Chapter 8

Question 1

Asbestos is most dangerous when it:

Answer 1

Crumbles and becomes airborne

Question 2

Encapsulation refers to the:

Answer 2

Method of sealing disintegrating asbestos

Question 3

Liability under the Superfund is:

Answer 3

Strict, joint and several, and retroactive

Question 4

All of the following are true of electromagnetic fields EXCEPT that electromagnetic fields are:

Answer 4

Present only near high-tension wires or large electrical transformers

Question 5

All of the following are true of electromagnetic fields:

Answer 5

A suspected but unproven cause of cancer, hormonal abnormalities and I behavioral disorders, Generated by all electrical appliances, Caused by the movement of electricity

Question 6

The most common source of lead poisoning found in residential property is:

Answer 6

alkyd oil-based paint

Question 7

Which of the following is not true about radon?

It is colorless and odorless and tasteless

Radon levels will vary depending on weather conditions

Levels can be reduced by installing a ventilation system

Modern home construction
reduces the potential for radon gas accumulation

Answer 7

Modern home construction reduces the potential for radon gas accumulation

Question 8

Radon is:

Answer 8

A known human carcinogen

Question 9

Which of the followings describes the process of creating a landfill site?

Waste is liquefied, treated, and pumped through pipes to “tombs’ under the water table

Waste and topsoil are layered in a pit, mounded up, and then covered with dirt and plants

Waste is compacted and sealed into a container, then placed in a “tomb” designed to last several thousand years

Waste is buried in an underground concrete vault

Answer 9

Waste and topsoil are layered in a pit, mounded up, and then covered with dirt and plants

Question 10

Carbon Monoxide is not:

Answer 10

Easy to detect

Question 11

In regulations regarding lead-based paints, HUD requires that:

Answer 11

Known paint hazards must be disclosed

Question 11

Contamination by underground storage tanks is:

Answer 11

Regulated by the EPA

Question 12

UFFI is found in:

Answer 12

Insulation foam

Question 13

Lead is commonly found in all of the following:

Answer 13

water pipes, alkyd oil-based paint, automobile exhaust.

Question 14

Prior to 1978, asbestos was a component of more than 3,000 types of building materials and is currently present in what percentage of commercial and public buildings in the United States?

Answer 14

20 percent

Question 15

Lead is commonly found in all of the following, EXCEPT:

Answer 15

insulating material.

Question 16

All of the following have been proven to pose a health hazard:

Answer 16

asbestos, lead-based paint, radon.

Question 17

All of the following have been proven to pose a health hazard, EXCEPT:

Answer 17

electromagnetic fields.

Question 18

Henry stores toxic chemical waste in a large steel tank that has only 15 percent of its volume underground. Jana lives far out in the wilderness and has her own gas pump connected to a 1,000-gallon tank of gasoline buried ten feet underground near her garage. Lou keeps three large tanks filled with formaldehyde and battery acid in his basement. Which of these people are NOT exempt from federal regulations regarding USTs?

Answer 18

Henry only

Question 19

Which of the following is responsible for administering Superfund?

Answer 19

CERCLA

Question 20

Proof of all of the following is necessary for innocent landowner immunity:

Answer 20

pollution was caused by a third party, landowner exercised due care when the property was purchased, landowner had no actual or constructive knowledge of the damage

Question 21

Proof of all of the following is necessary for innocent landowner immunity, EXCEPT the:

Answer 21

landowner is a lender who acquired the property as a result of foreclosure.

Question 22

If a PRP refuses to pay the expenses of cleaning up a toxic site, the EPA:

Answer 22

may bring a civil action and be awarded three times the cost of the clean-up.

Question 23

Anyone who performs lead abatement or mitigation activities in Illinois without a license is guilty of:

Answer 23

a Class A misdemeanor.

Question 24

The agency primarily responsible for protecting Illinois’ natural resources against pollution and other hazards is the:

Answer 24

IEPA