pollution prevention
You are the environmental compliance officer at a company that is setting up a new paint coating line. Describe the steps you would take to determine if any hazardous wastes will be generated during processing which will need disposal. If there are any, what steps would you take to properly dispose of them? Explain you reasoning
Question 1. _________________ is the length of time it takes for revenues from a project to equal investment cost.
Net present value
Cost-benefit period
Payback periods
IRR
Question 2. Environmental permitting, waste handling, and worker compensation are all examples of ____________________.
internal cost
external cost
conventional cost
indirect cost
Question 3. Environmental labeling is also being addressed by ___________.
the United States
ISO 14000
Pollution Prevention Act Amendments
China
Question 4. The interest rate that is used to relate the future value of money to its present value is the ____________________.
market value
discount rate
prime rate
market rate
Question 5. P2 factors are calculated using a __________.
scoring graph
bar graph
matrix scoring criteria
log plot of options
Question 6. ________________ is the process of describing the impact of concern.
Classification
Valuation
Equivalency
Characterization
Question 7. Air and water pollution as well as land destruction are examples of _________ in the economic arena.
externalities
microeconomics
marginal cost
marginal benefits
Question 8. Streamlined LCA's are used ___________.
in the conceptual stage
for small industries
in the inventory stage
for summation of P2 factors
Question 9. _____________ is the final step in the LCA.
Classification
Valuation
Equivalency
Characterization
Question 10. _______________ is the study of individual consumers, firms, and markets.
Economics
Microeconomics
Engineering economics
Macroeconomics
Question 11. What is the significance of the discount rate, present worth, net present value,