PAPER 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS ALREADY PASSED
◉ Name the 3 types of disinfection. Answer: 1) HEAT - boiling
2) RADIANT - uv lights
3) CHEMICAL - Chlorine, Ozone
◉ List 6 WATERBOURNE illnesses of concern. Answer: Cholera
Giardiasis Dysentery Hepatitis Gastroenteritis Typhoid
"Coughing Greatly Disrupts Healthy Growth Today."
◉ How does high turbidity water harm disinfection. Answer: the
turbidity causing particles shield the bacteria from contact with the
disinfecting agent
, ◉ Difference between disinfection and sterilization. Answer:
*disinfection inactivates pathogenic organisms
-they can't reproduce to build up harmful numbers....giving your
immune system a chance
*sterilization destroys ALL organisms
- no harm because ITS ALL DEAD
◉ Does liquid chlorine lower or raise the pH of water?. Answer: Liquid
RAISES pH of water
Liquid - Sodium Hypochlorite aka Bleach (5%-15%)
◉ Does solid chlorine lower or raise the pH of water?. Answer: solid
RAISES pH of water
Calcium Hypochlorite aka High Test Chlorine (65%-75%)
◉ Does pure gas chlorine lower or raise the pH of water?. Answer: gas
LOWERS pH of water