Several important pieces of legislation have helped highlight the importance of environmental health and environmental protection. Which best describes Superfund?

A) National program to control the damaging effects of air pollution
B) Program that protects and enhances the quality of the nation's air by regulating stationary and mobile sources of air emissions
C) Environmental program established to address abandoned hazardous waste sites
D) Comprehensive framework of standards, technical tools, and financial assistance to address the many causes of pollution and poor water quality


Ans: C
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Superfund is the name given to the environmental program established to address abandoned hazardous waste sites. The Clean Water Act focuses on improving the quality of the nation's waters. It provides a comprehensive framework of standards, technical tools, and financial assistance to address the many causes of pollution and poor water quality, including municipal and industrial wastewater discharges, polluted runoff from urban and rural areas, and habitat destruction. The Clean Air Act is a national program to control the damaging effects of air pollution. It protects and enhances the quality of the nation's air by regulating stationary and mobile sources of air emissions.

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