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This expertly structured exam review document contains over 250 verified practice questions and answers tailored for the Registered Sanitarian (RS) and Registered Environmental Health Specialist (REHS) exams for the 2025/2026 testing cycle. Each question is designed to reflect real-world scenarios, regulatory compliance, and field-based knowledge essential to passing national or state-level environmental health certification exams. Key subject areas include: Hazardous waste management (RCRA, incineration, landfill, minimization) Public health and epidemiology (infectious diseases, environmental vectors, chronic illness) Food safety and sanitation (HACCP, milk safety, pathogens like E. coli and Listeria) Water quality and supply systems (wastewater treatment, turbidity, contamination indicators) Air quality, solid waste, and environmental planning (NEPA, planning units, pollution indicators) Facility inspection procedures (kitchens, dairies, refrigeration, disinfectants, pest control) This document is perfectly suited for: Students in Environmental Health, Public Health, or Environmental Science programs Candidates preparing for NEHA certification or State REHS/RS licensure exams Health department personnel, sanitarians, and EH professionals seeking credential renewal Educators and tutors creating mock exams or training simulations The Q&A format is easy to navigate, with regulatory citations and applied knowledge integrated throughout to reinforce both theory and practice. Whether you're preparing for your initial certification or retesting, this document is a complete study tool aligned with the most current standards. Keywords: registered sanitarian REHS practice test environmental health exam hazardous waste management foodborne illness water quality standards milk safety air and water pollution EPA regulations HACCP system disease control NEPA public health exam community health planning sanitation inspection environmental regulations vector-borne diseases REHS study guide NEHA exam prep

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Registered Sanitarian Practice
Questions 2025/2026 Exam All Answers
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Information and advice on what to do with hazardous waste when spilled in

a transportation accident is available 24 hours a day from the ______. - 🧠

ANSWER ✔✔Chemical Emergency Center (CHEMTREC)


Hazardous waste is governed by the - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Resource

Conservation and Recovery Act

Land disposal by hazardous waste regulation includes - 🧠 ANSWER

✔✔waste pile


Which of the following is the least appropriate option for hazardous waste

minimization? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔concentration

,High temperature incineration systems are most suitable to destroy - 🧠

ANSWER ✔✔organic compounds


By definition under RCRA hazardous wastes are ______ wastes. - 🧠

ANSWER ✔✔Solid


It can be assumed that all hazardous waste landfill liners - 🧠 ANSWER

✔✔Will eventually leak


True or False ? Support of household hazardous waste management is an

avenue for industries to paint themselves as community


leaders and defenders of the environment. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔True


True or False ? Household hazardous waste is not exempt from DOT

regulations when shipped to a disposal facility. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔True


Wastes generated by the construction industry include - 🧠 ANSWER

✔✔ignitable paint wastes, spent solvents, strong acids and bases


Examples of thermal destruction processes in addition to incineration are -

🧠 ANSWER ✔✔cement kiln

,(Finish the phrase) The disposal of equipment and other materials

containing PCBs...... - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔will remain a national priority for a

long time

True or False ? A permanent facility for collecting and storing household

waste should be located away from residential areas and


places of public gathering. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔True


Hazardous wastes generated by vehicle maintenance shops include....... -

🧠 ANSWER ✔✔heavy metal paint wastes, ignitable wastes, spent solvents


The regulatory level for benzene under the RCRA Toxicity Characteristic

rule is - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔0.50 mg/l


True or False ? Well-placed, existing solid waste collection areas are good

choices for household hazardous waste collection sites. - 🧠 ANSWER

✔✔True


Neutralization and detoxification are feasible with most of the

organophosphate and carbamate insecticides, but not


with the ______. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔chlorinated hydrocarbons




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, The EPA requires that dioxin-bearing wastes be ______ destroyed or

reduced before disposal in a secure hazardous


waste landfill. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔99.9999%


What is not a characteristic of hazardous waste? - 🧠 ANSWER

✔✔Combustibility


Types of hazardous waste incinerator? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔rotary kiln, fixed

hearth, fluidized bed

True or False ? Household hazardous waste is regulated like any other

hazardous waste. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔False


Which of the following is not included in hazardous waste regulations?

a. domestic sewage

b. flammable liquids

c. corrosive liquids


d. none of the above - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Domestic Sewage


Sources of dioxin include ______.

a. wood preserved with PCPs

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