The disaster of Love Canal in New York in the 1970s illustrated the problem of
A) unsafe nuclear waste disposal.
B) unsafe toxic waste disposal.
C) management of on-site surface impoundments.
D) health problems resulting from processing of electronic wastes.
B
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A) shield volcano B) cinder cone C) composite volcano D) volcanic neck
A student named a particular compound 2-propyl-1-butene. Assuming that the student's choice actually corresponded to the correct distribution of the double bond and the substituents, what is the correct IUPAC name for this compound?
A) 2-propyl-1-butene B) 2-ethyl-1-pentene C) 3-methyl-2-pentene D) none of these
What is the most important data for studying the potential for flooding along a river for several decades into the future?
A) Precipitation records B) Newspaper accounts of previous floods C) Satellite photographs taken every 10 years D) Discharge data from stream gauges
Second-growth forests ________
A) in North America are mostly in British Columbia and Alaska B) are forests that establish themselves after virgin timber has been removed from an area C) are less abundant on Earth today than they were 500 years ago D) are forests whose timber has second-rate value E) are those forests in the National Parks that are protected from logging