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REHS/RS EXAM COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS| 100% CORRECT| GRADE
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
What industry does the BISSC deal with? Correct answer:
Baking
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Which amendment deals with illegal search and seizure of
private property? Correct answer: 4th
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.
When filling out a search warrant application what is not
necessary to include? Correct answer: Neighbor's testimony
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
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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
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A water treatment plant should have what (according to
Salvato)? Correct answer: A well equipped lab, certified
operator, and qualified chemist.
Upon receiving a permit for a temporary food facility the facility
should first? Correct answer: Post the permit in a conspicuous
place
Which form of Hepatitis is spread by the fecal oral route?
Correct answer: Hepatitis A
What is the most common type of food borne illness? Correct
answer: Salmonella
A temporary food service caterer may not accept food from
which of the following? Correct answer: Food prepared from
home.
What is most likely happening if a family living in a local
housing project starts to feel the following symptoms: headache,
dizziness, weakness, pain in the fingernail bed, nausea, and red
blotchy skin? Correct answer: Carbon Monoxide (CO)
poisoning.