REHS/RS NEHA Study Guide (with solutions)

When gas pipe is leaking, what methods would be used by the technician to identify the exact point of leakage? correct answers Using soap bubble solution What is the graphic tool used by meteorologists to give a succinct view of how wind speed and direction are typically distributed at a particular location correct answers Wind Rose What is the lowest portion of Earth's atmosphere called: correct answers troposphere (a height of about 3.7-6.2 miles (6-10 km) What three viruses cause the largest number of known cases of illness through contaminated food: correct answers Hepatitis, Rotavirus, Norovirus Shellfish poisoning is caused by a group of toxins produced by: correct answers planktonic algae (dinoflagellates, in most cases) What is the most widely accepted detection method for the saxitoxins (Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning) around the world: correct answers mouse bioassay (not as useful in Diarrhetic Shellfish Poisoning or Neurotoxic Shellfish Poisoning) Pufferfish (also called "fugu" or "blowfish") are thought of as a delicacy - even though they contain this toxin: correct answers tetrodotoxin (in some types of pufferfish, some of the organs like the liver and skin contain tetrodotoxin; in some pufferfish the toxin is in the meat also; and some have no toxin at all) Compounds that cause neurological symptoms such as profuse sweating, coma, convulsions, hallucinations, excitement, depression, spastic colon correct answers Neurotoxins Compounds that produce rapid, transient nausea, vomiting, abdominal cramping, and diarrhea: correct answers gastrointestinal irritants mushrooms in this category generally are nontoxic and produce no symptoms, unless alcohol is consumed within 72 hours after eating them, in which case a short-lived, acute toxic syndrome is produced: correct answers disulfiram‐like toxins This is is a human illness caused by consumption of some subtropical and tropical marine finfish correct answers Ciguatera fish poisoning (caused by consumption of subtropical and tropical marine finfish that have accumulated ciguatoxins through their diets) Powdered infant formula is not sterile, and its nutrients provide good conditions for the growth of correct answers Cronobacter (after reconstitution) Travelers diarrhea is caused by which E. Coli (acronym)? correct answers ETEC