GEOL 1305- STUDY MATERIAL- SEE CHAPTERS INCLUDED IN FINAL BY
BOOK TITLES NOT BY POWER POINT PLATE NUMBERS
AT THE END OF THIS MATERIAL
Matching [Q 1 to Q 40]
Matching [Q1 to Q 5]
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Superfund
CERCLA
RCRA
National Priority List
TCEQ
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
1976 Law to address hazardous waste
Federal ID List of hazardous waste sites
State Agency –a branch of EPA
1980 Law that addresses clean-up
Another Name for CERCLA
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Ability of Material to Combust
Can harm but not kill
Based on pH concentration
React vigorously to air/water(oxygen)
Call Kill
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Related to Oil & Gas Drilling
Local opposition to sources of pollution
Predominantly residential waste
Area designated to contain solid waste
CH4
Matching [Q 6 to 10]
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Toxic Waste
Hazardous Waste
Reactivity
Ignitibility
Corrosivity
Matching [Q 11 to Q 15]
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
NIMBY
Municipal Solid Waste
Sanitary Landfill
Mass Burn
Injection Well
Matching [Q 16 to Q 20]
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
Source Reduction
Recycling
Composting
Common Hazardous waste
PPP
A. Enclosed Vessels
B. Less volume/less concentration
C. Overview of Waste Disposal Program
D. Heavy Metals
E. Affected by Scrap Metals
Matching [Q 21 to Q 25]
21.
22.
23.
24.
Asbestos
PCB’s
MTBE
VOC’s
A. Drinking water Biological Hazard
B. Smog
C. Toxic substance in transformers
D. Gasoline Additive
25. E Coli
E. Aerosol behavior
Matching [Q 26 to 30]
26.
27.
28.
29.
30.
BP
Bhopal India
Love Canal
Chernobyl
Olgallalla Aquifer
A. Iso-cyanide
B. Crude oil
C. DDT
D Nuclear
E. Hazardous waste
Matching [Q 31 to 35]
31. Ground Water Mining
32. Ground Water Contamination
33. Artesan Water
34. Cone of depression
35. Vadose Zone
A. Unsaturated
B. Shape of Water Table
C. Flowing Well
D. Affects Water Quality
E. Affects Water Quantity
Matching [Q 36 to Q 40]
36. Municipal Water Pollution
37. Agricultural Water Pollution
38. Industrial Water Pollution
39. Thermal water Pollution
40. Marine water Pollution
A. Bacterial
B. Non-Point Source
C. Point Source
D. Nuclear Plant
E. Crude oil
TRUE/FALSE QUESTIONS [Q 41 to Q 60]
41. Portable water is defined as fresh unpolluted drinking water
42. Hydro-electricity is referred to as “in-stream” water use
43. Regulation NIOSH is related to Air Quality
44. Regulation NEPA is related to Hazardous waste
45. Only one out of 4 criteria are enough to list the contaminant as hazardous
46. Solid waste is defined as waste that is “generated on-site”
47. Hazards of livestock industry are related to the use of Hydro-carbons in
chemicals present in “feed lots”.
48. The green revolution refers to the environmental movement that focuses on
promoting use of non polluting substances
49. The current problem with Plastic is that it is a mixture of different chemicals
with different temperature history and therefore difficult to monitor
50. The regulation related to BROWNFIELD is related to Small Business
Liability Act
51. Windrow is a term associated with Air Pollution
52. Salt water intrusion takes place because it is lighter than fresh water and
floats to the top in some wells.
53. Primary water treatment usually involves two steps, screening of large
sediments and chlorination of the water prior to distribution.
54. A sewage sludge is organic and consists mostly of dead bacteria
55. flowing well will not develop if the aquifer is unconfined
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS [Q 56to Q 84]
56 to 74:
From the list given (a to d) select the best match: a. Micro-nutrient, b. Macronutrient; c. Fertilizers; d. Phermore
56. Eutrophication results from the above use
57. Potassium belongs here
58. Synthetic Auxin is a type of ------------59. Boron belongs here
60. Scrubbers are used to reduce:
a. Storm water pollution;
b. Ground water pollution;
c. Waste water pollution;
d. Air pollution
61. The chief source of Perc in the environment is:
a. Benzene from auto-emissions;
b. TCE from dry cleaning fluids
c. Refrigerant gases;
d. Carbon Monoxide from fuels
62. The amount of Lead into the atmosphere:
a. Has increased with the number of automobiles
b.Is greatest in rural areas;
c. Is directly related to the amount of acid rain;
d. Has declined since the introduction of lead free gasoline
63. What is the source of radon:
a. Oxides of nitrogen;
b. Ozone breaking into O2 & O
c. Release of hydrocarbons;
d. Mining of Uranium ore minerals
[64]:
Atmosphere has the following layers:
a. Stratosphere;
b. Troposphere
c. Thermosphere;
d. Mesosphere
65. Ozone is present in this layer
66. Most of the weather related phenomenon take place in this layer
[67-68]
From the list of chemicals given:
a. Carbon Monoxide;
b. Lead;
c. SO2
d. PM;
e. Asbestos
Answer the questions below
67. Which one is not a Primary Pollutant
68. Which one from above was banned in 1978
[69-71]:
Most of the atmosphere is made up of three gases showing the following %
a. 78.1%;
b. 20.9%
c. less than 1%
69. % of Nitrogen is---------------70. % of Oxygen is---------------71. % of CO2 is -----------------72. Which is not likely to be a Hazardous Air Pollutant:
a. Pesticides;
b. Gasoline;
c. Arsenic;
d. d. Dry Cleaning Fluid
73. Which of the following chemical is implicated in both global warming
and Ozone Depletion:
a. CFC’s
b. SO2
c. Radon
d. All of the above
74. Industrial dust and ash are considered:
a. primary air pollutant;
b. b. secondary air pollutant;
c. photochemical smog
d. particulates
75. What was the source of environmental problem at Love Canal
a. radon gas leak;
b. contamination of drinking water supply;
c. explosion at the nearby refinery;
d. d. seepage of hazardous chemicals from a nearby burial site
Fill in the Blanks :[careful about use of words-some questions require 2 wods]
76. Thermal Inversion has _________ air trapped underneath the_________air
[cold/warm]
77. Aquitards are _________________ while Aquicludes are
__________________ [porous/permeable]
78. Agriculture in Asian Countries is referred to as Labor_________________
[intensive or extensive]
79. Mechanized Monoculture often leads to______________________of Genetic
Diversity [loss or gain]
80. Trickling Filter is included under ________________________Treatment at
WWTP [primary or secondary]
81. Biomagnifications affects animals at _____________________ Trophic Levels
[higher or lower]
82. Acronym NPL stands for
N___________P_______________L______________
83. Acronym NEPA stands for
N__________________E__________________P_______________A
84. CAA is an acronym for C _________________A_____________A__________
85. DOT is the acronym for—D_____________________
O____________________ T___________________
86. HMTA is the acronym for
H_____________________M___________________T_____________________
___A_____________________
87. Acronym of FIFRA is F________________I_______
F___________________R________________A________________
88. The 2 aquifers that provide drinking water to City of Houston are
1___________________________2_______________________________
89. Acronym for TCEQ is T--------------------C----------------E---------------Q--------------90. Acronym for PPP is
P________________________P_____________________P___________
91. Excessive withdrawal of groundwater can lead to _______________[one
word]
KNOW THIS:
A. The 3 major ways in which hazardous waste enters environment
BOOK CHAPTER TITLES ARE:
AGRICULTURAL METHODS
WATER MANAGEMENT
AIR POLLUTION
SOLID WASTE
HAZARDOUS WASTE [partial inclusion of ENV REGS]