<h1>AP Environmental Science: Legislation, Math, &amp; Experimental Design</h1>Laws and Legislation<ul><li>Endangered Species Act&nbsp;- identifies threatened and endangered species in the US, and puts their protection ahead of economic considerations</li><li>Clean Water Act&nbsp;- set maximum permissible amounts of water pollutants that can be discharged into waterways</li><li>Safe Drinking Water Act&nbsp;- set maximum contaminant levels for pollutants in drinking water that may have adverse effects on human health</li><li>Clean Air Act-&nbsp;regulates the emission of air pollutants that affect human health. Set emission standards for cars</li><li>Delaney Clause of Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act&nbsp;-&nbsp;&nbsp;requires the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to ban food additives which are found to cause or induce cancer</li><li>Montreal Protocol&nbsp;- controlling global warming by setting greenhouse gas emissions targets for developed countries</li><li>Kyoto Protocol&nbsp;- controlling global warming by setting greenhouse gas emissions targets for developed countries</li><li>RCRA&nbsp;- &nbsp;controls hazardous waste with a &lsquo;cradle-to-grave&rsquo; system</li><li>CERCLA&nbsp;-&nbsp;gave the EPA the power to investigate and clean up sites contaminated with hazardous substances</li><li>CiTES&nbsp;- lists species that cannot be commercially traded as live specimens or wildlife products</li></ul>Math in APES &amp; Formulas<ul><li>population growth - (CBR-CDR)/10</li><li>doubling time - 70/growth rate</li><li>dimensional analysis</li><li>percent change - ((new-old/old) x 100</li></ul>Experimental Design<ul><li>independent variable - &quot;manipulated&quot; variable, &quot;I change it&quot;</li><li>dependent variable - &quot;responding&quot; variable depends on independent variable</li><li>control - level of &quot;independent variable&quot; used to compare, &quot;normal conditions&quot;</li></ul>

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AP Environmental Science: Legislation, Math, & Experimental Design

Alyssa Su

View the note AP Environmental Science: Legislation, Math, & Experimental Design: AP Environmental Science: Legislation, Math, & Experimental DesignLaws and LegislationEndangered Species Act - identifies threatened and endangered species in the US, and puts their protection ahead of economic conside...