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Process Technology Equipment, 2e (NAPTA)
Chapter 19 Environmental Control Equipment
1) What adverse health effects have been linked to the particulates released by some process
equipment?
A) Cancer
B) Death
C) Heart disease
D) Pneumonia
2) What pollution control device uses fabric or bag filter tubes, envelopes, or cartridges designed
to capture, separate, or filter particulates as the effluent gas stream passes through them?
A) Flare systems
B) Baghouses
C) Coal gasification
D) Electrostatic precipitators
3) What pollution control device converts coal from a solid to a gaseous state before burning to
produce electricity?
A) Flare systems
B) Baghouses
C) Coal gasification
D) Electrostatic precipitators
4) What does catalytic treatment remove from air emissions?
A) SO2
B) H2S
C) NOx
D) All of the above
5) What is one of the main disposal concerns in process facilities?
A) NOx
B) CO2
C) Wastewater
D) Excess materials
6) What device is based on specific gravity differences between the oil and the wastewater?
A) API separator
B) Parallel plate interceptor
C) Corrugated plate interceptors
D) Circular mechanical clarifier
7) What environmental control measure is a containment device built around a piece of
equipment to contain any liquids should the equipment rupture or leak?
A) Dike
B) Settling pond
C) Landfill
D) Sand absorption
8) Which of the following is a common material that is covered under the Clean Air Act
standards?
A) CO
B) SO2
C) Lead
D) All of the above
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9) What act establishes a program to manage both hazardous and nonhazardous solid wastes, as
well as underground storage tanks?
A) Clean Air Act
B) Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
C) National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Act
D) National Ambient Air Quality Standards Act
10) Which of the following is a potential problem for a wastewater treatment facility?
A) Drought
B) Torrential rain
C) Low inlet flows
D) Contaminated water coming into the facility
11) Who mandates the environmental control training that a process technician must receive?
A) EPA
B) OSHA
C) State agencies
D) Parent organization
