PMT 108 WATER COMPREHENSIVE EXAM UPDATED
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔When collecting water using the Deployment Treated Water Kit, how long would you
allow the water to run? - ✔✔3 to 5 minutes at a moderate flow
✔✔When collecting water using the Deployment Treated Water Kit and using the VOC,
Endothall, Glyphosate containers what must you be careful of? - ✔✔Must avoid the
presence of air bubbles
✔✔When collecting water using the Deployment Treated Water Kit, for the VOC what
do you add after container is filled halfway? - ✔✔3 drops of hydrochloric acid
✔✔When collecting water using the Deployment Untreated Water Kit, how much does
the kit weigh after filling the sample bottles? - ✔✔60 lbs
✔✔What can the Deployment Untreated Water Kit test for that the Deployment Treated
Water Kit can not? - ✔✔- Metals
- VOCs/ SVOCs
✔✔What does the supporting water unit compose of? - ✔✔- Army Quartermaster
- Marine Corps ESB (Engineer Support Battalion)
✔✔What are 2 types of reconnaissance pertaining to water purification sites? - ✔✔-
Aerial
- Ground
✔✔When doing ground reconnaissance, how many sites should you survey? - ✔✔-
Three
✔✔What are the factors when selecting a site for water purification? - ✔✔- Security
- Facilities
- Sanitation
and comfort to the troops
✔✔What individual water purification equipment is able to purify 150,000 GPD? -
✔✔Skid - or barge mounted
✔✔What different types of water can individual water purification equipment treat? -
✔✔- Fresh
- Brackish
- Salt water
, ✔✔What is the purpose of of the potable water storage/ distribution systems? - ✔✔It is
the primary means for the receipt and storage of bulk drinking water and for issue to
combat forces under tactical conditions
✔✔How far must latrines be from water sources? - ✔✔At least 100 yards downstream
or downgradient
✔✔How far must garbage and trash be from any water point operations? - ✔✔- 100 feet
✔✔How far must effuent discharges be from flowing surface sources? - ✔✔At least 25
yards
✔✔What are the hazards of the Deployment Treated Water Kit? - ✔✔- Do not ingest
solutions, tablets, droplets or spillage from lab ware
- Do not inhale fumes from products or mixing reactions
- Do no allow reagent, solutions or acids to come in contact with skin or eyes
- Never pipette chemical reagent solutions
- Keep all bottles and containers capped and sealed to prevent accidental spillage and
increase shelf life
✔✔When performing a stream survey, what are examples of evidence of
contamination? - ✔✔- Dead fish or vegetation
- Excessive algae growth
- Oil slicks
- Sludge deposits
✔✔What determines the ability of water to neutralize physical nuisances? - ✔✔- Volume
- Velocity
✔✔Which purification zone:
- Carbonaceous matter is oxidized
- Immediate increase in stream Biochemical Oxygen Determination (BOD)
- Immediate increase in oxygen utilization in area of pollution discharge - ✔✔Zone of
pollution
✔✔Which purification zone:
- Area just below the source of of stream pollution
- Pollution has recently been introduced - ✔✔Zone of degradtion
✔✔Which purification zone:
- Waste products are decomposed and consumed by larger organisms to sustain life -
✔✔Zone of active decomposition
✔✔Which purification zone:
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔When collecting water using the Deployment Treated Water Kit, how long would you
allow the water to run? - ✔✔3 to 5 minutes at a moderate flow
✔✔When collecting water using the Deployment Treated Water Kit and using the VOC,
Endothall, Glyphosate containers what must you be careful of? - ✔✔Must avoid the
presence of air bubbles
✔✔When collecting water using the Deployment Treated Water Kit, for the VOC what
do you add after container is filled halfway? - ✔✔3 drops of hydrochloric acid
✔✔When collecting water using the Deployment Untreated Water Kit, how much does
the kit weigh after filling the sample bottles? - ✔✔60 lbs
✔✔What can the Deployment Untreated Water Kit test for that the Deployment Treated
Water Kit can not? - ✔✔- Metals
- VOCs/ SVOCs
✔✔What does the supporting water unit compose of? - ✔✔- Army Quartermaster
- Marine Corps ESB (Engineer Support Battalion)
✔✔What are 2 types of reconnaissance pertaining to water purification sites? - ✔✔-
Aerial
- Ground
✔✔When doing ground reconnaissance, how many sites should you survey? - ✔✔-
Three
✔✔What are the factors when selecting a site for water purification? - ✔✔- Security
- Facilities
- Sanitation
and comfort to the troops
✔✔What individual water purification equipment is able to purify 150,000 GPD? -
✔✔Skid - or barge mounted
✔✔What different types of water can individual water purification equipment treat? -
✔✔- Fresh
- Brackish
- Salt water
, ✔✔What is the purpose of of the potable water storage/ distribution systems? - ✔✔It is
the primary means for the receipt and storage of bulk drinking water and for issue to
combat forces under tactical conditions
✔✔How far must latrines be from water sources? - ✔✔At least 100 yards downstream
or downgradient
✔✔How far must garbage and trash be from any water point operations? - ✔✔- 100 feet
✔✔How far must effuent discharges be from flowing surface sources? - ✔✔At least 25
yards
✔✔What are the hazards of the Deployment Treated Water Kit? - ✔✔- Do not ingest
solutions, tablets, droplets or spillage from lab ware
- Do not inhale fumes from products or mixing reactions
- Do no allow reagent, solutions or acids to come in contact with skin or eyes
- Never pipette chemical reagent solutions
- Keep all bottles and containers capped and sealed to prevent accidental spillage and
increase shelf life
✔✔When performing a stream survey, what are examples of evidence of
contamination? - ✔✔- Dead fish or vegetation
- Excessive algae growth
- Oil slicks
- Sludge deposits
✔✔What determines the ability of water to neutralize physical nuisances? - ✔✔- Volume
- Velocity
✔✔Which purification zone:
- Carbonaceous matter is oxidized
- Immediate increase in stream Biochemical Oxygen Determination (BOD)
- Immediate increase in oxygen utilization in area of pollution discharge - ✔✔Zone of
pollution
✔✔Which purification zone:
- Area just below the source of of stream pollution
- Pollution has recently been introduced - ✔✔Zone of degradtion
✔✔Which purification zone:
- Waste products are decomposed and consumed by larger organisms to sustain life -
✔✔Zone of active decomposition
✔✔Which purification zone:
