WASTEWATER LABORATORY
ANALYST CERTIFICATION EXAM
PRACTICE
QUESTION AND ANSWERS
Within the federal government, the following branch generates laws:
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(a) Congress
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(b) Office of the President
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(c) Supreme Court
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(d) Library of Congress - ANSWERS-A
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Explanation
Just a little reminder from your high school government class. The federal governm
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ent is divided into 3 branches: executive - the President; legislative -
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Congress (the Senate and the House of Representatives); and judicial -
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the Supreme Court. The legislative branch generates laws so the correct answer i
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s Congress. The Library of Congress is not correct, but those into speed reading
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may have just seen the word "Congress" and selected this answer.
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The law that governs wastewater analysis is:
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(a) Safe Drinking Water Act
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(b) Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
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(c) Clean Water Act
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(d) Federal Water Pollution Control Act - ANSWERS-C
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Explanation
The correct answer is the Clean Water Act. The Safe Drinking Water Act covers dr
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inking water, while the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act covers hazardou
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s waste disposal. The Federal Water Pollution Control Act is a precursor to the Cle
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an Water Act and has been superseded.
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Within the federal agency that develops wastewater regulations, the Office that is r
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esponsible for the wastewater programs is:
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(a) Office of
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(b) Office of
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(c) Office of
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(d) Office of
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Explanation
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) develops wastewater regulations and
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within the EPA the Office of Water is responsible for wastewater programs under t
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he Clean Water Act. The Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response regulate
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, s hazardous waste disposal, not wastewater. The Office of Research and Develop
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ment may at times be involved in the development of wastewater methods, but it d
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oes not administer the wastewater programs.
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Compliance monitoring analysis of wastewater: nc nc nc nc
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(b) can be performed by any
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(c) can be performed by any
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(d) can be performed by any
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Explanation
The Clean Water Act specifically authorizes the EPA Administrator to identify testin
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g procedures that are appropriate for monitoring wastewater. These identified meth
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ods are listed in 40 CFR 136.
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Allowed methods of analysis of heptachlor in wastewater include:
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(a) EPA 8081
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(b) EPA 608
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(c) SM 6630 B & C
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(d) ASTM D3086-90 - ANSWERS-B,C,D
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Explanation
Heptachlor, a pesticide, is a target analyte of EPA method 608 (organochlorine pes
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ticides by GC- nc nc
ECD), SM 6630 B&C (Standard Methods organochlorine pesticides by liquid-
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liquid extraction GC method I and liquid-
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liquid extraction GC method II), and ASTM D3086-
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90. Heptachlor is a target analyte for EPA method 8081, but this method is part of
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SW-846. Methods in SW- nc nc nc
846 are not identified as approved methods for analysis of wastewater in 40 CFR
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136.
The legal responsibility for insuring that the approved methods of analysis have be
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en used to generate data lies with:
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(a) the laboratory
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(b) the EPA
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(c) the person who signs the DMR
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(d) the state agency issuing the permit - ANSWERS-C
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Explanation
The ultimate responsibility for determining that the correct methods have been use
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d and referenced lies with the person who signs the Discharge Monitoring Report (
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DMR). The signature is attestation that the signer takes all responsibility.
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The approved methods of analysis under the industrial pre-treatment program are:
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(a) any EPA method
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ANALYST CERTIFICATION EXAM
PRACTICE
QUESTION AND ANSWERS
Within the federal government, the following branch generates laws:
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(a) Congress
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(b) Office of the President
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(c) Supreme Court
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(d) Library of Congress - ANSWERS-A
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Explanation
Just a little reminder from your high school government class. The federal governm
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ent is divided into 3 branches: executive - the President; legislative -
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Congress (the Senate and the House of Representatives); and judicial -
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the Supreme Court. The legislative branch generates laws so the correct answer i
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s Congress. The Library of Congress is not correct, but those into speed reading
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may have just seen the word "Congress" and selected this answer.
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The law that governs wastewater analysis is:
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(a) Safe Drinking Water Act
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(b) Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
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(c) Clean Water Act
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(d) Federal Water Pollution Control Act - ANSWERS-C
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Explanation
The correct answer is the Clean Water Act. The Safe Drinking Water Act covers dr
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inking water, while the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act covers hazardou
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s waste disposal. The Federal Water Pollution Control Act is a precursor to the Cle
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an Water Act and has been superseded.
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Within the federal agency that develops wastewater regulations, the Office that is r
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esponsible for the wastewater programs is:
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(a) Office of
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(b) Office of
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(c) Office of
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(d) Office of
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Explanation
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) develops wastewater regulations and
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within the EPA the Office of Water is responsible for wastewater programs under t
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he Clean Water Act. The Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response regulate
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, s hazardous waste disposal, not wastewater. The Office of Research and Develop
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ment may at times be involved in the development of wastewater methods, but it d
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oes not administer the wastewater programs.
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Compliance monitoring analysis of wastewater: nc nc nc nc
(a) can be performed by any
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(b) can be performed by any
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(c) can be performed by any
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(d) can be performed by any
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Explanation
The Clean Water Act specifically authorizes the EPA Administrator to identify testin
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g procedures that are appropriate for monitoring wastewater. These identified meth
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ods are listed in 40 CFR 136.
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Allowed methods of analysis of heptachlor in wastewater include:
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(a) EPA 8081
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(b) EPA 608
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(c) SM 6630 B & C
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(d) ASTM D3086-90 - ANSWERS-B,C,D
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Explanation
Heptachlor, a pesticide, is a target analyte of EPA method 608 (organochlorine pes
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ticides by GC- nc nc
ECD), SM 6630 B&C (Standard Methods organochlorine pesticides by liquid-
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liquid extraction GC method I and liquid-
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liquid extraction GC method II), and ASTM D3086-
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90. Heptachlor is a target analyte for EPA method 8081, but this method is part of
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SW-846. Methods in SW- nc nc nc
846 are not identified as approved methods for analysis of wastewater in 40 CFR
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136.
The legal responsibility for insuring that the approved methods of analysis have be
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en used to generate data lies with:
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(a) the laboratory
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(b) the EPA
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(c) the person who signs the DMR
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(d) the state agency issuing the permit - ANSWERS-C
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Explanation
The ultimate responsibility for determining that the correct methods have been use
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d and referenced lies with the person who signs the Discharge Monitoring Report (
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DMR). The signature is attestation that the signer takes all responsibility.
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The approved methods of analysis under the industrial pre-treatment program are:
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(a) any EPA method
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