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EPA LEAD INSPECTOR EXAM. 100 ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS. ASSURED GRADE A+
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EPA LEAD INSPECTOR EXAM. 100 ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS. ASSURED GRADE A+

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EPA LEAD INSPECTOR EXAM. 100 ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS. ASSURED GRADE A+

1. Lead-based paint (LBP): Any varnish, shallac, or coating that contains
either- 1.0 mg/cm2 - 0.5 % by weight - 5000 ppm - Older instruments
could not read accurately at 0.7, so the lead standard was updated to
1.0

2. Dust sample clearance values: - Floors: 40 ¼g / f t 2 > 10 ¼g / f t 2 (10
¼g / f t 2 in NY) - Windows: 250 ¼g/ft2 > 100 ¼g/ft2 (50 ¼g/ft2 in NY) -
Window wells (troughs): 400 ¼g/ft2 (100 ¼g / f t 2 in NY) - Samples must
be at 1 sq ft > 2 sq ft (can be reduced to 1 sq ft if within 10 ¼g)

3. EPA Soil Regulations: - 400 ppm for playgrounds/children's areas -
1200 ppm for rest of yard - There must be 9 sq ft of soil to classify with
soil testing - At 5000 ppm, MUST remediate/abate (remove & replace,
paving, or bioremediation)


4. Lab sampling technique: - AAS (Atomic Absorption Spectrometry) -
Sample is placed into a furnace and vaporized ... light is shone through
to give a quantitative result

5. XRF: - X-ray fluorescence - Utilizes radioactive isotopes (unstable
material trying to reach stability) - Cobalt-57 (half-life of 9 months) and
cadmium-109 (half-life of 15 months) are the two sources (where
radiation originates) - Emits gamma rays but will read X-rays
(backscatters) - Ionizing radiation from the removal of electrons due to
interactions with radiation


6. LBP Hazard: ANY condition that causes exposure to lead

7. LBP inspection: a surface-by-surface investigation to determine the
presence of lead


8. CPSC: - Consumer Product Safety Commission - Set a lead paint

, standard: cannot contain 0.06% lead by weight ... updated to
0.009% - The commission banned lead-based paint in 1978

9. True/False: Dust sampling only done for hazard assessments: True;
only risk assessors take samples to determine likelihood of coming
into contact with contaminants

10. What kind of sampling must be done for inspections?: Random ...
repeats must be annotated then you move onto the next


11. HUD Guidelines for abatement: Must last 20 years. Includes the
following procedures: - Removal - Enclosure - Replacement -
Encapsulation Painting over is a temporary fix!

12. Water standards for lead: - 15 ppb under the Clean Water Act (CWA) -
5 ppb under the FDA standard (bottled water) *These are the ONLY
instances where ppb is used


13. Why was lead used so much?: - Durable - Colorful - Anti-corrosive -
Anti-fungal
- Drying agent

14. What does RRP do?: - Renovation, Repairing, and Painting program -
Provided enforcement to Title X in 2010 ... $37,500 fines for violation -
Dust sampling techni- cians can only sample for RRP projects

15. What must you do if a pre-1978 site is not tested?: Presume lead-
based paint.


16. Where is LBP still allowed?: Commercial purposes/boats

17. What are the major industrial uses of lead?: Present - Electrical
batteries - Chemical additives Past - Paint additive - Gasoline additive
(now in soil ... doesn't permeate quickly, so sample TOP portions (12
in)) - Solder/pipes

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