CEA Risk Management & Environmental Impact 3

Question 1

Which U.S. law requires facilities to report annual releases of listed toxic chemicals to federal and state authorities, creating a public database?

Accepted Answer

EPCRA Section 313 (Toxics Release Inventory)

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CERCLA Section 103

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CAA Title V

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RCRA Section 3002

Question 2

In a quantitative risk assessment, what term describes the mathematical combination of risk estimates across multiple exposure routes (ingestion, inhalation, dermal)?

Accepted Answer

Cumulative Risk

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Hazard Quotient

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Margin of Exposure

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Background Risk

Question 3

Which type of environmental insurance covers third-party bodily injury and property damage claims arising from pollutant releases from a covered location?

Accepted Answer

Pollution Legal Liability (PLL)

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Contractor's Pollution Liability (CPL)

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Remediation Cost Cap

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Environmental Professional Errors and Omissions

Question 4

A facility's environmental management system (EMS) follows ISO 14001. During an internal audit, an auditor finds that a significant environmental aspect has no documented operational control. This is classified as:

Accepted Answer

A nonconformity

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An observation

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An opportunity for improvement

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A corrective action request for a minor deviation

Question 5

Which fate and transport mechanism causes organic contaminants to move from soil pore water onto soil particle surfaces, reducing their bioavailability?

Accepted Answer

Sorption

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Volatilization

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Biodegradation

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Leaching

Question 6

Under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA), what triggers a facility's obligation to notify the Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) of an extremely hazardous substance release?

Accepted Answer

A release that equals or exceeds the reportable quantity for that substance

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Any release regardless of quantity

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A release that crosses a facility fence line

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A release detected by community air monitors

Question 7

What is the purpose of a sensitivity analysis in a quantitative human health risk assessment?

Accepted Answer

To identify which input parameters most strongly influence the risk estimate

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To determine which contaminants exceed cleanup standards

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To calculate background cancer rates in the study population

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To confirm that laboratory analytical methods are sufficiently sensitive