NRPP Radon Measurement Technician || || || ||
and Professional exam with correct
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answers
What is the EPA action level for Radon? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔4 pCi/L
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What is the risk of smokers and non-smokers getting lung cancer from
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Radon? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔62/1000 smokers
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7/1000 non smokers || ||
What determines the risk of getting lung cancer from Radon? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Concentration of Radon and RDPs and Length of Exposure
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Hoe does Radon enter the home? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Radon gas
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moves through the ground due to air pressure differentials in the home, and
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up into the home through cracks or other openings in the foundation. Can
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also enter through well water and some building materials.
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How is radon formed? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Decay of Uranium-238
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into Radium-226 with the release of alpha particles, followed by the decay of
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Radium-226 into Rn-222 with the release of alpha particles || || || || || || || ||
,How do we know about the effects of Radon? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Epidemiological studies were completed on lung cancers in workers, || || || || || || || || ||
especially miners. ||
What are the 4 RDPs that Radon decays into? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Polonium-218
Lead-214
Bismuth-214
Polonium-214
What is the most common form of a radon mitigation system? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Active Soil Depressurization (ASD) || || || ||
True or False - Radon levels are the same in each house. - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔False ||
Why are radon concentrations higher in the winter? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Houses are in closed conditions, which increases Radon concentrations
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Which RDP(s) damage the lungs? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Polonium-214
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and Polonium-218
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True or False - There are no health risks if Radon concentrations are below 4
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
pCi/L. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔False
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, What is the OSHA Occupational Radon Exposure Level for adults in a 40
|| || || || || || || || || || || || ||
hour work week? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔100 pCi/L or 12 WLM/Year
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RDP cumulative exposure for 1 working year
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What are the requirements before conducting a short-term radon test? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔1. Closed building conditions for at least 12 hours
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prior
2. Indoor temperature must be 65-80°F
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*Requirements and testing protocol must be told to homeowner prior to || || || || || || || || || || ||
starting the test when possible
|| || || ||
*May want a non-interference agreement with homeowner
|| || || || || ||
*Request posting "Radon Test in Progress"
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How long can a short-term radon test be deployed? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔46 hours-90 days, optimal time is 48 hours
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What is the purpose of a short-term radon test? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Quickly identify a potential radon hazard || || || || ||
What is simultaneous short-term testing? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Running two tests at the same time, average the results to determine if
|| || || || || || || || || || || || ||
mitigation is required || ||
What is sequential short-term testing? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔1. Conduct
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a single short-term radon test
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and Professional exam with correct
|| || || || ||
answers
What is the EPA action level for Radon? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔4 pCi/L
|| || || || || || || || || || || ||
What is the risk of smokers and non-smokers getting lung cancer from
|| || || || || || || || || || || ||
Radon? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔62/1000 smokers
|| || || || ||
7/1000 non smokers || ||
What determines the risk of getting lung cancer from Radon? - CORRECT
|| || || || || || || || || || || ||
ANSWERS ✔✔Concentration of Radon and RDPs and Length of Exposure
|| || || || || || || || ||
Hoe does Radon enter the home? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Radon gas
|| || || || || || || || || || ||
moves through the ground due to air pressure differentials in the home, and
|| || || || || || || || || || || || ||
up into the home through cracks or other openings in the foundation. Can
|| || || || || || || || || || || || ||
also enter through well water and some building materials.
|| || || || || || || ||
How is radon formed? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Decay of Uranium-238
|| || || || || || || || || ||
into Radium-226 with the release of alpha particles, followed by the decay of
|| || || || || || || || || || || || ||
Radium-226 into Rn-222 with the release of alpha particles || || || || || || || ||
,How do we know about the effects of Radon? - CORRECT ANSWERS
|| || || || || || || || || || || ||
✔✔Epidemiological studies were completed on lung cancers in workers, || || || || || || || || ||
especially miners. ||
What are the 4 RDPs that Radon decays into? - CORRECT ANSWERS
|| || || || || || || || || || || ||
✔✔Polonium-218
Lead-214
Bismuth-214
Polonium-214
What is the most common form of a radon mitigation system? - CORRECT
|| || || || || || || || || || || || ||
ANSWERS ✔✔Active Soil Depressurization (ASD) || || || ||
True or False - Radon levels are the same in each house. - CORRECT
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
ANSWERS ✔✔False ||
Why are radon concentrations higher in the winter? - CORRECT ANSWERS
|| || || || || || || || || || ||
✔✔Houses are in closed conditions, which increases Radon concentrations
|| || || || || || || ||
Which RDP(s) damage the lungs? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Polonium-214
|| || || || || || || || ||
and Polonium-218
||
True or False - There are no health risks if Radon concentrations are below 4
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
pCi/L. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔False
|| || || ||
, What is the OSHA Occupational Radon Exposure Level for adults in a 40
|| || || || || || || || || || || || ||
hour work week? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔100 pCi/L or 12 WLM/Year
|| || || || || || || || || || ||
RDP cumulative exposure for 1 working year
|| || || || || ||
What are the requirements before conducting a short-term radon test? -
|| || || || || || || || || || ||
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔1. Closed building conditions for at least 12 hours
|| || || || || || || || || || ||
prior
2. Indoor temperature must be 65-80°F
|| || || || ||
*Requirements and testing protocol must be told to homeowner prior to || || || || || || || || || || ||
starting the test when possible
|| || || ||
*May want a non-interference agreement with homeowner
|| || || || || ||
*Request posting "Radon Test in Progress"
|| || || || ||
How long can a short-term radon test be deployed? - CORRECT ANSWERS
|| || || || || || || || || || || ||
✔✔46 hours-90 days, optimal time is 48 hours
|| || || || || || ||
What is the purpose of a short-term radon test? - CORRECT ANSWERS
|| || || || || || || || || || || ||
✔✔Quickly identify a potential radon hazard || || || || ||
What is simultaneous short-term testing? - CORRECT ANSWERS
|| || || || || || || ||
✔✔Running two tests at the same time, average the results to determine if
|| || || || || || || || || || || || ||
mitigation is required || ||
What is sequential short-term testing? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔1. Conduct
|| || || || || || || || ||
a single short-term radon test
|| || || || ||
