NEHA EXAM CHAPTER 2 REHS
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⩥ How do you filter out giardia lambia? Answer: · Rapid sand filtration
⩥ What agencies respond to bioterrorism attacks? Answer: · First
responders: fire fighters and hazmat, emergency medical personnel, law
enforcement officers, public health officials, health care workers, public
works personnel
· The local Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Weapons of Mass
Destruction (WMD) Coordinator and/or FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force
(JTTF)
⩥ 1. Pharmaceuticals in water treatment plants are:
· Solid
· Liquid
· Both
· Neither Answer: Both
⩥ What mosquito carries malaria? Answer: Anopheles
,⩥ Which mosquito is the highest cause of encephalitis in the US?
Answer: Culex
⩥ What is it called when milk is heated to 191°-212°F? Answer:
Pasteurization
⩥ What is an antibacterial agent used on human skin tissue called?
Answer: Antiseptic
⩥ What is the process of countering microbial infections with the use of
antiseptics? Answer: Antisepsis
⩥ What is the most common cockroach in the US? Answer: German
cockroach
⩥ What type of cockroach is referred to as a water bug? Answer: Either
American or Oriental cockroach
⩥ What is the minimum distance between a water line and a sewer line
in a trailer park? Answer: 10 feet
⩥ What is the slope for ramps determined by the ADA? Answer: 1:12 or
less
,⩥ 1. NSF and UL are organizations that do what? Answer: Certify food
equipment
⩥ What is the amount of soil you must put on a finished landfill?
Answer: 24 inches
⩥ What is most likely to carry Hantavirus? Answer: Rodents
⩥ What pest is LEAST likely to cause bites and itching in an urban
setting? Answer: Ticks
⩥ What does HACCP stand for? Answer: Hazard Analysis Critical
Control Point
⩥ Methemoglobinemia is caused by what in water? Answer: Nitrates
⩥ What is the first thing you do if you suspect several workers ill from
sick building syndrome? Answer: Interview complainant(s)
⩥ How many tips of healthy housing are there? Answer: 7
⩥ What should an ice machine disposal hook up to? Answer: Floor drain
with air gap
, ⩥ What bacteria is used as an indicator for sterilization in an autoclave?
Answer: Bacillus sternothermophilus at 10^6
⩥ What would be three major concerns at a festival lasting more than 3
days? Answer: Water, sewer, food protection
⩥ Flu virus is mainly passed via what organism? Answer: Humans
⩥ Which is least likely to cause disease? Answer: Soil
⩥ What is most likely to contaminate food? Answer: Humans
⩥ By how many millions of people is the population increasing per
year? Answer: 80 million per year
⩥ What is the best way to minimize odors in a privy or latrine? Answer:
Biological activities and ventilation
⩥ Is household hazardous waste exempt from RCRA? Answer: Yes
⩥ What is the cause of swimmers itch? Answer: Schistosome dermatitis
HAZWOPER ICS NIMS CERTIFICATION
PAPER 2026 FULL ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ How do you filter out giardia lambia? Answer: · Rapid sand filtration
⩥ What agencies respond to bioterrorism attacks? Answer: · First
responders: fire fighters and hazmat, emergency medical personnel, law
enforcement officers, public health officials, health care workers, public
works personnel
· The local Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Weapons of Mass
Destruction (WMD) Coordinator and/or FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force
(JTTF)
⩥ 1. Pharmaceuticals in water treatment plants are:
· Solid
· Liquid
· Both
· Neither Answer: Both
⩥ What mosquito carries malaria? Answer: Anopheles
,⩥ Which mosquito is the highest cause of encephalitis in the US?
Answer: Culex
⩥ What is it called when milk is heated to 191°-212°F? Answer:
Pasteurization
⩥ What is an antibacterial agent used on human skin tissue called?
Answer: Antiseptic
⩥ What is the process of countering microbial infections with the use of
antiseptics? Answer: Antisepsis
⩥ What is the most common cockroach in the US? Answer: German
cockroach
⩥ What type of cockroach is referred to as a water bug? Answer: Either
American or Oriental cockroach
⩥ What is the minimum distance between a water line and a sewer line
in a trailer park? Answer: 10 feet
⩥ What is the slope for ramps determined by the ADA? Answer: 1:12 or
less
,⩥ 1. NSF and UL are organizations that do what? Answer: Certify food
equipment
⩥ What is the amount of soil you must put on a finished landfill?
Answer: 24 inches
⩥ What is most likely to carry Hantavirus? Answer: Rodents
⩥ What pest is LEAST likely to cause bites and itching in an urban
setting? Answer: Ticks
⩥ What does HACCP stand for? Answer: Hazard Analysis Critical
Control Point
⩥ Methemoglobinemia is caused by what in water? Answer: Nitrates
⩥ What is the first thing you do if you suspect several workers ill from
sick building syndrome? Answer: Interview complainant(s)
⩥ How many tips of healthy housing are there? Answer: 7
⩥ What should an ice machine disposal hook up to? Answer: Floor drain
with air gap
, ⩥ What bacteria is used as an indicator for sterilization in an autoclave?
Answer: Bacillus sternothermophilus at 10^6
⩥ What would be three major concerns at a festival lasting more than 3
days? Answer: Water, sewer, food protection
⩥ Flu virus is mainly passed via what organism? Answer: Humans
⩥ Which is least likely to cause disease? Answer: Soil
⩥ What is most likely to contaminate food? Answer: Humans
⩥ By how many millions of people is the population increasing per
year? Answer: 80 million per year
⩥ What is the best way to minimize odors in a privy or latrine? Answer:
Biological activities and ventilation
⩥ Is household hazardous waste exempt from RCRA? Answer: Yes
⩥ What is the cause of swimmers itch? Answer: Schistosome dermatitis
