EPA LEAD INSPECTOR EXAM
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS GET IT 100%
ACCURATE!!
LBP Threshold - Correct Answer ✔✔ 1.0 mg/cm^2
Hazardous waste - Correct Answer ✔✔ >5 ppm via TCLP analysis
Surface dust clearance (Floor) - Correct Answer ✔✔ 10 micrograms/ft^2
Surface dust clearance (Window sills) - Correct Answer ✔✔ 100 micrograms/ft^2
Surface dust clearance (Window wells) - Correct Answer ✔✔ 400 micrograms/ft^2
Drinking water standards (all public water) - Correct Answer ✔✔ 15 ppb for a 750 ml
sample
Drinking water standards (Schools and daycare) - Correct Answer ✔✔ 20 ppb for a 250
ml sample
Residential soil standards (playground) - Correct Answer ✔✔ 400 ppm
Residential soil standards (Dripline) - Correct Answer ✔✔ 1200 ppm
National Air Quality Standard - Correct Answer ✔✔ 0.15 microgram/m^3
Air Standard (Lead Workers) - Correct Answer ✔✔ 50 microgram/m^3
Blood Standards (Children) - Correct Answer ✔✔ 20 microgram/dl
Blood Standards (Workers) - Correct Answer ✔✔ 50 microgram/dl
Abatement - Correct Answer ✔✔ Any measure or set of measures designed to
permanently eliminate lead-based paint hazards
Certified Inspector - Correct Answer ✔✔ Individual who has been trained by an
accredited training program to perform inspections and samples (S745.226)
, Child-occupied facility - Correct Answer ✔✔ Building constructed before 1978 visited
regularly by the same child 6yrs or younger at least 2 different days of the weekend for
3 hours per visit.
Common Area - Correct Answer ✔✔ A portion of a building that is generally accessible
to all occupants. Ex: Hallways, stairways, laundry room, playgrounds, etc.
Component/building component - Correct Answer ✔✔ Specific design or structural
elements or fixtures of a building. Ex: Ceilings, crown molding, walls, chair rails, doors,
floors, shelves, shelf supports
Deteriorated paint - Correct Answer ✔✔ paint that is cracking, flaking, chipping, peeling,
or otherwise separating from the substrate
Distinct painting history - Correct Answer ✔✔ application history, either visual or record
over time or other surface coating to a component or room.
Documented methodologies - Correct Answer ✔✔ methods or protocols used to sample
the presence of lead in paint, dust, and soil
Inspection - Correct Answer ✔✔ Surface-by-surface investigation to determine the
presence of lead-based paint and the provision of a report explaining the results of the
investigation
Paint in poor condition - Correct Answer ✔✔ more than 10 ft^2 of deteriorated paint on
exterior or more than 2 2 ft^2 deteriorated interior or more than 10% total surface area
for small surfaced components
Recognized laboratory - Correct Answer ✔✔ Recognized by EPA pursuant to TSCA
section 405(b)
Exposure to radiation - Correct Answer ✔✔ Time, Distance, Shielding
EPA banned lead - Correct Answer ✔✔ 1978
Radiation exposure limits - Correct Answer ✔✔ Action level 1 mR/hour
Lead chromate - Correct Answer ✔✔ PbCrO4 = yellow
Lead oxide - Correct Answer ✔✔ PbO2 = red
Lead carbonate - Correct Answer ✔✔ PbCo3 = white
Lead - Correct Answer ✔✔ Pb 82
Roman Times - Correct Answer ✔✔ 80k ton of lead produced per
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS GET IT 100%
ACCURATE!!
LBP Threshold - Correct Answer ✔✔ 1.0 mg/cm^2
Hazardous waste - Correct Answer ✔✔ >5 ppm via TCLP analysis
Surface dust clearance (Floor) - Correct Answer ✔✔ 10 micrograms/ft^2
Surface dust clearance (Window sills) - Correct Answer ✔✔ 100 micrograms/ft^2
Surface dust clearance (Window wells) - Correct Answer ✔✔ 400 micrograms/ft^2
Drinking water standards (all public water) - Correct Answer ✔✔ 15 ppb for a 750 ml
sample
Drinking water standards (Schools and daycare) - Correct Answer ✔✔ 20 ppb for a 250
ml sample
Residential soil standards (playground) - Correct Answer ✔✔ 400 ppm
Residential soil standards (Dripline) - Correct Answer ✔✔ 1200 ppm
National Air Quality Standard - Correct Answer ✔✔ 0.15 microgram/m^3
Air Standard (Lead Workers) - Correct Answer ✔✔ 50 microgram/m^3
Blood Standards (Children) - Correct Answer ✔✔ 20 microgram/dl
Blood Standards (Workers) - Correct Answer ✔✔ 50 microgram/dl
Abatement - Correct Answer ✔✔ Any measure or set of measures designed to
permanently eliminate lead-based paint hazards
Certified Inspector - Correct Answer ✔✔ Individual who has been trained by an
accredited training program to perform inspections and samples (S745.226)
, Child-occupied facility - Correct Answer ✔✔ Building constructed before 1978 visited
regularly by the same child 6yrs or younger at least 2 different days of the weekend for
3 hours per visit.
Common Area - Correct Answer ✔✔ A portion of a building that is generally accessible
to all occupants. Ex: Hallways, stairways, laundry room, playgrounds, etc.
Component/building component - Correct Answer ✔✔ Specific design or structural
elements or fixtures of a building. Ex: Ceilings, crown molding, walls, chair rails, doors,
floors, shelves, shelf supports
Deteriorated paint - Correct Answer ✔✔ paint that is cracking, flaking, chipping, peeling,
or otherwise separating from the substrate
Distinct painting history - Correct Answer ✔✔ application history, either visual or record
over time or other surface coating to a component or room.
Documented methodologies - Correct Answer ✔✔ methods or protocols used to sample
the presence of lead in paint, dust, and soil
Inspection - Correct Answer ✔✔ Surface-by-surface investigation to determine the
presence of lead-based paint and the provision of a report explaining the results of the
investigation
Paint in poor condition - Correct Answer ✔✔ more than 10 ft^2 of deteriorated paint on
exterior or more than 2 2 ft^2 deteriorated interior or more than 10% total surface area
for small surfaced components
Recognized laboratory - Correct Answer ✔✔ Recognized by EPA pursuant to TSCA
section 405(b)
Exposure to radiation - Correct Answer ✔✔ Time, Distance, Shielding
EPA banned lead - Correct Answer ✔✔ 1978
Radiation exposure limits - Correct Answer ✔✔ Action level 1 mR/hour
Lead chromate - Correct Answer ✔✔ PbCrO4 = yellow
Lead oxide - Correct Answer ✔✔ PbO2 = red
Lead carbonate - Correct Answer ✔✔ PbCo3 = white
Lead - Correct Answer ✔✔ Pb 82
Roman Times - Correct Answer ✔✔ 80k ton of lead produced per
