QUESTION 1: Municipal wastewater treatment is designed to achieve which of the f
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QUESTION 1: Municipal wastewater treatment is designed to achieve which of the following:
a) Inactivation of pathogens
b) Removal of organic content
c) Reduction of turbidity
d) All of the above
QUESTION 2
Beach closure following a heavy rainstorm is one proactive public health action taken by coastal municipalities to reduce health risks associated with sewage-related pathogens. Which coastal municipalities will generally be most at risk of increased beach closures due to the heavier precipitation events projected to occur with climate change.
a) Those with a separate sewer system
b) Those with a combined sewer system
c) Those with a Democratic mayor.
d) Those with a Republican mayor.
QUESTION 3
Which of the following disposal options is NOT legally available to a manufacturer that produces hazardous liquid waste, as defined under RCRA Subtitle C.
a) Hazardous waste incineration
b) Treat on-site and discharge into municipal sewer
c) Hazardous waste landfill
d) Deep well injection
e) All the above options are equally available
QUESTION 5
Indoor concentrations of air pollutants depend on which of the following factors?
a) Volume of polluted space
b)
Quantity and rate of emissions
c)
Indoor / outdoor air exchange rates
d)
All the above
QUESTION 8
Which of the following risk management actions and messaging are designed to reduce contaminant levels in urban runoff
a) Clean up pet wastes
b) Post "No Dumping" messaging at all street stormwater drains.
c) Reduce or eliminate pesticide and fertilizer use.
d) Wash car at car-washing facility instead of at home
e) All the above
QUESTION 11
Which of the following factors might potentially confound the epidemiological relationship between indoor solid fuel use and adverse respiratory health effects in children. (select all that apply)
a) Nutritional status
b) Access to health care
c) Existing co-morbidity
d) Domestic living conditions
a) Inactivation of pathogens
b) Removal of organic content
c) Reduction of turbidity
d) All of the above
QUESTION 2
Beach closure following a heavy rainstorm is one proactive public health action taken by coastal municipalities to reduce health risks associated with sewage-related pathogens. Which coastal municipalities will generally be most at risk of increased beach closures due to the heavier precipitation events projected to occur with climate change.
a) Those with a separate sewer system
b) Those with a combined sewer system
c) Those with a Democratic mayor.
d) Those with a Republican mayor.
QUESTION 3
Which of the following disposal options is NOT legally available to a manufacturer that produces hazardous liquid waste, as defined under RCRA Subtitle C.
a) Hazardous waste incineration
b) Treat on-site and discharge into municipal sewer
c) Hazardous waste landfill
d) Deep well injection
e) All the above options are equally available
QUESTION 5
Indoor concentrations of air pollutants depend on which of the following factors?
a) Volume of polluted space
b)
Quantity and rate of emissions
c)
Indoor / outdoor air exchange rates
d)
All the above
QUESTION 8
Which of the following risk management actions and messaging are designed to reduce contaminant levels in urban runoff
a) Clean up pet wastes
b) Post "No Dumping" messaging at all street stormwater drains.
c) Reduce or eliminate pesticide and fertilizer use.
d) Wash car at car-washing facility instead of at home
e) All the above
QUESTION 11
Which of the following factors might potentially confound the epidemiological relationship between indoor solid fuel use and adverse respiratory health effects in children. (select all that apply)
a) Nutritional status
b) Access to health care
c) Existing co-morbidity
d) Domestic living conditions
Explanation / Answer
Q1.d. all of the above
Q2. b) Those with a combined sewer system
combined sewer system is a sewer system designed to carry both waste and storm water.