Which of the Following Is True of the Resource Conservation

question 15

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act?

• A) The act requires companies to notify the EPA ninety days before manufacturing or importing new chemicals.
• B) The act gives the EPA emergency powers to respond to public health or environmental dangers from faulty hazardous waste disposal.
• C) The act gives the EPA power to govern the creation, storage, transport, treatment, and disposal of hazardous wastes.
• D) The act is designed to restore and maintain the "chemical, physical, and biological integrity" of the country's waters.
• E) The act created an effluent permit system known as the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System.

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