Economic Impacts

Practice Questions

AP Environmental Science › Economic Impacts

Questions
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1

In the United States, which piece of federal legislation holds polluting companies and individuals financially accountable for environmental clean-up and restoration?

2

The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) of 1980 established the Superfund for heavily polluted or contaminated sites. What is the source of revenue for Superfund cleanup projects?

3

Which of the following is the dominant source of the pollutant ?

4

Which of the following is a situation in which he individual would NOT be held responsible for cost of cleanup under CERCLA?

5

The Chesapeake Bay is the largest estuary in the United States. Because it is shallow, only about 1% of pollutants make it out into the Atlantic.

Air pollutants account for nearly __________ of nitrogen pollutants in the Chesapeake Bay.

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