Real Estate License Exams For Dummies by Yoegel John A

Author:Yoegel, John A. [Yoegel, John A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781119370673
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 2017-04-10T04:00:00+00:00

Storm water disposal

Storm water is rainwater that comes down into the streets that must be disposed of to avoid flooding of streets and houses. Generally storm drains in the streets that lead to storm sewers dispose the storm water and take it directly to lakes, rivers, or the ocean.

Review Questions and Answers

You’ll find that most answers to questions about environmental issues come down to memorizing the facts. The other important tidbit to remember is to memorize the full terms of any abbreviations or acronyms.

1. A source of money to clean up major environmentally polluted properties was originally created by

(A) CERCLA.

(B) EPA.

(C) LUST.

(D) SARA.

Correct answer: (A). The trick is the word originally . SARA reauthorized the Superfund.

2. Immunity for a landowner innocent of creating the pollution on his property was created by

(A) CERCLA.

(B) OSHA.

(C) SARA.

(D) EPA.

Correct answer: (C). Innocent landowner immunity didn’t exist in the original CERCLA legislation.

3. Immunity for a landowner innocent of creating pollution on his property will most likely be dependent on

(A) the type of pollution.

(B) how long ago the pollution happened.

(C) his due diligence in investigating the property.

(D) how much money he has.

Correct answer: (C). Due diligence is a key requirement of innocent landowner immunity. The landowner must have done some investigation to protect himself.

4. A review of records regarding environmental problems on a property would be part of

(A) a Phase 1 environmental assessment.

(B) a Phase 2 environmental assessment.

(C) a Phase 3 environmental assessment.

(D) a Phase 4 environmental assessment.

Correct answer: (A). Review “Having suspicions: Environmental assessments, ” earlier in this chapter and make sure that you can clearly identify what occurs in each phase.

5. A management plan for an environmentally polluted site would be developed in which phase environmental assessment?

(A) 1

(B) 2

(C) 3

(D) 4

Correct answer: (D). You need to be able to identify the four phases and what occurs in each phase. (Check out “Having suspicions: Environmental assessments, ” earlier in this chapter for the scoop.)

6. Friability is a term associated with

(A) BRI.

(B) SBS.

(C) electromagnetic fields.

(D) asbestos.

Correct answer: (D). Friability is the tendency of asbestos to break down and give off dust and fibers that can be highly dangerous if inhaled. This question is a good example of how you have to remember information about various environmental hazards. For each one, you need to remember what it is, how and where it appears, associated key words (like friability and asbestos), illnesses it may cause, ways to handle it, and so on.

7. You get sick at work and the symptoms persist when you get home. You may be suffering from

(A) BRI.

(B) SBS.

(C) EPA.

(D) OSHA.

Correct answer: (A). The symptoms of building-related illness are present both while people are in a building and continue after they leave the building. The symptoms of sick building syndrome (SBS) end when people leave the building.

8. The size of a residential septic system is usually based on

(A) square footage.

(B) number of occupants.

(C) number of bathrooms.

(D) number of bedrooms.

Correct answer: (D). This can be a tricky question because square footage or the number of occupants seems logical.

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