APES Chapter 17, Module 58 Possible Questions And Answers 100% Accurately Solved.

what are the three steps involved in a risk analysis - correct answer risk assessment, risk acceptance, risk management what are the two types of risk assessment - correct answer qualitative and quantitative environmental hazard - correct answer anything in the environment that can potentially cause harm what is an example of a qualitative assessment - correct answer slowing down on a highway, or buying a more expensive car because it is safer what is quantitative assessments - correct answer a probability of death by something what is the top cause of death in the U.S. - correct answer heart disease what is the quantitative risk assessment equation - correct answer risk= probability of being exposed to a hazard x probability of being harmed if exposed what does risk acceptance determine - correct answer how much risk can be tolerated what does risk management do - correct answer balances potential harm against other factors how many regulated chemicals are there in the world currently - correct answer 80,000 innocent until proven guilty principle - correct answer a potential hazard should not be considered a real hazard until scientific data definitively demonstrates that it causes harm what does the innocent until proven guilty strategy benefit - correct answer beneficial chemicals are able to be sold earlier what is the downside of the innocent until proven guilty strategy - correct answer harmful chemicals can affect humans or wildlife for decades before sufficient scientific evidence accumulates to confirm they are harmful precautionary principle - correct answer a principle based on the belief that action should be taken against a plausible environmental hazard what is the benefit of the precautionary principle - correct answer fewer harmful chemicals enter the environment what is the drawback of the precautionary principle - correct answer the introduction of chemicals that are actually harmless and beneficial can be delayed for years what principle does the United States use - correct answer the innocent-until-proven-guilty what is the stockholm convention - correct answer a 2001 agreement among 127 nations concerning 12 chemicals to be banned, phased out, or reduced what are the 12 chemicals known as - correct answer the 'dirty dozen' how many chemicals have been added to the list of chemicals in the stockholm convention - correct answer 11 what is REACH - correct answer registration, evaluation, authorization, and restriction of chemicals- a 2007 agreement among the European Union about regulation of chemicals