Bio/Nuc/Chem Hazards

Question 1

What are the categories of Chemical Weapons?

Answer 1

• Blister Agents
• Blood Agents
• Choking Agents
• Nerve Agents

Question 2

When must a Bomb Squad respond to a WMD incident?

Answer 2

If an explosive hazard is suspected or must be ruled out

Question 3

T or F Can the bomb squad function be delegated to a Hazmat Team?

Answer 3

False

Question 4

What does ALARA stand for?

Answer 4

As low as reasonably achievable

Question 5

Name the types of radiation?

Answer 5

• Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Neutron

Question 6

What is the greatest route of exposure concern?

Answer 6

Inhalation

Question 7

What are the three main categories of Chemical Threats?

Answer 7

• Chemical Weapon Agents (CWAs)
• Toxic Industrial Chemicals (TICs)
• Explosive Precursor Chemicals

Question 8

What is the dose of radiation that defines life saving operations?

Answer 8

• 25 Rem

Question 9

What are the factors that determine the toxicity of a suspected chemical?

Answer 9

• Dose, Duration of exposure, Route of exposure

Question 10

What is indicative of SNM (Special Nuclear Material)?

Answer 10

Neutrons

Question 11

What radiation does the HRM detect?

Answer 11

Gamma and Neutron

Question 12

What common item contains a small quantity of Americium 241?

Answer 12

A battery powered smoke detector

Question 13

What is the average background radiation exposure in the US?

Answer 13

620 mrem per year

Question 14

What are the three ways to protect yourself from radiation exposure?

Answer 14

Time, Distance and Shielding

Question 15

What is an IND?

Answer 15

Improvised Nuclear Device - potential nuclear yield, contains Special Nuclear Material (SNM)

Question 16

What is an RDD?

Answer 16

Radiological Dispersal Device - Radiological material dispersed through explosives or other means

Question 17

What is a RED?

Answer 17

Radiological Emitting Device - Radiological material without dispersal

Question 18

What is the definition of WMD Biological Agents?

Answer 18

Any biological material capable of causing death, disease, or other biological malfunction in a human, an animal, a plant, or another living organism

Question 19

Why must Biological threats be analyzed with proper laboratory equipment?

Answer 19

Because they are microscopic and physical appearance of a substance does not indicate the presence or absence of the bio threat

Question 20

What are the routes of exposure?

Answer 20

• Absorption
• Inhalation
• Injection
• Ingestion
  (AIII)