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Pollution Inspector
USCG PI PQS
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Passed in 1972 and designed to eliminate all water pollution by 1985. Created the Strike Force. | Federal Water Pollution Control Act |
| Amended the FWPC, creates 311k Fund with 35 Millon Ceiling. | Clean Water Act |
| Amended FWPCA/CWA, creats OSLTF, Establishes RP's | OPA 90 |
| The Refuse act of 1899 is enforced by? | Army Corps of Engineers |
| Main purpose is to maintain clear navigation channels | The Refuse act of 1899 |
| CERCLA applies to Hazardous substances or oil? | Hazardous substances |
| SARA (1986)amended which act? | CERCLA |
| SARA created which 8.5 Billion dollar fund? | the Superfund |
| the goal of RCRA is to? | Reduce or eliminate the Generation of Hazardous Waste. (Cradle to Grave) |
| What is a "Harmful quantity?" | 40 CFR 110.3 Violates applicable water quality standards or creates a sludge sheen or emulsion. |
| Hazard Class | Hazard as specified in the Hazardous materials table 49 CFR 172.101 |
| Reactivity | a substances tendency to undergo chemical reaction either by itself or with other materials with the release of energy. |
| Physical state | Soluid Liquid or gas at equilibrium at ordinary temp and pressure |
| Specific gravity | water is 1 <1 Product floats >1 product sinks |
| Vapor Density | Air is 1 <1 Product floats >1 Product sinks |
| Path (route of entry) | How a substance enters the bodyInhalation, Ingestion, Injection, absorbtion |
| TLV | The Threshold Limit Value (TLV) of a chemical substance is a level to which it is believed a worker can be exposed day after day for a working lifetime without adverse health effects. |
| PEL | The Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL or OSHA PEL) is a legal limit in the United States for exposure of an employee to a chemical substance or physical agent. |
| REL | NIOSH Recommended Exposure Limits TWA 10 hour workday for a 40 hour workweek unless noted otherwise |
| STEL | Short term exposure limit 8 hours |
| IDLH | Immediately Dangerous to Life and Health Value maximum level from which one could escape within 30 minutes without any irreversable health effects. |
| LC50/LD50 | 50% of test animals die |
| Bioaccumulation | The accumulation of a substance in a living organism |
| Bio-Oxygen Demand | Amount of O2 needed to stabilize organic matter under aerobic conditions |
| LEL | Lower explosive (flammable) limit in air % by volume |
| UEL | Upper explosive (flammable) limit in air % by volume |
| UFL/LFL | The % Concentration in air (by volume) gives and indication of the relative flamability of the chemical. |
| Vapor Pressure | The Value is the equilibrium pressure exerted by a vapor over the liquid at 100 degrees F expressed as pounds per square inch. Defined by 46 CFR 30.10-59 |
| Boiling point | The value is the temperature of a liquid when its vapor pressure is one atm. |
| REL | NIOSH Recommended Exposure Limits TWA 10 hour workday for a 40 hour workweek unless noted otherwise |
| STEL | Short term exposure limit 8 hours |
| IDLH | Immediately Dangerous to Life and Health Value maximum level from which one could escape within 30 minutes without any irreversable health effects. |
| LC50/LD50 | 50% of test animals die |
| Bioaccumulation | The accumulation of a substance in a living organism |
| Bio-Oxygen Demand | Amount of O2 needed to stabilize organic matter under aerobic conditions |
| LEL | Lower explosive (flammable) limit in air % by volume |
| UEL | Upper explosive (flammable) limit in air % by volume |
| UFL/LFL | The % Concentration in air (by volume) gives and indication of the relative flamability of the chemical. |
| Vapor Pressure | The Value is the equilibrium pressure exerted by a vapor over the liquid at 100 degrees F expressed as pounds per square inch. Defined by 46 CFR 30.10-59 |
| Boiling point | The value is the temperature of a liquid when its vapor pressure is one atm. |
| REL | NIOSH Recommended Exposure Limits TWA 10 hour workday for a 40 hour workweek unless noted otherwise |
| STEL | Short term exposure limit 8 hours |
| IDLH | Immediately Dangerous to Life and Health Value maximum level from which one could escape within 30 minutes without any irreversable health effects. |
| LC50/LD50 | 50% of test animals die |
| Bioaccumulation | The accumulation of a substance in a living organism |
| Bio-Oxygen Demand | Amount of O2 needed to stabilize organic matter under aerobic conditions |
| LEL | Lower explosive (flammable) limit in air % by volume |
| UEL | Upper explosive (flammable) limit in air % by volume |
| UFL/LFL | The % Concentration in air (by volume) gives and indication of the relative flamability of the chemical. |
| Vapor Pressure | The Value is the equilibrium pressure exerted by a vapor over the liquid at 100 degrees F expressed as pounds per square inch. Defined by 46 CFR 30.10-59 |
| Boiling point | The value is the temperature of a liquid when its vapor pressure is one atm. |
| Harmful Quantity- 40 CFR 110.3 | "Discharges the Administrator has determined may be harmful to public health and welfare" ...Violate water quality standards, cause a film or sheen, sludge or emulsion on the water or shoreline or deposit beneath the surface or adjoining shoreline |
| 5 Elements | 1.)Discharge/Release 2.)Oil/HAZMAT 3.)Harmful Quantity/ RQ 4.) Navigable Waterway 5.) RP |
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