Think about what you know about depressions. How might an economic depression impact people’s daily lives? Check all of the boxes that apply. It would increase people’s confidence. It would cause more people to lose their homes. It would increase the number of people who experience hunger. It would make people feel more optimistic about the future. It would make people feel more afraid and uncertain about their lives.

The state in which the manufacturing company you work for is located regulates the presence of a particular substance in the environment to concentrations ≤ x. recently-released, reliable research endorsed by the responsible federal agency conclusively demonstrates that the substance poses no risks at concentrations up to 5x. your company has asked you to consider designing a new process with a waste discharge stream containing up to 2x of the substance. based on the stated conditions, describe this possible.