PE ENVIRONMENTAL EXAM 2026 NCEES
PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND DETAILED
SOLUTIONS COMPLETE ENVIRONMENTAL
ENGINEERING STUDY GUIDE
Arsenic - CORRECT ANSWER-Used from 1900 to 1935 to treat insect
infestation of cattle
Soil Vapor Extraction - CORRECT ANSWER-The only effective treatment
for removing organic contaminants from soils
Humic Matter - CORRECT ANSWER-High molecular weight and strongly
hydrophobic organic compounds tend to partition (attach) to soils
containing:
Hydrogen release compounds - CORRECT ANSWER-The natural
attenuation of tetrachloroethene compounds can be enhanced by:
SCBA operated in pressure-demand mode - CORRECT ANSWER-The only
respirator approved for protection from unknowns*RCRA Subtitle C*
addresses the handling and disposal of Hazardous Waste, while *RCRA
Subtitle D* addresses Solid Non-Hazardous Waste. True or False -
CORRECT ANSWER-True
, CERCLA (Superfund) - CORRECT ANSWER-Established federal authority
for emergency response and clean-up of hazardous substances that have
been spilled, improperly disposed, or released into the environment
SARA (Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986) -
CORRECT ANSWER-The Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization
Act amended the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation,
and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) on October 17, 1986. The Superfund
Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA) reflected EPA's
experience in administering the complex Superfund program during its
first six years and made several important changes and additions to the
program. SARA:
stressed the importance of permanent remedies and innovative treatment
technologies in cleaning up hazardous waste sites;
required Superfund actions to consider the standards and requirements
found in other State and Federal environmental laws and regulations;
provided new enforcement authorities and settlement tools;
increased State involvement in every phase of the Superfund program;
increased the focus on human health problems posed by hazardous waste
sites;
encouraged greater citizen participation in making decisions on how sites
should be cleaned up; and
increased the size of the trust fund to $8.5 billion.
SARA also required EPA to revise the Hazard Ranking System to ensure
that it accurately assessed the relative degree of risk to human health and
the environment posed by uncontrolled hazardous waste sites that may be
placed on the National Priorities List (NPL).
PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND DETAILED
SOLUTIONS COMPLETE ENVIRONMENTAL
ENGINEERING STUDY GUIDE
Arsenic - CORRECT ANSWER-Used from 1900 to 1935 to treat insect
infestation of cattle
Soil Vapor Extraction - CORRECT ANSWER-The only effective treatment
for removing organic contaminants from soils
Humic Matter - CORRECT ANSWER-High molecular weight and strongly
hydrophobic organic compounds tend to partition (attach) to soils
containing:
Hydrogen release compounds - CORRECT ANSWER-The natural
attenuation of tetrachloroethene compounds can be enhanced by:
SCBA operated in pressure-demand mode - CORRECT ANSWER-The only
respirator approved for protection from unknowns*RCRA Subtitle C*
addresses the handling and disposal of Hazardous Waste, while *RCRA
Subtitle D* addresses Solid Non-Hazardous Waste. True or False -
CORRECT ANSWER-True
, CERCLA (Superfund) - CORRECT ANSWER-Established federal authority
for emergency response and clean-up of hazardous substances that have
been spilled, improperly disposed, or released into the environment
SARA (Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986) -
CORRECT ANSWER-The Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization
Act amended the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation,
and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) on October 17, 1986. The Superfund
Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA) reflected EPA's
experience in administering the complex Superfund program during its
first six years and made several important changes and additions to the
program. SARA:
stressed the importance of permanent remedies and innovative treatment
technologies in cleaning up hazardous waste sites;
required Superfund actions to consider the standards and requirements
found in other State and Federal environmental laws and regulations;
provided new enforcement authorities and settlement tools;
increased State involvement in every phase of the Superfund program;
increased the focus on human health problems posed by hazardous waste
sites;
encouraged greater citizen participation in making decisions on how sites
should be cleaned up; and
increased the size of the trust fund to $8.5 billion.
SARA also required EPA to revise the Hazard Ranking System to ensure
that it accurately assessed the relative degree of risk to human health and
the environment posed by uncontrolled hazardous waste sites that may be
placed on the National Priorities List (NPL).
