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Wastewater Laboratory Analyst Certification Exam Practice Questions & Answers 2025-2026, Exams of Laboratory Practices and Management

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Wastewater Laboratory Analyst
Certification Exam Practice Questions
with Correct Answers 2025-2026.
Graded A
40 CFR 434 contains:
(a) the NPDES permit for the copper mining industrial group
(b) air emission standards for the petroleum refining industrial group
(c) effluent pre-treatment standards for the coal mining industrial group
(d) stormwater run-off standards for the pharmaceutical industrial group -
ANSC
Explanation
40 CFR 434, coal mining point source category covers effluent pre-
treatment standards for the coal mining industrial group. There is no
general NPDES permit for the copper mining industrial group. There is no
pre-treatment effluent standards specifically for the copper mining industrial
group, although possibly applicable standards for mineral mining (40 CFR
436) and ore mining (40 CFR 440) exist. Air emission standards for the
petroleum refining industrial group are located at 40 CFR 60, subpart J.
Stormwater run-off standards are not prepared for individual industrial
groups (40 CFR 122).
Allowed methods of analysis of heptachlor in wastewater include:
(a) EPA 8081
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Certification Exam Practice Questions

with Correct Answers 2025-2026.

Graded A

40 CFR 434 contains: (a) the NPDES permit for the copper mining industrial group (b) air emission standards for the petroleum refining industrial group (c) effluent pre-treatment standards for the coal mining industrial group (d) stormwater run-off standards for the pharmaceutical industrial group - ANSC Explanation 40 CFR 434, coal mining point source category covers effluent pre- treatment standards for the coal mining industrial group. There is no general NPDES permit for the copper mining industrial group. There is no pre-treatment effluent standards specifically for the copper mining industrial group, although possibly applicable standards for mineral mining (40 CFR

  1. and ore mining (40 CFR 440) exist. Air emission standards for the petroleum refining industrial group are located at 40 CFR 60, subpart J. Stormwater run-off standards are not prepared for individual industrial groups (40 CFR 122). Allowed methods of analysis of heptachlor in wastewater include: (a) EPA 8081

(b) EPA 608 (c) SM 6630 B & C (d) ASTM D3086-90 - ANSB,C,D Explanation Heptachlor, a pesticide, is a target analyte of EPA method 608 (organochlorine pesticides by GC-ECD), SM 6630 B&C (Standard Methods organochlorine pesticides by liquid-liquid extraction GC method I and liquid- liquid extraction GC method II), and ASTM D3086-90. Heptachlor is a target analyte for EPA method 8081, but this method is part of SW-846. Methods in SW-846 are not identified as approved methods for analysis of wastewater in 40 CFR 136. Compliance monitoring analysis of wastewater: (a) can be performed by any method (b) can be performed by any method in Standard Methods (c) can be performed by any method in the 18th Edition of Standard Methods (d) can be performed by any method listed in 40 CFR 136 - ANSD Explanation The Clean Water Act specifically authorizes the EPA Administrator to identify testing procedures that are appropriate for monitoring wastewater. These identified methods are listed in 40 CFR 136. Disposal of biosolids is covered under:

(a) are set by EPA and are constant from state to state (b) varies from state to state (c) are based upon section 301(a)(1) of the CWA (d) are also what are termed characteristics of hazardous waste - ANSB,C Explanation Section 301(a)(1) of the CWA lists regulated pollutants. Three classes are recognized: 1) Conventional pollutants, 2) Non-conventional pollutants, and

  1. Toxic pollutants. However, individual states have the authority to set the limits as long as they are at least as strict as the EPA limits. Accordingly, the limits vary from state to state. The characteristics of hazardous waste are associated with RCRA. The approved methods of analysis under the industrial pre-treatment program are: (a) any EPA method (b) any method (c) any method in Standard Methods (d) only those methods approved by the permitting authority - ANSD Explanation Like the compliance monitoring analysis program, methods must be specifically approved by the permitting authority (municipalities) under the industrial pretreatment program. The Federal Register is published:

(a) every day (b) every federal business day (c) each day that Congress is in session (d) once a year - ANSB Explanation Somewhat of a tricky question because there are several similar answers. The correct answer is that the Federal Register is published every federal business day. Don't confuse this with the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) that is published once a year. The following are toxic pollutants: (a) BOD (b) Mercury (c) Pentachlorophenol (d) Phosphorus - ANSB,C Explanation Section 301(a)(1) of the Clean Water Act (CWA) lists regulated pollutants. Three classes are recognized:

  1. Conventional pollutants,
  2. Non-conventional pollutants, and
  3. Toxic pollutants.

The correct answer is the Clean Water Act. The Safe Drinking Water Act covers drinking water, while the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act covers hazardous waste disposal. The Federal Water Pollution Control Act is a precursor to the Clean Water Act and has been superseded. The legal responsibility for insuring that the approved methods of analysis have been used to generate data lies with: (a) the laboratory (b) the EPA (c) the person who signs the DMR (d) the state agency issuing the permit - ANSC Explanation The ultimate responsibility for determining that the correct methods have been used and referenced lies with the person who signs the Discharge Monitoring Report (DMR). The signature is attestation that the signer takes all responsibility. The proper collection and preservation for samples collected for mercury analysis is: (a) collect in a Mason® jar and send to the lab (b) collect in a pre-cleaned glass or polyethylene container (c) add acid (d) add nitric acid to pH <2 - ANSB,D

Explanation Sampling requirements (40 CFR 136.3, Table II) for mercury are: container

  • polyethylene or glass; preservation - nitric acid to pH <2; maximum holding time - 28 days. Within the federal agency that develops wastewater regulations, the Office that is responsible for the wastewater programs is: (a) Office of Enforcement (b) Office of Research and Development (c) Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response (d) Office of Water - ANSD Explanation The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) develops wastewater regulations and within the EPA the Office of Water is responsible for wastewater programs under the Clean Water Act. The Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response regulates hazardous waste disposal, not wastewater. The Office of Research and Development may at times be involved in the development of wastewater methods, but it does not administer the wastewater programs. Within the federal government, the following branch generates laws: (a) Congress (b) Office of the President (c) Supreme Court