REHS 300 questions And Answers
1. What is an emetic? Describe a few examples observed in Environmental
Health.: It is a chemical that induces vomiting. In E.H. emetics are used in
Vector Control for rodent control, Red Squill
2. What does USDA stamp on meat signify?: The meat products have
been processed and inspected by the USDA (United State Department of
Agriculture) and has passed food quality inspections
3. Mobile Home parks are monitored by what Federal agency?:
Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
4. What are the specific requirements for an OXIDATION (stabilization) POND?-
: The space (or area), time (up to 60 days) and the depth (3 to 5 feet)
5. For community-wide noise panning, what is the most important contributor
to that noise: automobiles;routes and traffic
6. What types of laws are government protected from liability?:
Sovereign immunity
7. What is grout seal?: this is the top space between a bored well and the
ground. the seal is usually concrete
,8. What waste by-product is generated from sulfur oxide scrubbers?: Sulfuric
acid. The sulfur oxide reacts with the water in the scrubber to form acid. This is
also an important reaction in the atmosphere where the sulfur oxides react with the
atmospheric moisture and forms acid rain.
9. What type of laws do the Health Department enforce?: Administrative (dele-
gated laws)
10. You are asked to inspect and test for pH, conductivity, and heavy metals.
What type of inspection are you performing?: A hazardous waste inspection for
metal plating facility
11. In most cities, nitrogen oxide (NOX) is what source of pollution?: Automo-
bile exhaust
12. Search and inspection warrants are similar except?: with search warrants,
the search requirements are specific to a violation condition
13. When municipal water treatment facilities add fluoride into their water what
is one of the most important factors in calculating the dose?: the temperature
of the water. the colder the water the more flu0ride it absorbs
14. Who developed the Model Food Code?: The Food Drug Administration (FDA)
15. What law establishes the Environmental Impact Statement?: The National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
, 16. What is the average holding time for septic tanks?: 24 hours
17. What is does it mean where they refer to "CRADLE to GRAVE": Whoever
produces the hazardous material, they are responsible for the chemical from the
time they created (CRADLE) to it's final disposal (GRAVE)
1. What is an emetic? Describe a few examples observed in Environmental
Health.: It is a chemical that induces vomiting. In E.H. emetics are used in
Vector Control for rodent control, Red Squill
2. What does USDA stamp on meat signify?: The meat products have
been processed and inspected by the USDA (United State Department of
Agriculture) and has passed food quality inspections
3. Mobile Home parks are monitored by what Federal agency?:
Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
4. What are the specific requirements for an OXIDATION (stabilization) POND?-
: The space (or area), time (up to 60 days) and the depth (3 to 5 feet)
5. For community-wide noise panning, what is the most important contributor
to that noise: automobiles;routes and traffic
6. What types of laws are government protected from liability?:
Sovereign immunity
7. What is grout seal?: this is the top space between a bored well and the
ground. the seal is usually concrete
,8. What waste by-product is generated from sulfur oxide scrubbers?: Sulfuric
acid. The sulfur oxide reacts with the water in the scrubber to form acid. This is
also an important reaction in the atmosphere where the sulfur oxides react with the
atmospheric moisture and forms acid rain.
9. What type of laws do the Health Department enforce?: Administrative (dele-
gated laws)
10. You are asked to inspect and test for pH, conductivity, and heavy metals.
What type of inspection are you performing?: A hazardous waste inspection for
metal plating facility
11. In most cities, nitrogen oxide (NOX) is what source of pollution?: Automo-
bile exhaust
12. Search and inspection warrants are similar except?: with search warrants,
the search requirements are specific to a violation condition
13. When municipal water treatment facilities add fluoride into their water what
is one of the most important factors in calculating the dose?: the temperature
of the water. the colder the water the more flu0ride it absorbs
14. Who developed the Model Food Code?: The Food Drug Administration (FDA)
15. What law establishes the Environmental Impact Statement?: The National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
, 16. What is the average holding time for septic tanks?: 24 hours
17. What is does it mean where they refer to "CRADLE to GRAVE": Whoever
produces the hazardous material, they are responsible for the chemical from the
time they created (CRADLE) to it's final disposal (GRAVE)
