What Is the Superfund National Priorities List

question 16

Multiple Choice

What is the Superfund National Priorities List?

• A)the federal inventory of green chemistry locations
• B)the existing hazardous waste sites that pose the greatest threat to public health
• C)federally approved locations for the long-term storage of toxic chemicals
• D)current policy on how to handle chemical accidents
• E)a list of bodies of water in the U.S. that have not been polluted

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Definitions:

Maintenance Rehearsal

A cognitive process that involves repeatedly verbalizing or thinking about a piece of information to keep it in short-term memory.

Depth-of-processing Approach

A theory that suggests the depth at which information is thought about or processed affects how well it is remembered; deeper processing involves meaningful analysis and leads to better recall.

Interference Theory

The theory suggesting that the ability to remember information is affected by other learning, leading to memory interference and forgetting.

Stage Theory

A theory that development occurs in distinct phases or stages, each characterized by specific criteria.