Technology-Based Standards Are Frequently Used in the Context of Regulating

question 7

Multiple Choice

Technology-based standards are frequently used in the context of regulating water pollution,but they will be cost-effective only if all the regulated plants in each category ________.

• A)have identical marginal damages
• B)have exactly the same marginal abatement costs
• C)manufacture the same end products
• D)install the same pollution control equipment

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Definitions:

Mutating

The process of undergoing changes in the genetic sequence, leading to variations in the genetic makeup of organisms.

Genetically Engineered Corn

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Allergens

Allergens are substances that can cause an allergic reaction by the immune system in some individuals, ranging from mild to life-threatening reactions.

Genetic Exchange

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