SUS FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE
CAA - 1970 - Answers :Clean Air Act
NEPA - 1970 - Answers :National Environmental Policy Act
CWA - 1972 - Answers :Clean Water Act
FIFRA - 1972 - Answers :Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
SDWA - 1974 - Answers :Safe Drinking Water Act
RCRA - 1976 - Answers :Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
TSCA - 1976 - Answers :Toxic Substances Control Act
CERCLA - 1980 - Answers :Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation,
and Liability Act (Superfund)
SARA - 1986 - Answers :Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act
EPCRA - 1986 - Answers :Emergency Planning & Community Right-To-Know Act
CAAA - 1990 - Answers :Clean Air Act Amendments
PPA - 1990 - Answers :Pollution Prevention Act
OPA - 1990 - Answers :Oil Pollution Act
LCSA - 2016 - Answers :Lautenberg Chemical Safety Act
Vector or Management Law? - CAA - Answers :Vector
Vector or Management Law? - NEPA - Answers :Management
Vector or Management Law? - CWA - Answers :Vector
Vector or Management Law? - FIFRA - Answers :Management
Vector or Management Law? - SDWA - Answers :Both Vector and Management
Vector or Management Law? - RCRA - Answers :Management
Vector or Management Law? - TSCA - Answers :Management
Vector or Management Law? - CERCLA - Answers :Management
, Vector or Management Law? - SARA - Answers :Management
Vector or Management Law? - EPCRA - Answers :Management
Vector or Management Law? - CAAA - Answers :Vector
Vector or Management Law? - PPA - Answers :Management
Vector or Management Law? - OPA - Answers :Management
Vector or Management Law? - LCSA - Answers :Management
T/F - The word sustainability (noun) has been in use since the mid-1200s - Answers
:False
T/F - Expanding the boundaries of a system decreases the system's capacity - Answers
:False
T/F - To be sustainable, a product/process/project must also be resilient - Answers
:True
T/F - Green engineering is focused on advancing human and ecosystem biophysical
health, whereas sustainable engineering includes economic, and social dimensions in
addition to the biophysical dimension - Answers :True
The following definition of sustainability, "Development that meets the needs of the
present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs",
is known as the _______________________ definition - Answers :Brundtland
Sustainability timeline - Answers :50 years
Triple bottom line:
1. Stay within ecosystems' carrying capacity in terms of waste assimilation and resource
generation
2. Organize work and commerce so that every human being can meet their needs
3. Foster social cohesion by limiting exclusion and respecting the rights of every
individual - Answers :1. Environmental
2. Economic
3. Social
T/F - Environmental engineers commonly work to prevent transgression of the
freshwater use, novel entities, biogeochemical cycles, and climate change planetary
boundaries - Answers :True
CAA - 1970 - Answers :Clean Air Act
NEPA - 1970 - Answers :National Environmental Policy Act
CWA - 1972 - Answers :Clean Water Act
FIFRA - 1972 - Answers :Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
SDWA - 1974 - Answers :Safe Drinking Water Act
RCRA - 1976 - Answers :Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
TSCA - 1976 - Answers :Toxic Substances Control Act
CERCLA - 1980 - Answers :Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation,
and Liability Act (Superfund)
SARA - 1986 - Answers :Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act
EPCRA - 1986 - Answers :Emergency Planning & Community Right-To-Know Act
CAAA - 1990 - Answers :Clean Air Act Amendments
PPA - 1990 - Answers :Pollution Prevention Act
OPA - 1990 - Answers :Oil Pollution Act
LCSA - 2016 - Answers :Lautenberg Chemical Safety Act
Vector or Management Law? - CAA - Answers :Vector
Vector or Management Law? - NEPA - Answers :Management
Vector or Management Law? - CWA - Answers :Vector
Vector or Management Law? - FIFRA - Answers :Management
Vector or Management Law? - SDWA - Answers :Both Vector and Management
Vector or Management Law? - RCRA - Answers :Management
Vector or Management Law? - TSCA - Answers :Management
Vector or Management Law? - CERCLA - Answers :Management
, Vector or Management Law? - SARA - Answers :Management
Vector or Management Law? - EPCRA - Answers :Management
Vector or Management Law? - CAAA - Answers :Vector
Vector or Management Law? - PPA - Answers :Management
Vector or Management Law? - OPA - Answers :Management
Vector or Management Law? - LCSA - Answers :Management
T/F - The word sustainability (noun) has been in use since the mid-1200s - Answers
:False
T/F - Expanding the boundaries of a system decreases the system's capacity - Answers
:False
T/F - To be sustainable, a product/process/project must also be resilient - Answers
:True
T/F - Green engineering is focused on advancing human and ecosystem biophysical
health, whereas sustainable engineering includes economic, and social dimensions in
addition to the biophysical dimension - Answers :True
The following definition of sustainability, "Development that meets the needs of the
present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs",
is known as the _______________________ definition - Answers :Brundtland
Sustainability timeline - Answers :50 years
Triple bottom line:
1. Stay within ecosystems' carrying capacity in terms of waste assimilation and resource
generation
2. Organize work and commerce so that every human being can meet their needs
3. Foster social cohesion by limiting exclusion and respecting the rights of every
individual - Answers :1. Environmental
2. Economic
3. Social
T/F - Environmental engineers commonly work to prevent transgression of the
freshwater use, novel entities, biogeochemical cycles, and climate change planetary
boundaries - Answers :True
