Environmental Laws Exam

Total points 50/50

Name *

MIRA, Rico A.

These are hazardous wastes made 1/1

radioactive by exposure to the
radiation incidental to the
production or utilization of nuclear
fuels but does not include nuclear
fuel, or radioisotopes which have
reached the final stage of
fabrication so as to be usable for
any scientific, medical, agricultural,
commercial, or industrial purpose. *

Nuclear Wastes

Thermal Wastes

Radio Wastes

Mine Wastes

This refer to a recycling center that 1/1

purchases or otherwise accepts
recyclable materials from the public
for the purpose of recycling such
materials; *

Sustainable Center

Buy-back Center

Recycling Center

Net Waste Load

This means any organic or inorganic 1/1

substance of a particular molecular
identity. *

Homogenous Substance

Chemical Substance

Chemical Compound

Molecular Substance

This is a solid waste management 1/1

practice of separating different
materials found in solid waste in
order to promote recycling and
reuse of resources and to reduce
the volume of waste for collection
and disposal; *

Segregation

Waste transportation

Waste disposal

Storation

This means water-borne human or 1/1

animal wastes, excluding oil or oil
wastes, removed from residences,
building, institutions, industrial and
commercial establishments
together with such groundwater,
surface water and storm water. *

Sewerage Treatment

Drainage

Sewage

Treated water

This includes solid waste transfer 1/1

station or sorting station, drop-off
center, a composting facility, and a
recycling facility; *

Sanitary landfill

Material Recovery Facility

Hazardous Wastes Facility

Trash bins

This refers to the entire system 1/1

which includes, but is not limited to,
conservation, regulation and
minimization of pollution, clean
production, waste management,
environmental law and policy,
environmental education and
information, study and mitigation of
the environmental impacts of
human activity, and environmental
research. *

Mine Management

Ecosystem

Environmental Management

Ecology

This means discharge from known 1/1

sources which is passed into a body
of water or land, or wastewater
flowing out of a manufacturing
plant, industrial plant including
domestic, commercial and
recreational facilities. *

Egress

Influent

Effluent

Ingress

This refers to the interim 1/1

containment of solid waste after
generation and prior to collection
for ultimate recovery or disposal; *

Storage

Warehouse

Storehouse

Space

This means any source of pollution 1/1

not identifiable as point source to
include, but not be limited to, runoff
from irrigation or rainwater, which
picks up pollutants from farms and
urban areas. *

Point Sources

Non-point sources

Tributary point source

Pollution Source

This agency shall set, revise and 1/1

enforce drinking water quality
standards. *

DENR

NWRB

DOH

Red Cross

This includes, but is not limited to, 1/1

any system or network of pipelines,
ditches, channels, or conduits
including pumping stations, lift
stations and force mains, service
connections including other
constructions, devices, and
appliances appurtenant thereto,
which includes the collection,
transport, pumping and treatment
of sewage to a point of disposal. *

Canal

Sewerage

Sewage

Drainage

This means any alteration of the 1/1

physical, chemical, biological, or
radiological properties of a water
body resulting in the impairment of
its purity or quality. *

Air Pollution

Water Pollution

Water Degradation

Water Alteration

This refer to large worn-out or 1/1

broken household, commercial, and
industrial appliances such as stoves,
refrigerators, dishwaters, and
clothes washers and dryers
collected separately. *

White Goods

Relief Goods

Clean Goods

Scrap Materials

This refers to the difference of the 1/1

initial waste load of the abstracted
water and the waste load of the final
effluent discharge of an industry *

Net Waste Load

Final Waste Load

Buy-back Center

Effluent

This refer to post-consumer 1/1

material that has been recycled and
returned to the economy. *

Upcycled Material

Recyclable

Recycled Material

Re-used material

This shall refer to wastes produced 1/1

from activities within local
government units which include a
combination of domestic,
commercial, institutional and
industrial wastes and street litters; *

Solid Wastes

Municipal Wastes

Hazardous Wastes

All of the above

This agency shall enforce water 1/1

quality standards in marine waters,
specifically from offshore sources. *

Bureau of Customs

Philippine Coast Guard

MARINA

DENR

This refer to a waste disposal site 1/1

designed, constructed, operated
and maintained in a manner that
exerts engineering control over
significant potential environmental
impacts arising from the
development and operation of the
facility. *

Sanitary landfill

Material Recovery Facility

Hazardous Wastes Facility

Trash bins

What do you call the committee 1/1

that monitors the implementation of
this Act and to review the
implementing rules and regulations
promulgated by the Department? *

EMB

Environmental Committee

DENR

Joint congressional Oversight

Committee

This means all surface areas where 1/1

development/ construction and
utilization activities are ongoing or
have been conducted. *

Disturbed Areas

Rehabilitation Areas

Idle Areas

Black Pink in your area

It is a layer of water-bearing rock 1/1

located underground that transmits
water in sufficient quantity to
supply pumping wells or natural
springs. *

Capillary Fringe

Aquifer

Water Table

Water bed

This refer to activities which reduce 1/1

or eliminate the amount of solid
wastes from waste disposal
facilities. *

Solid Waste Collection

Recycling

Waste Diversion

Upcycling

It is water intended for human 1/1

consumption or for use in food
preparation. *

Drinking Water

Treated Water

Domestic Water

Purified Water

For industries without any discharge 1/1

permit, they may be given a period
of how many months after the
effectivity of the implementing
rules and regulations promulgated
pursuant to this Act, to secure a
discharge permit. *

6 months

12 months

24 months

3 months

This is the lead agency that is 1/1

responsible for the implementation
and enforcement of the CWA. *

NWRB

EMB

DENR

DAR

These are substances that are 1/1

without any safe commercial,
industrial , agricultural or economic
usage and are shipped , transported
or brought from the country of
origin for dumping or disposal into
or in transit through any part of the
territory of the Philippines. *

Hazardous Substances

Corrosive Substances

Toxic Wastes

Reactive Substances

These materials can create fire 1/1

under certain conditions; friction
sensitive substances like solvents. *

Toxic

Reactive

Ignitable

Corrosive

This refers to the controlled 1/1

decomposition of organic matter by
micro-organisms, mainly by bacteria
and fungi, into humus-like product. *

Composting Facility

Humus production facility

Recycling

None of the above

It is one of the greenhouses gases 1/1

that is commonly released from
landfills. *

Carbon

Methane

Ammonia

Nitrogen

These are discarded household, 1/1

commercial waste, non-hazardous
institutional and industrial waste,
street sweepings, construction
debris, agricultural waste and other
non-hazardous/ non-toxic solid
waste. *

Recyclable wastes

Residual Wastes

Solid Wastes

Hazardous Wastes

These materials are unstable under 1/1

normal conditions and readily
undergo violent changes without
detonating; reacts violently with
water and create spontaneously
explosive mixtures like toxic gases,
vapors, and fumes and are capable
of detonating, *

Toxic

Reactive

Ignitable

Corrosive

This document is required for 1/1

dischargers of regulated pollutants
specifying the quantity, quality of
effluent, compliance schedule and
monitoring requirement. *

Wastewater Permit

Waste Transport Permit

Discharge Permit

Discharge and disposal permit

These are acidic or basic capable of 1/1

corroding metals; by chemical
action can cause severe damage
when in contact with living tissue. *

Toxic

Reactive

Ignitable

Corrosive

It is the systematic administration of 1/1

activities which provide for
segregation at source, segregated
collection, storage, transfer,
processing, treatment and disposal
of solid waste and all other activities
which do not harm the environment
*

Toxic Waste Management

Waste Management

Hazardous Waste Management

Ecological Solid Waste Management

This is the water that collects 1/1

contaminants as it trickles through
wastes which in open dumpsites
results in hazardous substances
entering surface, ground water or
soil. *

Leachate

Sludge