What Can a Nurse Do on an Individual Level to Reduce

question 9

Multiple Choice

What can a nurse do on an individual level to reduce pollution in the environment?

• A) Provide a tax incentive to factories that do not pollute
• B) Make laws related to allowed levels of pollution in the area
• C) Choose a less-polluting car
• D) Move to an area with less pollution

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Definitions:

Flash Flood

A rapid and extreme flow of high water into a normally dry area, or a rapid water level rise in a stream or creek above a specified point, usually due to heavy rain.

Hydrographs

Charts that show the flow rate of water over time in a specific stream, river, or other body of water.

Hydrograph

a graph showing the rate of flow (discharge) versus time past a specific point in a stream, river, or other channel.

Snowmelt

The runoff produced by melting snow.