- About 23% of municipal waste in the US goes to landfills and 30% goes to incinerators. Another 32 million tons or 33% goes to recycling. - Swimming pool chemicals that sanitize water are regulated under the FIFRA (pesticides law). - The four most important words associated with a 2000 consumer education program on pool chemicals were "read the label first." - Hazardous waste from conditionally exempt small-quantity generators can only be disposed of at permitted treatment, storage, and disposal facilities.

1. Question 1
1.
Current waste management practices put what quantity of
wastes in what waste streams?
Answer
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About 23 percent of municipal waste to landfills and 30 percent
to incinerators
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About 32 million tons of municipal waste to incinerators and 33
percent to recycling
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About 32 million tons of municipal waste to landfills and 14
percent to recycling
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About 65 percent of municipal waste to landfills and 23 percent
to recycling
1 points
Question 2
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2. Swimming pool chemicals that sanitize pool water (biocides)
are regulated under which environmental law?
Answer
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The TSCA (Toxics)
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The Clean Water Act
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The FIFRA (pesticides)
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They are not regulated.
1 points
Question 3
1.
What are the four most important words associated with the
massive consumer education program launched in 2000?
Answer
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Follow the instructions carefully.

3. [removed]
Read the label first.
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Open at arm's length.
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Open this container slowly.
1 points
Question 4
1.
Where can hazardous waste from conditionally exempt small-
quantity generators be disposed?
Answer
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Permitted TSDF facilities only
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Incineration only
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Municipal landfills
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Non-permitted TSDA facilities

4. 1 points
Question 5
1.
Which of the following is FALSE if your facility releases a
reportable quantity of a hazardous substance?
Answer
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Notification must be made to the state emergency response
commission.
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Notification must be made to the National Response Center.
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Notification must be made to local fire and police.
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Notification must be made to the local emergency response
committee.
1 points
Question 6
1.

5. The EPA exempts recycled products from hazardous waste
regulations when they meet which of the following criteria?
Answer
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The material is subsequently used as a direct substitution for a
commercial product.
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The material is recovered in the form of energy in an
incineration process.
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The material is converted to a solid waste and buried in a secure
landfill.
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The material is returned to the manufacturing facility as a
potential source of filler material for shipments.
1 points
Question 7
1.
Which of the following is FALSE concerning the FQPA?
Answer
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6. The FQPA amended the FIFRA, but not the FFDCA.
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The FQPA resolved multiple differences between the FIFRA
and the FFDCA.
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The EPA must conclude with reasonable certainty that no harm
will result from aggregate exposures to each pesticide from
dietary and other sources.
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The EPA must address risks to children and infants.
1 points
Question 8
1.
Which of the following is the EPA's highest priority in its waste
management strategy?
Answer
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Source reduction
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Resource recovery
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Recycling

7. [removed]
Hazardous waste mitigation
1 points
Question 9
1.
An inspector from the EPA's Office of Pesticide Programs
shows up at your manufacturing facility. He or she shows
identification and requests an inspection of the facility and
record keeping for your pesticide registrations and sales, date of
delivery, and recipient records. Can you deny or delay him or
her entry?
Answer
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You cannot deny him or her entry.
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You can deny or delay him or her entry because he or she did
not provide notice to compensate for hazardous pesticide
manufacturing downtime recovery.
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You can deny or delay him or her entry because all sales
records are confidential information unless an appropriate court
issues a subpoena.
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8. You can deny or delay him or her entry because he or she did
not provide a written reason for the inspection.
1 points
Question 10
1.
The EPA's Worker Protection Standard (WPS) program contains
regulations protecting employees in all the following places
EXCEPT __________.
Answer
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Nurseries
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Farms
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Forests
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Hospitals
11.
The European Union faces a much more divergent group of
members than the individual states here in the U.S. What types

9. of regulations have they imposed or suggested for their member
countries regarding waste management and release of hazardous
materials or substances? Your response should contain
approximately 250-300 of your own words. Provide a reference
citation for your source material
12
1.
Explain two theories of liability on which a plaintiff exposed to
a toxic substance might base a lawsuit. There is no minimum
word limit for your written response, but please provide a
reference citation for your source material.
13
1.
Reflect on what you learned in controlling toxic substances this
unit within Environmental Law. Describe something that you
had difficulty with and where you think the difficulty lies.
Your response should be at least 75 words in length. This is an
opportunity for you to reflect and allow your professor to
provide feedback.
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10. 1.
Reflect on what you learned in this unit within Environmental
Law. Describe something that you learned within Unit V that
can be applied to your career or an area of interest.
Your response should be at least 75 words in length. This is an
opportunity for you to reflect and allow your professor to
provide feedback.