NR 326 FINAL EXAM REVIEW NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL
EXAM| QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED
A+|
Pollution (EconDef) - ...(ANSWERS)....when the residual assimilation services of
the environment are free and unpriced
Pollution (Envm Def) - ...(ANSWERS)....- waste assimilating capacity of the
environment exceeded
-pollution will not be reduced voluntary; requires coercion or and incentive for
polluter to abate
Types of Pollution - ...(ANSWERS)....Point Source: a single, identifiable, localized
source of air, water, thermal, noise or light pollution (can be modeled as a point)
Non-point: pollution that cannot be traced back to a single origin or source such
as run off water from urban areas and failed septic systems
Pollution Vocabulary - ...(ANSWERS)....comply
abate
emissions (air) - Criteria Air Pollutants . ( Sox, Nox, PM, CO, Lead, O3)
effluent (water) - BMP
, Point Sources (how to minimize them) - ...(ANSWERS)....1. Emission Standards -
laws w/ fines for violation
2. Emission Charges - laws w/ charges
3. Taxes (Pigouvian Tax) - tax laws
4. Tradable Emission Point
NonPoint Source - ...(ANSWERS)....1. Cost-sharing
2.Mandated or Voluntary BMPs (best management practice)
Emission Standards - ...(ANSWERS)....a legal limit on the amount of pollutant a
single source is allowed to emit
Command and Control Approach - ...(ANSWERS)....-pass the law and people will
comply
-lacking info on control (abatement) costs, regulatory agencies simply assigns
each source an equal amount of pollution reduction-- not cost effective
-Pros: simplicity, appealing politically
-Cons: fines come after the pollution , never enough police to catch the violators,
always involves litigation where lawyers are the winners and not the environment
EXAM| QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED
A+|
Pollution (EconDef) - ...(ANSWERS)....when the residual assimilation services of
the environment are free and unpriced
Pollution (Envm Def) - ...(ANSWERS)....- waste assimilating capacity of the
environment exceeded
-pollution will not be reduced voluntary; requires coercion or and incentive for
polluter to abate
Types of Pollution - ...(ANSWERS)....Point Source: a single, identifiable, localized
source of air, water, thermal, noise or light pollution (can be modeled as a point)
Non-point: pollution that cannot be traced back to a single origin or source such
as run off water from urban areas and failed septic systems
Pollution Vocabulary - ...(ANSWERS)....comply
abate
emissions (air) - Criteria Air Pollutants . ( Sox, Nox, PM, CO, Lead, O3)
effluent (water) - BMP
, Point Sources (how to minimize them) - ...(ANSWERS)....1. Emission Standards -
laws w/ fines for violation
2. Emission Charges - laws w/ charges
3. Taxes (Pigouvian Tax) - tax laws
4. Tradable Emission Point
NonPoint Source - ...(ANSWERS)....1. Cost-sharing
2.Mandated or Voluntary BMPs (best management practice)
Emission Standards - ...(ANSWERS)....a legal limit on the amount of pollutant a
single source is allowed to emit
Command and Control Approach - ...(ANSWERS)....-pass the law and people will
comply
-lacking info on control (abatement) costs, regulatory agencies simply assigns
each source an equal amount of pollution reduction-- not cost effective
-Pros: simplicity, appealing politically
-Cons: fines come after the pollution , never enough police to catch the violators,
always involves litigation where lawyers are the winners and not the environment
