REHS Exam: Pool Exam Questions and
Answers Graded A+
Minimum 60% of water recirculation from gutters and skimmers, capacity of
skimmers and gutters between 100 to 125% of pump recirculation capacity,
indirect water connection to pool water supply lines, deck drains and pool water
drained via an air gap to the sewer system, and automatic chlorinator for all public
pools. - Correct answer-Pool Design Basic
bodily discharges (urea, nitrogenous matter, ammonia, amino acids), oils, creams,
lotions, dust, pollen, sabotage, airborne debris - Correct answer-Contamination
Sources for Pools
Recreational water illnesses bacterial disease; most common pathogens causing
sore throats, fevers, toxic shock syndrome, impetigo, scarlet fever, pneumonia, and
wound infections. - Correct answer-Staphylococcal & Streptococcal Species
RWI bacterial disease; Trachoma; a chronic or cyclic disease recycled from mom
to children and in nurseries causing conjunctival scarring. - Correct answer-
Chlamydiae trochomatis
, RWI bacterial disease: Salmonella typhi; reservoir is humans with transmission via
food and water from fecal contamination, flies via mechanical, shellfish from
sewage infested waters, and raw fruits and vegetables fertilized with night soil (aka
human feces). - Correct answer-typhoid fever
RWI bacterial disease; Leptospira spp. spirochete bacteria. From zoonosis (urine)
of domestic and wild animals via skin and/or mucosal contact with lake, stream,
canal, irrigation water, contaminated. Occupational hazard to rice and sugarcane
field workers and other fresh water jobs. Reservoirs include rats, swine, cattle,
dogs, and raccoons. - Correct answer-Weil's disease
RWI bacterial disease; one of two swimmers' itch; thermophilic; common to hot
tubs; UTIs and URIs. - Correct answer-Pseudomonas aeruginosa
RWI bacterial disease; aka Legionnaire's disease; pneumonia-like symptoms, 40%
fatality. Transmission via inhaled droplets only. Reservoirs include hot tubs,
cooling towers, warm ponds, and fountains - Correct answer-Legionella
pneumophila
RWI bacterial disease; Most common bacillary dysentery in US. - Correct answer-
Shigella sonnei and Shigella flexneri
Answers Graded A+
Minimum 60% of water recirculation from gutters and skimmers, capacity of
skimmers and gutters between 100 to 125% of pump recirculation capacity,
indirect water connection to pool water supply lines, deck drains and pool water
drained via an air gap to the sewer system, and automatic chlorinator for all public
pools. - Correct answer-Pool Design Basic
bodily discharges (urea, nitrogenous matter, ammonia, amino acids), oils, creams,
lotions, dust, pollen, sabotage, airborne debris - Correct answer-Contamination
Sources for Pools
Recreational water illnesses bacterial disease; most common pathogens causing
sore throats, fevers, toxic shock syndrome, impetigo, scarlet fever, pneumonia, and
wound infections. - Correct answer-Staphylococcal & Streptococcal Species
RWI bacterial disease; Trachoma; a chronic or cyclic disease recycled from mom
to children and in nurseries causing conjunctival scarring. - Correct answer-
Chlamydiae trochomatis
, RWI bacterial disease: Salmonella typhi; reservoir is humans with transmission via
food and water from fecal contamination, flies via mechanical, shellfish from
sewage infested waters, and raw fruits and vegetables fertilized with night soil (aka
human feces). - Correct answer-typhoid fever
RWI bacterial disease; Leptospira spp. spirochete bacteria. From zoonosis (urine)
of domestic and wild animals via skin and/or mucosal contact with lake, stream,
canal, irrigation water, contaminated. Occupational hazard to rice and sugarcane
field workers and other fresh water jobs. Reservoirs include rats, swine, cattle,
dogs, and raccoons. - Correct answer-Weil's disease
RWI bacterial disease; one of two swimmers' itch; thermophilic; common to hot
tubs; UTIs and URIs. - Correct answer-Pseudomonas aeruginosa
RWI bacterial disease; aka Legionnaire's disease; pneumonia-like symptoms, 40%
fatality. Transmission via inhaled droplets only. Reservoirs include hot tubs,
cooling towers, warm ponds, and fountains - Correct answer-Legionella
pneumophila
RWI bacterial disease; Most common bacillary dysentery in US. - Correct answer-
Shigella sonnei and Shigella flexneri
