A city sets the standard of an acceptable level of emissions or a maximum contaminant level al-lowed for factories. Which of the following concepts is being applied?
a. Controlling pollution
b. Waste minimization
c. Land use planning
d. Environmental standard
ANS: D
An example of an environmental standard is an acceptable level of emissions or a maximum con-taminant level allowed. Although this does help to control pollution, environmental standard is best applied in this example. Setting a standard for emissions does not impact waste minimization or land use planning.
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