Adamson UniversityCollege of EngineeringChemical Engineering Department

Final ExamChE Laws and Ethics

1. Which of the following is not an issue relating to waste management? a. Waste Maximization b. Generation of Waste c. Water Pollution d. Oil Spill2. The commission on solid waste management is composed of how many members in total? a. 17b. 7 c. 30 d. 313. Which among the choices is considered a relatively inexpensive method of disposal? a. Incinerationb. Landfill c. Recycling d. Composting4. Landfills are established in? a. Remote areas b. Islands c. Abandoned quarriesd. US Based 5. How many members composed the commission under the Republic Act 9003? a. 5 b. 21c. 23d.146. Which of the following is not a known environmental impact of creating landfills? a. Potholes b. Vermin or pests c. Road blocking d. Sink holes7. It is an act providing for an ecological solid waste management program, creating the necessary institutional mechanisms and incentives, declaring certain acts prohibited and providing penalties, appropriating funds thereof and for other purposes. a. Republic Act No. 3009 b. Republic Act No. 3093 c. Republic Act No. 9300 d. Republic Act No. 90038. What do you call the liquid produced in landfills? a. Liquid Waste b. Dump c. Leachate d. soot9. Which of the following is NOT a member of the Commission on Solid Waste? a. None of theseb. DOE c. DENR d. DOST10. Recognized as a practical method of disposing of certain hazardous waste materials but remains a controversial method of waste disposal due to issues such as gas emission. a. Landfill b. Recyclingc. Pyrolysisd. Incineration11. Defined as the generation, prevention, characterization, monitoring, treatment, handling, reuse and residual disposition of solid wastes. a. Waste Management b. Solid Waste Management c. Hazardous Waste Management d. Chemical Waste Management12. What do you call the Commission created under the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act? a. National Waste Management Commission b. National Solid Waste Management Commission c. National Toxic Waste Management Commissiond. National Hazardous Waste Management Commission 13. It is a disposal method in which solid organic wastes are combusted to convert into residue and gaseous products. a. Incineration b. Recyclingc. Dumping c. Waste-to-Energy 14. Is littering considered an offense in the Republic Act 9003? a. Yes b. Noc. Maybed. IDK15. This type of solid waste includes healthcare, household hazardous wastes and sewage sludge. a. Municipal b. Agricultural c. Ordinaryd. Special16. How much of the original volume is reduced when incineration is used? a. 1-10% b. 10-20% c. 21%-25%d. 26-30% 17. Republic Act No. of 9003 refers to? a. Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 1995 b. Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2001c. Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000 d. Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2005 18. It is a resource recovery practice that refers to the collection and reuse of waste materials. a. Recycling b. Segregating c. Managing d. Maximizing19. This type of solid waste includes residential, institutional, and commercial. a. Municipal b. Agricultural c. Urban d. Rural20. Is composting part of the Solid Waste Management Act? a. Maybeb. Noc. Yesd. Sometimes 21. Philippine Clean Air Act is also known as Republic Act No.? a. 8497 b.8749 c. 9784 d. 4798 22. On what year does the Philippine Clean Air Act was formed? a. 2000 b. 2001c. 1998d. 199923. A certificate issued by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources to a vehicle manufacturer/assembler or importer certifying that a particular new vehicle or vehicle type meets the requirements provided under this Act and its rules and regulations. a. Certificate of Appreciation b. Certificate of Conformity c. Certificate of Recognition d. Certificate of Completion 24. The geographic-based instrument for planners and decision-makers which present an evaluation of the environmental quality and carrying capacity of an area. a. Eco-profile b. Ambient air quality c. Ambient air quality guideline values d. Emission 25. Substances which present either: (1) short-term acute hazards such as acute toxicity by ingestion, inhalation, or skin absorption, corrosivity or other skin or eye contact hazard or the risk of fire explosion a. Medical Waste b. Infectious Waste c. Hazardous substancesd. Municipal Waste 26. Portion of medical waste that could transmit an infectious disease a. Medical Waste b. Hazardous substances c. Municipal Waste d. Infectious Waste27. Materials generated as a result of patient diagnosis, treatment, or immunization of human beings or animals a. Medical Waste b. Hazardous substances c. Infectious Waste d. Municipal Waste 28. A vehicle constructed entirely from new parts that has never been sold or registered with the DOTC or with the appropriate agency or authority, and operated on the highways of the Philippines, any foreign state or country a. Motor vehicle b. Mobile Source c. Stationary Sourced. New vehicle 29. Any building or immobile structure, facility or installation which emits or may emit any air pollutant. a. Stationary Source b. Mobile Source c. Motor vehicled. New vehicle 30. Substances that significantly deplete or otherwise modify the ozone layer in a manner that is likely to result in adverse effects on human health and the environment such as, but not limited to, chlorofluorocarbons, halons, and the like a. Hazardous Substances b. Ozone Depleting Substance c. Persistent Organic Pollutants d. Octane Rating 31. According to Section 6, The Department, in cooperation with the National Statistical Coordination Board, shall design and develop an information network of what purposes? a. Data Storageb. Transfer c. Exchange d. Retrieval 32. Serve as the central depository of all data and information related to air quality. a. DTIb. DOST c. DOE d. DENR 33. The Department shall designate areas where specific pollutants have already exceeded ambient standards as what areas? a. Stationary Area b. Non-attainment Area c. Attainment Area d. All of the above 34. According to Section 13, which of the following is not encouraged by the Emission Charge System to the industries and motor vehicles regarding pollution. a. to abate pollution b. to reduce pollutionc. to prevent pollution d. to control pollution 35. The Chapter 6 of the Philippine Clean Air Act talks about? a. Fines and Penalties b. Institutional Mechanism c. Actions d. Fuels, Additives, Substances and Pollutants 36. All organisms living in freshwater, brackish and marine environment. a. Aquifer b. Aquatic life c. Ecosystem d. Ecology 37. Application of an integrated, preventive environmental strategy to process, products, services to increase efficiency and reduce risk to humans and the environment. a. Safety b. Process Intensification c. Cleaner-Production d. Operation 38. Discharge from known sources which is passed into a body of water or land. a. Influent b. Effluent c. Sludge d. Dirt 39. Water containing less than 500 ppm dissolved common salt, sodium chloride. a. Freshwater b. Groundwater c. Surface water d. Marine water 40. A subsurface water that occurs beneath a water table in soils and rocks, or in geological formation. a. Freshwater b. Groundwaterc. Surface waterd. Marine water 41. Water-borne human or animal wastes, excluding oil or oil wastes, removed from residences, building, and institutions, industrial and commercial establishments. a. Septage b. Sewage c. Manure d. None of these 42. An area covering the same physiographic unit which affects the physico-chemical and biological reactions and diffusion of pollutants in the bodies of water draining the said area. a. Rural area b. Urban area c. Water quality management area d. None 43. Departments of government responsible for the water management of non-attainment areas. a. Department of Health b. Department of Agriculture c. Department of Environmental and Natural Resources d. All of these 44. Purposes of National Water Quality Management Fund. a. To finance containment, clean-up operations, restoration & rehabilitation of affected areas. b. Support research, enforcement, and monitoring c. Provide technical assistance, info, rewards & incentives. d. All of these 45. Purposes of Area Water Quality Management Fund.a. To maintain water bodies b. To finance wastewater facilities c. Provide technical assistance, info, rewards & incentives d. All of these 46. Water classification of fresh surface waters which is intended primarily for waters having watersheds, which are uninhabited and otherwise protected, and which require only approved disinfection. a. Class A b. Class C c. Class AA d. Class D e. Class B47. Water classification of fresh surface waters for sources of water supply that will require complete treatment. a. Class A b. Class AA c. Class C d. Class D e. Class B48. Water classification of fresh surface waters for primary contact recreation such as bathing, swimming, diving, etc. a. Class A b. Class AA c. Class C d. Class D e. Class B49. Water classification of fresh surface waters for fishery. a. Class A b. Class AA c. Class C d. Class D e. Class B 50. Water classification of fresh surface waters agriculture. a. Class AA b. Class C c. Class D d. Class A e. Class B