REHS/RS Study Guide with Complete Solutions What does photodecomposition in a plastic bottle do in a landfill or waste dump? - Correct Answer Reduce the amount of waste In a newborn hospital wing humidifiers will? - Correct Answer Need to be cleaned frequently due to bacterial growth on the components What is LEAST effected when contaminated air is found in a hospital? - Correct Answer Air filtered in the morgue.What is the maximum time for industry to generate hazardous waste without a permit? - Correct Answer 90 = large quantity 180 = small quantity What is the best way to prevent groundwater contamination in wells? - Correct Answer Grouting the annular space Where are you least likely to find asbestos? - Correct Answer Ceramic floor tile? (other answers included insulated pipe coverings and wall plaster and asbestos can be found in floor tiling products so if there is an option of NONE OF THE ABOVE...maybe choose that one).What industry does the BISSC deal with? - Correct Answer Baking (stands for Baking Industry Sanitation Standards Committee).Which amendment deals with illegal search and seizure of private property? - Correct Answer 4th (IV) Groundwater Rule? - Correct Answer Protection against microbial organisms, reducing the risk of fecal contamination of the water for those who use the groundwater supply as a drinking source.Source water? - Correct Answer Untreated water from streams, lakes, aquifers which is ultimately used as the drinking supply for the general public. 1 / 2
When filling out a search warrant application what is not necessary to include? - Correct Answer Neighbor's testimony (is information which is not coming from an approved authority...could be hearsay).What are the most common contaminants found in an automobile crank shaft? (Crank case) - Correct Answer Gasoline and phenols When testing for radon in schools where is the best place to test? - Correct Answer Lowest rooms in the building The sand filter is used to remove? - Correct Answer Bacteria and suspended solids from water.The formula Q=AIR is used to determine? - Correct Answer Rate of runoff in a watershed What is the importance of Darcy's Law? - Correct Answer It is a derived constitutive equation that describes the flow of a fluid through a porous medium. the law was formulated by Henry Darcy based on the results of his experiment on the flow of water through beds of sand. It also forms the scientific basis of fluid permeability used in the earth sciences.Q=KIA - Correct Answer Groundwater flow, flow through an underground formation.Which is LEAST likely to cause foodborne illness in schools? - Correct Answer Whole vegetables grown at school and cooked in a school cafeteria.A possible cause of methemoglobinemia is? - Correct Answer High concentrations of Nitrates in drinking water A water treatment plant should have what (according to Salvato)? - Correct Answer A well equipped lab, certified operator, and qualified chemist. (is certified chemist the same as qualified chemist and if the question asks what is NOT needed at a water treatment plant would the answer be "Licensed Plant Manager since certified operator is required to be there).
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