Question

Expand BATNEEC.

(a) Best adaptable techniques not entailing excessive cost

(b) Best available techniques not entailing excessive cost

(c) Best available techniques not entailing environmental cost

(d) Best practicable environmental option

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Enquiry is from Scope of Environmental Biotechnology topic in chapter Issues and Scope of Environmental Biotechnology of Environmental Biotechnology

Answer 1

The correct answer is (b) Best available techniques not entailing excessive cost

For explanation I would say: Best available techniques not entailing excessive cost is the correct expansion with respect to environment biotechnology, best practicable environmental option is the expansion of BPEO, Best adaptable techniques not entailing excessive cost and Best available techniques not entailing environmental cost terms does not exist.