Quiz about Apes Laws

Question 1

Mandates the restoration and maintenance of the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the nation's waters

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Clean Water Act

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Safe Drinking Water Act

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Clean Air Act

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Resource Conservation Recovery Act

Question 2

Establishes cradle to grave tracking of hazardous waste

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Resource Conservation Recovery Act

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Safe Drinking Water Act

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Clean Water Act

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CERCLA

Question 3

Requires maximum level of contaminants (MCLs) to meet safety regulations for community tap water supplies

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Safe Drinking Water Act

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Clean Water Act

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Kyoto Protocol

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Montreal Protocol

Question 4

This law sets standards on pollutants for community water supplies.

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Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA)

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Clean Water Act (CWA)

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National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)

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Oil Pollution Act

Question 5

This law regulates the discharges of pollutants into all waters that have a significant connection with navigable waterways. Also, must have a permit to dump these pollutants. Also, requires certain steps in sewage treatment.

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Clean Water Act (CWA)

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Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA)

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Oil Pollution Act

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National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)

Question 6

Created because of Love Canal, mandated Superfund sites

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CERCLA

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RCRA

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Brownfields

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Clean Water Act

Question 7

Enacted in 1976, is the principal federal law in the United States governing the disposal of solid waste and hazardous waste

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Resource Conservation and Recovery Act

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Montreal Protocol

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The Kyoto Meeting

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The Price Anderson Act

Question 8

Known also as Superfund. It was passed in 1980 in response to some alarming and decidely unacceptable hazardous waste practices and management going on in the 1970s.

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CERCLA

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Resource Conservation Recovery Act

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The Montreal Protocol

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Atomic Energy Act

Question 9

An international treaty designed to protect the ozone layer by phasing out the production of numerous substances that are responsible for ozone depletion. Cut CFCs in half.

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The Montreal Protocol

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The Paris Accord

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The Kyoto Meeting

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Resource Recovery Act

Question 10

The goals of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act include which of the following?

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To prevent the unsafe disposal of hazardous wastes on land

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To prevent the unsafe disposal of high-level radioactive wastes at sea

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To prevent the illegal disposal of hospital waste contaminated with infectious agents

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To clean up abandoned hazardous waste sites

Question 11

The international agreement between governments to ensure that international trade in specimens of wild animals and plants does not threaten the survival of the species

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CITES

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Endangered Species Act

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Montreal Protocol

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Kyoto Protocol

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Sioux Falls Animal Act

Question 12

Which law is a framework for the proper management of hazardous and non-hazardous solid waste?

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Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)

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Clean Air Act

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Safe Drinking Water Act

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Clean Water Act

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Endangered Species Act

Question 13

Which laws work to prevent water pollution?

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Clean Water Act

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Clean Air Act

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Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)

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Endangered Species Act

Question 14

Which law is known for its role in protecting endangered species and their habitats?

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Endangered Species Act

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Clean Water Act

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Resource Conservation and Recovery Act

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Safe Drinking Water Act

Question 15

What is the primary focus of the Clean Air Act?

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Regulating air emissions from stationary and mobile sources

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Protecting endangered species

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Managing hazardous waste disposal

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Ensuring safe drinking water

Question 16

Which law requires industries to report on the storage, use, and release of hazardous chemicals to federal, state, and local governments?

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Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act

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Clean Water Act

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Resource Conservation and Recovery Act

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Endangered Species Act

Question 17

What is the main purpose of the Safe Drinking Water Act?

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To ensure safe drinking water for the public

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To regulate the discharge of pollutants into water

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To manage hazardous waste disposal

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To protect endangered species

Question 18

Which law is designed to clean up sites contaminated with hazardous substances and pollutants?

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Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA)

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Clean Water Act

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Resource Conservation and Recovery Act

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Endangered Species Act

Question 19

What does the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) primarily regulate?

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Solid and hazardous waste management

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Air quality standards

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Water pollution

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Endangered species protection

Question 20

Which law aims to reduce the production and use of substances that deplete the ozone layer?

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Montreal Protocol

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Clean Air Act

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Resource Conservation and Recovery Act

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Endangered Species Act

Question 21

What is the primary goal of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)?

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To ensure federal agencies consider the environmental impact of their actions

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To regulate air emissions

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To protect endangered species

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To manage hazardous waste

Question 22

Which law focuses on the conservation of marine mammals?

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Marine Mammal Protection Act

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Clean Water Act

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Endangered Species Act

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Resource Conservation and Recovery Act

Question 23

What is the main objective of the Oil Pollution Act?

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To prevent oil spills and ensure effective cleanup

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To regulate air emissions

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To manage hazardous waste

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To protect endangered species

Question 24

Which law mandates the restoration and maintenance of the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the nation's waters?

Accepted Answer

Clean Water Act

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Safe Drinking Water Act

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Clean Air Act

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Resource Conservation Recovery Act

Question 25

What is the purpose of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)?

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To regulate the introduction of new or already existing chemicals

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To manage hazardous waste

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To protect endangered species

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To ensure safe drinking water

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