U1 UST INSTALLATION RETROFITTING UPDATED
EXAM COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
SURE A+
✔✔What is included under "Level D" PPE? - ✔✔Steel toe boots, cotton coveralls,
hardhat, eye protection
✔✔Is respiratory protection included under "Level D" PPE? - ✔✔No
✔✔Are low PID reading sufficient data to complete a site assessment? - ✔✔No;
analytical data is needed
✔✔Does a split spoon require use of a drill rig? - ✔✔Yes
✔✔SM - ✔✔Silty sand - silty sands and sand-silt mixtures
✔✔Pt - ✔✔Highly organic soil - peat, muck, etc.
✔✔Is a stockpile considered an appropriate sampling location for contamination
determination? - ✔✔No
, ✔✔Where should soil samples be collected relative to the water table? - ✔✔At the
approximate top of the water table
✔✔Where should GW samples be collected relative to the water table? - ✔✔At the
soil/GW interface
✔✔Why is it a bad idea to filter GW samples for petroleum hydrocarbon analysis? -
✔✔Potential loss of COIs, loss of soluble material
✔✔What is the best material for sampling devices when testing for petroleum? -
✔✔PTFE (Teflon); also glass and stainless steel
✔✔What does a "paste tape wheel" measure? - ✔✔Free product thickness
✔✔What does HCID testing provide? - ✔✔Not a quantitative, but a qualitative detection
technique for petroleum constituents
✔✔What is the preferred sample container for GRO GW samples? - ✔✔40 ml, Teflon-
lined VOAs with no headspace, HCL-preserved
✔✔What is the ideal sample temperature? - ✔✔4 degrees C
✔✔What is a common COI that accompanies waste oil? - ✔✔Muriatic acid
✔✔Purpose of field duplicate samples - ✔✔To check the variability of the sampling
technique and analytical test
✔✔Where should the site assessor record site observations? - ✔✔In a field notebook
✔✔What needs to be recorded on the site map? - ✔✔Sample locations, UST features.
Landscape not needed
✔✔If a site assessor suspects a release, how long does the owner have to notify ECY?
- ✔✔24 hours
✔✔If a site assessor finds and unreported tank, how long do they have to notify ECY? -
✔✔24 hours
✔✔If a site assessor confirms a release, how long do they have to notify ECY? - ✔✔24
hours
✔✔How much advance is required to give written notice prior to conducting UST
decommissioning? - ✔✔30 days
EXAM COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
SURE A+
✔✔What is included under "Level D" PPE? - ✔✔Steel toe boots, cotton coveralls,
hardhat, eye protection
✔✔Is respiratory protection included under "Level D" PPE? - ✔✔No
✔✔Are low PID reading sufficient data to complete a site assessment? - ✔✔No;
analytical data is needed
✔✔Does a split spoon require use of a drill rig? - ✔✔Yes
✔✔SM - ✔✔Silty sand - silty sands and sand-silt mixtures
✔✔Pt - ✔✔Highly organic soil - peat, muck, etc.
✔✔Is a stockpile considered an appropriate sampling location for contamination
determination? - ✔✔No
, ✔✔Where should soil samples be collected relative to the water table? - ✔✔At the
approximate top of the water table
✔✔Where should GW samples be collected relative to the water table? - ✔✔At the
soil/GW interface
✔✔Why is it a bad idea to filter GW samples for petroleum hydrocarbon analysis? -
✔✔Potential loss of COIs, loss of soluble material
✔✔What is the best material for sampling devices when testing for petroleum? -
✔✔PTFE (Teflon); also glass and stainless steel
✔✔What does a "paste tape wheel" measure? - ✔✔Free product thickness
✔✔What does HCID testing provide? - ✔✔Not a quantitative, but a qualitative detection
technique for petroleum constituents
✔✔What is the preferred sample container for GRO GW samples? - ✔✔40 ml, Teflon-
lined VOAs with no headspace, HCL-preserved
✔✔What is the ideal sample temperature? - ✔✔4 degrees C
✔✔What is a common COI that accompanies waste oil? - ✔✔Muriatic acid
✔✔Purpose of field duplicate samples - ✔✔To check the variability of the sampling
technique and analytical test
✔✔Where should the site assessor record site observations? - ✔✔In a field notebook
✔✔What needs to be recorded on the site map? - ✔✔Sample locations, UST features.
Landscape not needed
✔✔If a site assessor suspects a release, how long does the owner have to notify ECY?
- ✔✔24 hours
✔✔If a site assessor finds and unreported tank, how long do they have to notify ECY? -
✔✔24 hours
✔✔If a site assessor confirms a release, how long do they have to notify ECY? - ✔✔24
hours
✔✔How much advance is required to give written notice prior to conducting UST
decommissioning? - ✔✔30 days
