APES Ch. 23/24
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 pesticides | Using imported food whenever possible would not reduce the threat of _____ in your food. |
| 50 | An integrated pest management program can reduce pre-harvest pest-induced crop losses by _____%. |
| multidimensional | Integrated pest management is a _____ control program. |
| multiple samplings | Integrated pest management involves _____of the pest population. |
| critical times | In integrated pest management, small amounts of pesticies are used at _____. |
| vacuming up | In integrated pest management, controlling pests may include _____ harmful bugs. |
| irradiating | Critics claim that ______ foods may cause unkown long-term effects. |
| cotton, citrus groves, potato fields, and tobacco fields | Zapping pests with hot water has been effective on all of the following crops: cotton, citrus groves, potato fields, and tobacco fields. |
| hormone | A _____ is a chemical that travels in the bloodstream and controls an organism's growh and development. |
| pheromone | A _____ is a speciesspecific chemical sex attractant. |
| false | (true or false) The US leads the world in experiments with natural predators. |
| biological | _____ control is often self-perpetuating once establishe. |
| monocultures | Planting _____ would be the least beneficial in trying to reduce insect damage. |
| 1987/100 | Since _____ the EPA has labeled _____ inert ingredients as "of known or potential toxicological concern." |
| FIFRA | _____ allows the EPA to leave inadequately tested pesticides on the market. |
| chemicals | FIFRA allows the EPA to licence new _____ without full health and safety data. |
| biologically magnified | DDT is likely to become _____ in a food chain. |
| 5 | According to the USDA, about _____% of herbicides applied to crops reach the target weeds. |
| 2 | According to the USDA, no more than _____% of the insecticides applied to crops by aerial spraying reach the target pests. |
| genetic resistance | The most serious drawback to using chemicals to control pests is the development of _____. |
| organophosphates | Malathion and paration are examples of _____. |
| Chlorinated hydrocarbons | _____ would persist in an area the longest of any pesticide. |
| pesticides | Manufacturers have been known to add _____ to contact lenses, matresses and shampoos. |
| herbicides | _____ would be used to kill weeds. |
| love canal incident | THe _____ demonstrates that preventing pollution is safer and cheaper than cleaning it up. |
| landfills | Over half of US municiple solid waste is dumped in _____. |
| 16 | _____% of solid waste produce in the US is burned. |
| 220 | If a small business produces less than _____ pounds of a waste per month, the EPA does not consider the material hazardous. |
| 5 | Legally designated and controlled forms of hazardous waste make up about _____% of the total hazardous waste. |
| Pollution Prevention Pays | Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company is famous for its _____ program. |
| 1/3 | Studies indicate that 10-oz bottles of soft drinks cost _____ less if refillable bottles. |
| landfill | The least desirable final resting place for a used tire is in the _____. |
| compost | _____ is most completely described as soil conditioner and organic ferilizer. |
| solid waste | Metals, plastics and paper can be recovered from _____. |
| 60 | Plastics account for about _____% of the debris found on US beaches. |
| Denmark | _____ has the most comprehensive and effective hazardous-waste detoxification program in the world. |
| Bioremediation | _____ may be used at considerably less expense than landfills and incineration if toxin-degrading bacteria can be found. |
| incinerators | _____ release toxic substance in fly ash and bottom ash. |
| sanitary landfills | _____ typically have problems with traffic, noise, and dust. |
| lead | A serious pollutant that accumulates in human bones becauseit is not excreted is _____. |
| 10 | In the US, the current max. legal level of lead in the blood is _____ micrograms/deciliter. |
| hydrogen peroxide | Chlorine bleaching of wood pulp and paper can be replaced by using _____. |
| superfund | The _____ program pays to clean up inactive or abandoned hazardou-waste dump sites. |
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