Title: Explain how environmental quality management affects society.
Course: Biotechnology Foundations in Agricultural and Environmental Science (18308-II) > Section: Exploring Biotechnology in Environmental Science

Explanation should include the history, legislation, and organizations (e.g., U.S. Department of Agriculture [USDA], Virginia Department of Environmental Quality [DEQ], U.S. Environmental Protection Agency [EPA], and water and soil conservation districts) associated with environmental quality management, as well as the effects of environmental quality management on society.

Explanation should also address

- food insecurity
- water insecurity
- income disruption
- illnesses
- disease
- mental and emotional health problems
- income disruption
- asset depletion.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What are social environmental effects?
- What would be the consequences of not having environmental quality management?
- How has society benefited from environmental quality management?
- What is the Environmental and Social Management System (ESMS)?