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BACKFLOW PREVENTION ASSEMBLY TESTER
TRAINING – GA (ACTUAL / ) WITH
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
What is an actual cross connection?Any arrangement of pipes, fittings, or devices that connects a potable water supply directly to a non-potable source at all times
What is an Air Gap?The unobstructed vertical distance through the free atmosphere between the lowest opening from any pipe or outlet supplying water to a tank, plumbing fixture, or other container, and the overflow rim of that container
What does AVB stand for?Atmospheric Vacuum Breaker
Organism that causes Legionnaires' Disease Legionella
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Symptom(s) of Legionnaires' Disease Acute respiratory disease
Organism that causes Hepatitis A Hepatitis A virus
Symptom(s) of Hepatitis A Yellowed skin, enlarged liver, abdominal pain-low mortality, lasts up to 4 months
Organism that causes Giardiasis Giardia lamblia
Symptom(s) of Giardiasis Diarrhea, cramps, nausea, and general weakness-not fatal
Organism that causes Cryptosporidiosis 2 / 3
Cryptosporidium Parvuum
Symptom(s) of Cryptosporidiosis Acute diarrhea, abdominal pain, vomiting, low grade fever - not treatable
Chemical hazard examples Caustic Soda, Propane, Chromium, Fertilizers, Swimming Pool Water
What is a pollutant?Non-health hazard - a substance that is aesthetically objectionable but will not cause illness or death
What is a contaminant?Health hazard - a substance that will cause illness or death
Atmospheric pressure at sea level 14.7 psi
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