pollution prevention

Dental offices, which most people consider environmentally benign and which usually are not regulated under POTW pretreatment programs, are increasingly coming under scrutiny. Why? What contaminants or practices are of concern?

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Question 1. The cost of acquiring resources has been rising at almost _______________.

4% per year

25% annually

50% every five years

10% per year

Question 2. Hurdles to sustainability include all except:

apathy

consumption levels

adequate knowledge

lack of public awareness

Question 3. The three categories of development efforts in the Third World are _________.

indigenous, environmental and ecosystem

indigenous, Western and a hybrid of indigenous and Western

environmental, Western ecosystems, and indigenous

Western economy, indigenous and environmental hybrid

Question 4. The main reasons for our inability to achieve sustainability are all except:

environmental problems

poverty in the Third World

lack of technology

adequate economic systems

Question 5. Sustainability indicators are required to _______________.

make necessary midcourse corrections

allow the environment time to recover

indicate the level of pollution prevention

all of the above

Question 6. Which of the following is not one of the closely connected precepts of sustainability?

The environment is an integral part of the economy.

Equity between the developing and developed world is essential.

Every entity should have long term goals.

Poverty does not need to be addressed.

Question 7. The basis of the economy in some Third World countries is ___________.

recycled aluminum cans

population growth

tourism

the use of cisterns

Question 8. _________________ is the ability of a system to maintain its structure and patterns of behavior in the face of a disturbance.

Sustainability

Stability

Resilience

Sustainable development

Question 9. The precautionary approach to clean manufacturing ________.

puts the burden of proof on the potential polluter

is the cheapest

urges society to adopt an integral approach to resource use

provides for pretreatment

Question 10. __________________ is the maximum rate of resource consumption and waste discharge that can be sustained indefinitely in a given region without progressively impairing the functional integrity and productivity of the ecosystem.

Maximum consumption rate

Minimum ecosystem capacity

Carrying capacity

Resource capacity

Question 11. Contrast sustainability in the United States vs. sustainability in third world countries. What aspects of successful "sustainable developments" that have been accomplished in the U.S. can be transferred or implemented in a third world country? Be specific and provide some examples in your response.

Question 12. Summarize the framework involved concerning sustainability. Provide an example of a third world country that implemented a sustainable development project that has achieved some success. (Example: Dr. Wangari Maathat of Kenya founded the Green Belt Movement in 1977 in her native Kenya. In 2004 she received the Nobel Peace Prize for her work - the first time that the award was given for an environmental action).