Passed in 1976, enabled the EPA to have a "cradle to the grave" control over hazardous waste.
What is Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
300
The country that uses economic rewards and penalties to try to reduce their population growth?
What is China
300
The method of agricultural irrigation results in the loss of the least amount of water by evaporation?
What is drip irrigation
300
1973 Act which prohibits importing or trading products made from threatened or endangered species from being bought, sold, captured, or killed. Also requires the development of plans to save endangered species.
What is Endangered Species Act
300
A type of pollution that occurs when heat is released into water or air and produces undesirable effects on the environment.
What is thermal pollution
300
Polluted liquid produced by water passing through buried wastes in a landfill.
What is leachate
400
The stage with has the highest growth rate.
What is transitional
400
The element that is most likely to limit primary production in freshwater lakes.
What is phosphorus
400
The number of species in a biological community
What is species richness
400
The measure of relative clarity of water
What is turbidity
400
The burning of solid waste can reduce volume of waste by 90% and waste heat can be used for other purposes.
What is incineration
500
This stage would have the lowest TFR
What is postindustrial
500
The area that has the lowest amount of naturally available freshwater per capita?
What is India
500
Variety of habitats, communities, and ecological processes in the biosphere
What is ecosystem diversity
500
Occurs when toxic molecules are absorbed and stored in specific organs or tissue at levels higher than normal.
What is bioaccumulation
500
Seeks to redesign industrial systems to reduce resource inputs and to maximize both physical and economic efficiency.