APES Chapter 14 FLASHCARD

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What is a point source of pollution?

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a sewage treatment plant

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Eutrophication

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can cause dead zones

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Fecal coliform bacteria

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is used as an indicator of water quality

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leach fields are

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used to filter septage

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How large must a manure lagoon be for a dairy with 700 cows, each producing 40L of manure daily, to hold 30 days worth of manure?

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840,000L

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Arsenic is

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found naturally in groundwater

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What caused the eggshells of some birds to become thin and break? Options: heavy metal concentrations in prey species, an inert ingredient in herbicides, a pharmaceutical in the water supply, an insecticide ingested by prey species

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an insecticide ingested by prey species

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Mercury: exposure often occurs through shellfish

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exposure often occurs through shellfish

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Which hazardous material is known to cause cancer? Options: PCBs, Lead, DDT, Mercury

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PCBs

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Which is NOT true of acid deposition? Options: it is primarily due to the burning of coal, it is treated using limestone, it can occur as a result of mining, it causes increased solubility of many ions

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it can occur as a result of mining