AK HAZARDOUS WASTE CONTRACTOR EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) Q&A 2027 |INSTANT DOWNLAD PDF
1. What is the primary federal law governing the management
of hazardous waste from generation through disposal?
A. Clean Air Act
B. Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
C. Safe Drinking Water Act
D. Federal Insecticide Act
Correct Answer: B. Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
(RCRA)
Rationale: RCRA Subtitle C establishes the framework for
controlling hazardous waste from generation through
transportation, treatment, storage, and disposal.
2. Which Alaska agency administers Alaska's hazardous-waste
management program?
A. Alaska Department of Transportation
B. Alaska Department of Labor
C. Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation
D. Alaska Department of Commerce
,Correct Answer: C. Alaska Department of Environmental
Conservation (ADEC)
Rationale: ADEC administers Alaska's hazardous-waste
program. Alaska received final authorization to administer the
RCRA Subtitle C program effective August 6, 2026.
3. Which Alaska Administrative Code chapter primarily
addresses hazardous waste management?
A. 18 AAC 50
B. 18 AAC 60
C. 18 AAC 62
D. 18 AAC 80
Correct Answer: C. 18 AAC 62
Rationale: Alaska's hazardous-waste management
requirements are primarily contained in 18 AAC 62.
4. What is the first major step when determining whether a
waste is hazardous?
A. Transport it to a landfill
B. Make an accurate hazardous-waste determination
C. Mix it with nonhazardous waste
D. Burn it
Correct Answer: B. Make an accurate hazardous-waste
determination
,Rationale: A generator must determine whether a solid waste
meets the definition or characteristics of hazardous waste
before deciding how it must be managed.
5. Which characteristic involves a waste capable of catching
fire under specified conditions?
A. Corrosivity
B. Reactivity
C. Ignitability
D. Toxicity
Correct Answer: C. Ignitability
Rationale: Ignitable waste can present a fire hazard because of
its physical or chemical properties.
6. Which characteristic concerns a waste's ability to corrode
steel under specified conditions or exhibit very low/high pH?
A. Ignitability
B. Corrosivity
C. Reactivity
D. Toxicity
Correct Answer: B. Corrosivity
Rationale: Corrosive hazardous wastes can damage materials
and cause severe tissue injury.
, 7. Which hazardous-waste characteristic concerns unstable
wastes capable of dangerous reactions?
A. Toxicity
B. Reactivity
C. Ignitability
D. Density
Correct Answer: B. Reactivity
Rationale: Reactive wastes may react violently, release toxic
gases, or undergo other dangerous reactions.
8. Which hazardous-waste characteristic is associated with the
potential for harmful contaminants to leach into
groundwater?
A. Toxicity
B. Ignitability
C. Corrosivity
D. Flammability only
Correct Answer: A. Toxicity
Rationale: Toxicity is determined through regulatory criteria
and testing designed to identify wastes that can release
harmful constituents.
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) Q&A 2027 |INSTANT DOWNLAD PDF
1. What is the primary federal law governing the management
of hazardous waste from generation through disposal?
A. Clean Air Act
B. Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
C. Safe Drinking Water Act
D. Federal Insecticide Act
Correct Answer: B. Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
(RCRA)
Rationale: RCRA Subtitle C establishes the framework for
controlling hazardous waste from generation through
transportation, treatment, storage, and disposal.
2. Which Alaska agency administers Alaska's hazardous-waste
management program?
A. Alaska Department of Transportation
B. Alaska Department of Labor
C. Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation
D. Alaska Department of Commerce
,Correct Answer: C. Alaska Department of Environmental
Conservation (ADEC)
Rationale: ADEC administers Alaska's hazardous-waste
program. Alaska received final authorization to administer the
RCRA Subtitle C program effective August 6, 2026.
3. Which Alaska Administrative Code chapter primarily
addresses hazardous waste management?
A. 18 AAC 50
B. 18 AAC 60
C. 18 AAC 62
D. 18 AAC 80
Correct Answer: C. 18 AAC 62
Rationale: Alaska's hazardous-waste management
requirements are primarily contained in 18 AAC 62.
4. What is the first major step when determining whether a
waste is hazardous?
A. Transport it to a landfill
B. Make an accurate hazardous-waste determination
C. Mix it with nonhazardous waste
D. Burn it
Correct Answer: B. Make an accurate hazardous-waste
determination
,Rationale: A generator must determine whether a solid waste
meets the definition or characteristics of hazardous waste
before deciding how it must be managed.
5. Which characteristic involves a waste capable of catching
fire under specified conditions?
A. Corrosivity
B. Reactivity
C. Ignitability
D. Toxicity
Correct Answer: C. Ignitability
Rationale: Ignitable waste can present a fire hazard because of
its physical or chemical properties.
6. Which characteristic concerns a waste's ability to corrode
steel under specified conditions or exhibit very low/high pH?
A. Ignitability
B. Corrosivity
C. Reactivity
D. Toxicity
Correct Answer: B. Corrosivity
Rationale: Corrosive hazardous wastes can damage materials
and cause severe tissue injury.
, 7. Which hazardous-waste characteristic concerns unstable
wastes capable of dangerous reactions?
A. Toxicity
B. Reactivity
C. Ignitability
D. Density
Correct Answer: B. Reactivity
Rationale: Reactive wastes may react violently, release toxic
gases, or undergo other dangerous reactions.
8. Which hazardous-waste characteristic is associated with the
potential for harmful contaminants to leach into
groundwater?
A. Toxicity
B. Ignitability
C. Corrosivity
D. Flammability only
Correct Answer: A. Toxicity
Rationale: Toxicity is determined through regulatory criteria
and testing designed to identify wastes that can release
harmful constituents.
