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