentally Critical Projects (ECP) EXCEPT for:
Clothing industry
why are environmental laws passed?
To protech both human health and environment
Which among the following DOES NOT fall under area sources of air pollution?
Smoke stacks of power plants
The Act that directs the DENR to establish rules, regulation, and programs for controlling chemical substance and hazardous wastes in the Philippines
RA 6969
environmental problem addressed by RA No. 8749
Air Pollution
What is the Philippine Environmental Law that mandates local government to prepare a 10-year Government Solid Wasted Management Plan for the reuse, recycling and composting of the wastes generated?
RA 9003
What is the process that involves predicting and evaluating the likely impacts of a project (including cumulative impacts) on the environment during construction, commissioning, operation and abandonment?
EIA
The EIS System is concerned primarily with assessing the direct and indirect impacts of a project on the environment and ensuring that these impacts are addressed by appropriate environmental protection and enhancement measures before such projects be implemented.
(TRUE OR FALSE)
True
the issuance of ECC or CNC for a project under the EIS system does not exempt from securing other government permits and clearances as required by other laws
(TRUE OR FALSE)
True
Project classified as Category A, does not require formation of a multipartite monitoring team (MMT) after the issuance of ECC
(TRUE OR FALSE)
False
in the EIA process, the investor is the one who will do the screening and decide whether the project is Category A, B, C or D
(TRUE OR FALSE)
False
All Proposed or planned construction or modification of sources that has the potential to emit 100 tons per year or more of any of the regulated pollutants are required to have an approved Authority to Construct before implementation
(TRUE OR FALSE)
True
RA 9003 institute measures to promote a more acceptable system which corresponds to the vision of sustainable development
(TRUE OR FALSE)
True
RA 8749 prohibits the entry and disposal of hazardous wastes into the Philippines territorial limits
(TRUE OR FALSE)
True
Projects with PhP300 capitalization is exempted from EIA
(TRUE OR FALSE)
False
areas frequently visited and/or hard-hit by natural calamities (geologic hazards, floods, typhoons, volcanic activity, etc.) are environmentally critical areas
(TRUE OR FALSE)
True
The Pollution Control Law regulates that “No person shall operate and maintain any collection system, sewage disposal system, wastewater treatment facilities and air pollution source and control facilities unless the same is provided with adequate and effective treatment and covered by current and valid permit”
(TRUE OR FALSE)
True
