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MCKISSOCK MASTER STUDY PACK 2026
PREMIUM SOLVED COMPENDIUM
โ The three most common types of private drinking water wells are _________________.. Answer: Dug, driven, and drilled โ Typical elements of green infrastructure to reduce stormwater runoff include all of these except ________________.. Answer: Increasing impervious surfaces โ The amount of dissolved calcium and magnesium in the water defines water _____________.. Answer: Hardness โ _________________ is a primary cause of acid rain.. Answer: Sulfur dioxide โ EPA's label for water-efficient products is _______________.. Answer: Watersense
โ The right of an owner of land abutting a body of water such as a lake, pond, or ocean to use and enjoy, but not alter, the shoreline is the definition of _______________.. Answer: Littoral rights โ In new construction, a metal shield may be placed between the _________ and the _________, to prevent termite infestation.. Answer: Foundation, sill โ Which is not one of the three primary sources of lead exposure for children?. Answer: Lead in food โ The most accurate method of lead paint testing is _____________.. Answer: X-Ray Fluorescence โ Asbestos professionals provide all of these services, except for _______________.. Answer: Remove and dispose of the asbestos โ All of these words describe lead, except for __________.. Answer: Hard
Answer: Pipe and boiler insulation โ Lead is toxic and can accumulate in __________.. Answer: Bones and soft tissues โ Who are most at risk of damage from lead poisoning?. Answer: Children 6 years old and under โ To find laboratories certified for asbestos and fibers analysis, contact the New York State ___________________.. Answer: Department of Health โ The Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 requires ____________ to disclose any known information concerning lead-based paint or lead-based paint hazards, before ratification of a contract for housing sale or lease.. Answer: Sellers and landlords โ How do you know if a material contains asbestos, or not?. Answer: Have it tested โ Asbestosis is __________.. Answer: A form of lung cancer
โ Lead is still commonly found in all of these, except __________.. Answer: Paint โ 0The federal government banned lead-based paint from housing in ______.. Answer: 1978 โ Radon is particularly prevalent in _________ rock.. Answer: Granite โ Which statement is not true of radon?. Answer: It may cause liver cancer โ ____ service stations utilize underground storage tanks for the gasoline they sell.. Answer: All โ Radon tests should be conducted in ______________.. Answer: The lowest level in the house
Answer: 4 โ The two basic kinds of radon testing devices are ________________.. Answer: passive and active โ The average indoor radon level is about ____ picocuries per liter.. Answer: 1. โ These are all ways radon may enter a house, except for ____________.. Answer: Open attic vents โ Tanks of ________ gallons or less capacity are exempt from federal UST regulations.. Answer: 110 โ Leaking USTs must be removed under the supervision of proper authorities, cleaned, and _____________________.. Answer: Disposed of in a proper manner โ Curies are a measure of_____________.. Answer: Radiation
โ Which statement is not true of radon?. Answer: It may cause liver cancer โ Underground tanks storing ________ are exempt from federal UST regulations.. Answer: Heating oil used on the premises โ What color is radon?. Answer: Colorless โ Radon in water may be removed by _________________.. Answer: Filtration or aeration โ Over _______________ USTs in the U.S., regulated by the EPA, contain petroleum or hazardous wastes.. Answer: One million โ Radon is a ________________.. Answer: Gas
โ The ______________ are the lead agencies for determining wetlands on non-agricultural property.. Answer: Army Corps of Engineers and the EPA โ Materials regulated by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) are known as _________________.. Answer: Solid wastes โ Which is not true of wetlands?. Answer: They cannot be manmade โ A ________________ must be obtained before any wetlands are filled or drained.. Answer: Nationwide Permit (NWP) โ All of these are true of wetlands, except ______________.. Answer: They release carbon monoxide โ Who is responsible for identifying wetlands on agricultural properties?. Answer: Natural Resources Conservation Service โ Almost all weather takes place in the________________..
Answer: Troposphere โ Which USPAP Advisory Opinion addresses contaminated properties?. Answer: AO- 9 โ When a government "takes" a piece of property, it must give the property owner "________________.". Answer: Just compensation โ The National Wetlands Inventory is administered by ______________.. Answer: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service โ Wetlands are a unique ecosystem characterized by _______________.. Answer: All of these โ EPA defines real property, the expansion, redevelopment or reuse of which may be complicated by the presence or potential presence, of a hazardous substance, pollutant or contaminant as a _____________________.. Answer: Brownfield
โ It is generally accepted that no collection of samples or testing is normally included when developing a Phase ___ report.. Answer: I โ Environmental Assessment Forms (EAF) are in a __________ format.. Answer: PDF โ Phase I reports typically include all of these items, except. Answer: Drive-by inspection of the property โ Most mortgage lenders will order a current Phase I ESA ________________________.. Answer: In advance of a potential foreclosure โ An ESA is a report prepared for _______.. Answer: A real estate property โ The government's main agency designed to protect workers from job-related injuries and illnesses by enforcing all safety and health legislation is _________________.. Answer: OSHA - Occupational Safety and Health Administration
โ U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was formed in ___________.. Answer: 1970 โ A Level I environmental assessment report generally follows the guidelines of the_____________________.. Answer: American Society for Testing and Materials โ Shortly after the Union Oil company spill in California, _____ Day was born nationwide.. Answer: Earth โ Fannie Mae may require which type of environmental assessments?. Answer: Phases I and II โ It is generally accepted that no collection of samples or testing is normally included when developing a Phase ___ report.. Answer: I โ Freddie Mac's version of an Environmental Site Assessment is to be used for_________________.. Answer: Multifamily properties only
Answer: Review โ In NY State, environmental assessments are standardized through use of the _____________.. Answer: Environmental Assessment Form (EAF) โ CERCLA became law in ____________.. Answer: 1980 โ All these are one of the categories of EPA's cleanup programs, except _________________.. Answer: Radon Cleanup โ ________________ established the standard by which the liability of corporate entities and their subsidiaries is determined.. Answer: United States v. Bestfoods โ Releases and hazardous waste site situations that pose imminent and substantial danger to human health and the environment are covered under EPA's ________________ program.. Answer: Emergency Response
โ A lender who participates in the day-to-day management of a contaminated property may become a Potentially Responsible Parties (PRP) as a(n) __________________.. Answer: Operator โ Which of these statements is true?. Answer: SARA amended CERCLA. โ A lender may become a PRP ______________.. Answer: As an owner upon foreclosure. โ The greatest hazard of USTs leaking is _______________.. Answer: Contaminating groundwater โ A list of the worst hazardous waste sites that have been identified by Superfund is the _______________________ list.. Answer: National Priorities โ All of these were changes to CERCLA under the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA), except for _____________________.. Answer: Discouraged greater citizen participation
Answer: ESAs โ The largest and most technically complex environmental dredging work ever undertaken in the United States was in the _________________.. Answer: Upper Hudson River โ Former Superfund sites that are no longer of interest to EPA are called ___________ sites.. Answer: Archived โ The infamous hazardous waste site at the _____ Canal in New York State, helped spur CERCLA.. Answer: Love โ Only sites ___________ can be cleaned up using the Superfund Trust Fund.. Answer: On the NPL โ Which is not true of the provisions of SARA?. Answer: Decreased state involvement
โ Many _________________ were created when manufacturing plants or military bases closed or moved.. Answer: Brownfields โ The first significant legislation dealing with controlling public waters was the __________.. Answer: Rivers and Harbors Appropriation Act โ Which of these would not be civil enforcement results?. Answer: Incarceration โ Who is responsible for enforcing federal environmental programs?. Answer: EPA โ Who administers the Coastal Zone Management Act?. Answer: NOAA โ In NY State, the _______________ serves as the repository for recycling market information for the State.. Answer: Empire State Development (ESD)
