Environmental Awareness & Ethics Flashcards

Vocabulary-style flashcards based on the AECH 1100 Environmental Awareness & Ethics final examination content, covering ethical frameworks, waste management, and environmental indicators.

Conflict of Interest

A situation where a professional's personal relationships or interests could influence their decisions, such as a project manager awarding a contract to a firm owned by a close friend.

Soil Erosion

An environmental process that primarily impacts agricultural lands, contrary to the misconception that it only affects urban areas.

Waste Recycling Disadvantages

Logistical challenges within the recycling process that can potentially cause more environmental or process harm than benefit.

Social Responsibility

An ethical framework suggesting that an entity, whether an individual or an organization, is obligated to act for the benefit of society.

Job Rotation

A management method used to decrease individual worker exposure to noise over time.

Improperly Operated Flares

Industrial components that emit $CO_2$ and $H_2O$ when not functioning correctly.

Primary Obligation of Professional Organizations

The safeguarding and advancing of public health, welfare, and safety.

Noise Control at the Source

Control methods implemented directly where noise is generated, such as the maintenance of automobiles.

Waste Management Sequence

The correct order of waste processing: Prevention, Minimization, Reuse, Recycling, Energy Recovery, and Disposal.

Wastewater Minimization

The reduction of wastewater at the point of use, exemplified by installing low-volume flush boxes on toilets.

Triple Bottom Line

A concept of sustainability referring to the three core responsibilities of businesses (typically Social, Environmental, and Economic).

Air Quality Index (AQI)

A standardized system that uses color levels to indicate the quality of air and its potential health effects.

AQI Green Level

A color level in the Air Quality Index indicating 'Good' air quality.

AQI Yellow Level

A color level in the Air Quality Index indicating 'Moderate' air quality.

AQI Orange Level

A color level in the Air Quality Index indicating air is 'Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups'.

AQI Red Level

A color level in the Air Quality Index indicating 'Unhealthy' air quality.

AQI Purple Level

A color level in the Air Quality Index indicating 'Very Unhealthy' air quality.

Gas Emission Evaluation in Qatar

A process involving catalytic converters, vehicle inspections, and regular evaluation to manage and present gas emission data.

Oil Spill Processes

The series of physical and chemical changes that occur in the environment immediately following an oil spill.