Environment Exam Questions by Prof
1. Quality documents are used for different purposes as describing business processes and
strategies or to record process results. Please name different levels of quality
documentation and describe their purpose.
Ans:
This documentation system has 4 levels:
• Quality Manual: This is the highest level of documents which is at the peak of the
pyramid.
➢ Communicating the organization’s quality policy, procedures, and requirements
➢ Describing and implementing an effective quality system
➢ To provide the documented bases for auditing the quality system
• Operation Procedures:
Departmental procedures details how the commitment to the quality is applied to the
company operations.
➢ Review and analyze the current practices
➢ Obtaining approval
➢ Issuing for use
➢ Implementing
➢ Monitor and review
• Work Instructions:
It provides details of the day-to day operating instructions to control of the quality.
➢ What is to be done?
➢ How it should be done?
➢ Who should be done it?
➢ When should be done it?
• Supporting documents: These documents backup all applied processes.
➢ forms
➢ tickets
➢ purchase orders
➢ job cards
2. Give a definition for Ecology and name two Ecology Players?
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Ecology Players:
3. Name and briefly describe the three principles in German National Environmental Law.
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German National Environmental Law:
4. Explain the human enhanced greenhouse effect in comparison to the “standard”
greenhouse effect.
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Comparison between standard & human enhanced greenhouse effect:
Standard Human Enhanced
Burning of fossil fuels, deforestation,
Natural processes like volcanic
Cause industrial processes, agriculture,
activity, forest fires, decomposition etc.
waste management etc.
Regulate the Earth's temperature Global temperatures, melting glaciers,
Impact making sea-level rise, climate change, extreme
it suitable for life weather events etc.
Relatively gradual impact on the Relatively faster impact on the
Rate of Change
Earth's climate Earth's climate
Mitigating involves reducing
greenhouse
gas emissions;
Can’t be mitigated or adapted to, as it
Mitigation and Adaptation involves preparing for and
is an integral part of earth's climate
Adaptation managing the impacts of climate
equilibrium
change, like developing climate-resilient
infrastructure, implementing water
management strategies etc.
5. It is your job to register the chemical substances of your new product according to the
REACh regulation. The structure of the product is described below. Your manager states
that it is sufficient to submit one REACh registration. How do you react?
Product-Level Substance Substance Substance
1 A B C
2 D E F
2.1 E G -
2.2 G H -
Ans:
REACh is focused on the substances of a product and it is not focused on the product. So, all the
substances of a product are essential to registered as per REACh regulation. My reaction will be
that I will suggest my manager to submit registration for all substances of the product.
6. Which waste treatment strategies can be applied for textile waste which contains out of
mixed fibers?
Ans:
Waste treatment strategies:
i. Mechanical Recycling: Involves shredding and sorting textile waste into different
fiber types to create new textile products or materials.
ii. Chemical Recycling: Utilizes various chemical processes to break down mixed
fibers into their basic components, enabling the creation of new fibers or materials.
iii. Energy Recovery: Involves the conversion of textile waste into energy through
processes like pyrolysis, where the waste is burned to generate heat or electricity.
iv. Upcycling: Refers to transforming textile waste into higher-value products without
breaking down the fibers.
v. Landfilling: While not an ideal solution, landfilling is the disposal of textile waste
in designated landfill sites. However, efforts should be made to minimize landfilling
and prioritize more sustainable treatment options.
7. If you want to compare different Eco Labels. Which categories can be used for comparison?
Ans:
Categories of Eco Label:
Eco Labels:
I. EU Organic
II. GOTS:
III. Green Cotton:
IV. Hessantur:
V. Naturtextil:
8. Considering Maslow and Herzberg and our "modern way of living", where can clothing be
put in the pyramid and what are ecologic relevant consequences?
Ans:
Considering Maslow and Herzberg and our "modern way of living", clothing can be considered in
all levels in the pyramid-
I. Physiological needs: Clothing is one of the basic needs of human as it is essential for
human survival in the world. It protects human body from any adverse condition.
II. Safety needs: Clothing provides humans protection from the environment and a sense of
safety and comfort.
III. Love/Belonging needs: Giving clothing items a gift on special occasion, gives a person a
sense of love.
IV. Esteem needs: Nowadays people send more money to buy branded clothing to showcase
their social status in front of others.
V. Self-Realization needs: People, who are more focused on their potential, are tends to be
less conscious to fashion, which provides them more time for essential tasks.
The ecological consequences of increasing needs increases pollution and create a negative
impact on environment. Moreover, there is more waste in the world as a result which is
detrimental for the world.
9. What are the main difficulties/impacts with eco balances/life cycle assessment? Why
should we still apply them?
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Reason/Advantages for of life cycle assessment:
i. Consumer Awareness:
ii. Environmental Transparency:
iii. Sustainability Standards
iv. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
v. Policy Support:
Impact/Difficulties/Disadvantages of life cycle assessment:
10. The renewable energy sources – Geothermal power, Solar energy, Wind power, Biomass
and Hydro & tidal power – do have different energy potential to cover the worlds’ energy
demand. Please allocate these five sources according the energy potential qualitatively in
the picture below. Briefly describe the principle of hydro power and name one pro and
one contra argument for the usage.
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Solar Energy Geothermal Power Hydro & Tidal Power Biomass Wind Power
Principle of Hydro Power:
Pros & Cons of Hydro Power:
11. Name the four washing factors according to Sinner. (4 Points)
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