FE Environmental

conceptual flashcards from all the notes I've taken in preparation for the Environmental FE

Ethical priorities (highest to lowest)?

1. public

2. law

3. profession

4. client

5. firm

6. other engineers

7. yourself

#1 ethical priority?

safety, health, and welfare of the public

compatible

components that do not react with each other

not compatible

components that react with each other

pyrophoric

substances that easily ignite when close to oxygen

noise abatement

noise reducing techniques

dBA

decibals

noise control steps?

1. isolate source with enclosures

2. modify path with barriers

3. PPE- ear plugs/muffs

acute exposure

sudden damage resulting from a single exposure to a large concentration of substance

chronic exposure

accumulated damage from repeated exposure to small concentrations over a long period of time

local toxicity

specific to one or a few organs

systemic toxicity

distributed throughout the body

carcinogenic

inducing cancer

mutagenic

inducing mutations in genes

OSHA

occupational safety and health administration

dermal

skin contact

groundwater exposure

ingestion, dermal, inhalation

surface water exposure

ingestion, dermal, inhalation

sediment exposure

igestion, dermal

air exposure

inhalation

soil/dust exposure

igestion, dermal

food exposure

ingestion

NOAEL

no observed adverse effect level

RdD

reference dose

ADI

acceptable daily intake

CDI

chronic daily intake