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Environmental Science Quiz Chaptters XIV-XVII

Short Answer
 

 1. 

Discuss why estimating risks from technologies is difficult.
 

 2. 

Discuss the specific hazards we face from infectious diseases and exposure from chemicals and make a general statement about how we can reduce these major risks.
 

 3. 

Explain how we can prevent and reduce the emission of greenhouse gases
 

 4. 

 Explain why some experts consider indoor air pollution to be one of the most serious air pollution problems. In your answer, utilize some facts about indoor air pollution.?3?
 

 5. 

Briefly explain the advantages and disadvantages of phytoremediation as a method of removing or detoxifying hazardous wastes.
 

 6. 

Discuss how the promising technology of plasma gasification works and why we are not presenting using this technology.?3?
 

 7. 

Compare and contrast command-and-control and incentive-based, or innovation-friendly, government regulations. Explain the advantages of the incentive-based approach.
 

 8. 

 What lifestyle choice does Gandhi’s principle of enoughness address and how does it help the environment
 



 
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