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QUESTION NO 01

Point-source pollution comes from?

Answer: A identifiable discharge location (e.g., pipe)

Nonpoint sources are diffuse (runoff).

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QUESTION NO 02

Oil spills primarily pollute?

Answer: Marine and coastal ecosystems

Oil coats organisms and habitats.

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Acid rain is linked to?

Answer: Sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides emissions

These gases form acidic compounds in the atmosphere.

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QUESTION NO 04

Oil spills primarily pollute?

Answer: Marine and coastal ecosystems

Oil coats organisms and habitats.

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Smog is often a mix of?

Answer: Smoke/fog and photochemical pollutants

Urban smog harms respiratory health.

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A sanitary landfill is designed to?

Answer: Contain waste and limit leachate/gas impacts

Engineered liners and covers reduce pollution.

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Noise pollution can affect?

Answer: Human health and wildlife behavior

Chronic noise stresses people and animals.

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Plastic pollution in oceans harms wildlife mainly by?

Answer: Ingestion and entanglement

Animals mistake plastics for food or get trapped.

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Heavy metals like lead and mercury are concerning because they?

Answer: Persist and can bioaccumulate

They can concentrate up food chains.

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QUESTION NO 10

The 3Rs of waste management are?

Answer: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

Prevention first, then reuse, then recycling.

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Point-source pollution comes from?

Oil spills primarily pollute?

Acid rain is linked to?

Oil spills primarily pollute?

Smog is often a mix of?

A sanitary landfill is designed to?

Noise pollution can affect?

Plastic pollution in oceans harms wildlife mainly by?

Heavy metals like lead and mercury are concerning because they?

The 3Rs of waste management are?

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Point-source pollution comes from?

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Oil spills primarily pollute?

Explanation

Acid rain is linked to?

Explanation

Oil spills primarily pollute?

Explanation

Smog is often a mix of?

Explanation

A sanitary landfill is designed to?

Explanation

Noise pollution can affect?

Explanation

Plastic pollution in oceans harms wildlife mainly by?

Explanation

Heavy metals like lead and mercury are concerning because they?

Explanation

The 3Rs of waste management are?

Explanation