Section 1
Review Questions
How can you define disease from an environmental viewpoint?
What are some possible explanations for the relationship between the geochemical environment and the incidence of heart disease?
What is radon, and why do we think exposure to radon gas in homes is dangerous?
What are the major pathways whereby radon gas may enter homes, and how may concentrations of radon gas in homes be reduced?
What are the major air pollutants?
What are the processes that concentrate air pollutants in the urban environment?
What is materials management?
What are the three $R s$ ?
Define sanitary landfill.
What is leachate?
How are sanitary landfills monitored?
What is a secure landfill?
Why is Love Canal important?
What are the common methods of hazardous waste management?
What are the major components of an environmental impact statement?
What is scoping?
What is a negative declaration?
What are the major steps in land use planning?
How do negotiation and mediation enter into the practice of environmental law?