The port authority is thinking about dredging the harbor to make it deeper for large ships. before they do this, they hire a team of environmental scientists and engineers to study the impact of this project. which statement best explains why this study is important? a) it is always difficult to get a project like this approved. this study will them convince the local community to support the project.

b) if they do not perform the study, and there is a problem during the dredging project, the media could make them look bad.

c)the study will weigh the benefits against the negative impacts so an informed decision can be made.

d)the study will demonstrate the local government's concern for the community's safety.

Aresearcher conducting behavioral research collects individually identifiable sensitive information about illicit drug use and other illegal behaviors by surveying college students. one of the subjects is in an automobile accident two weeks after participating in the research study. is this an example of an unanticipated problem that requires reporting to the irb? yes, this must be reported because it was not listed as a risk of study participation in the consent form (was unexpected) and the subject experienced harm.yes, this must be reported because it involved a subject in a research study and it’s up to the irb to determine if it was related to participation.no, this does not need to be reported because it was assessed by the researcher as unrelated to the research study.no, this does not need to be reported to the irb since the researcher reported it to the sponsor of the study.