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Manual for Odor Control Technicians.
The suffix "cide" means, The suffix "stat" means? - Answers ✅✅Kill and control
Sanitizers and Disinfectants? - Answers ✅✅Sanitizers bring the surface to a safe level and Disinfectants kill organisms to 99.97%
To address odors from mold, fungi, bacteria (after any drying is complete) use a? - Answers ✅✅Sanitizer
A product containing agents that digest organic materials? - Answers ✅✅Bacterial enzyme
This product is a common and often misused household product that discolors most nylons, corrodes metal and destroys protein fibers (wool, cotton)? - Answers ✅✅Sodium Hypochlorite (bleach)
Products that combine with, then alter malodors creating an odorless compound? - Answers ✅✅Paring agent
Agents that have oils, gels or solids that combine with deodorants prolonging the release of vapors to mask or cover odors are? - Answers ✅✅Masking agent
Never guarantee that the odor will not return (urine), - Answers ✅✅As long as the pet(s) are allowed to remain in the affected area
The most important factors that matter in assessing urine odors are? - Answers ✅✅The age and gender of the pet(s)
Saturation, flushing, followed by enzyme saturation and adequate dwell time is a technique for? - Answers ✅✅Effectively reducing urine odor in carpet and cushion (pad, underlay)
To affectively remove heavy urine odor, - Answers ✅✅application of an enzyme deodorant (digester)
The best way to effectively deodorize an area where carpet pad is saturated with urine is?
When dealing with pet urine multiple layers of surfaces (carpet, carpet cushion, hardwood, subfloor(s), - Answers ✅✅Make complete odor removal more difficult
A very effective tool to locate urine contamination in carpet is? - Answers ✅✅A 'black light' or ultraviolet light
To decontaminate and remove urine odor you should? - Answers ✅✅Neutralizing urine salts
On the pH scale, as urine breaks down it? - Answers ✅✅Changes from acid to alkali
In pet odor removal enzymes, - Answers ✅✅Breaking down organics
The item in urine that attracts moisture? - Answers ✅✅Alkaline salts
Average particle size of ETS smoke? - Answers ✅✅from 0.01 to 1.0 micron
When cleaning environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) from surfaces, the initial procedure is?
- Answers ✅✅Cleaning surfaces
A treatment for severe protein odor (e.g., milk, fish, eggs) is? - Answers ✅✅Using enzyme deodorants
A first step, if practical, in removing odors from new materials, such as a new carpet odor, is? - Answers ✅✅Ventilating (air exchange)
Thermal foggers produce water droplets in what micron range? - Answers ✅✅0.5- 2
Safety is the responsibility of? - Answers ✅✅Everyone
Assume that bodily fluids, blood or OPIM, - Answers ✅✅Could contain infectious materials
Pathogenic means? - Answers ✅✅disease causing
Hepatitis is a disease associated with the? - Answers ✅✅Liver
HEP(B) vaccines are administered over? - Answers ✅✅A 3 shot series
Treating all blood, body discharge and OPIM as if they are infectious is referred to as? - Answers ✅✅Universal Precautions
The organization that regulates antimicrobials is? - Answers ✅✅Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Technicians should consider wearing what at all times during work hours when real or suspected hazards exist? - Answers ✅✅Proper PPE
Ozone is a gaseous oxidizing agent with the chemical symbol? - Answers ✅✅O
Ozone in relation to air is? - Answers ✅✅Heavier
Electrically powered devices used to produce an oxidizing odor-control gas? - Answers ✅✅Ozone Generator
Prolonged exposure to ozone gas may damage? - Answers ✅✅People, pets and natural rubber
Signs and symptoms of over exposure to ozone gas include - Answers ✅✅Dry nose, sore throat, nosebleed
Hydroxyl molecules are the result of the chemical change when? - Answers ✅✅Water vapor passing through ultraviolet light
Hydroxyls and ozone are referred to as? - Answers ✅✅Oxidizing agents
ULV units are electrically powered sprayers that may be used to fog the air space with? - Answers ✅✅Water-based deodorants and encapsulants
This ULV fogger creates droplets in the? - Answers ✅✅ 8 - 15 micron range
Thermal foggers use heat to produce an extremely fine dry fog in the? - Answers ✅✅0.5 - 2 micron range
Most thermal fogging formulations are? - Answers ✅✅Petroleum based products
Excessive application with a hot thermal fogger using petroleum-based deodorizers, - Answers ✅✅Can leave an oily film on surfaces
The most serious potential risk of over fogging petroleum-based deodorizers is? - Answers ✅✅Explosion
The best way a technician can detect the presence of an odor and its intensity is? - Answers ✅✅The sense of smell
Incomplete results in odor control is caused by? - Answers ✅✅Technicians relying on one deodorization technique
The most effective system for removing intense odors? - Answers ✅✅Combination of techniques
Logically speaking the best place to start odor removal is? - Answers ✅✅At the source area
Intensity of odor penetration into materials and fabrics is increased due to? - Answers ✅✅High temperature
The first step in odor control is? - Answers ✅✅Remove the source as much as possible
Principle 2 of odor control? - Answers ✅✅Clean the source area
Principle 3 - Answers ✅✅Recreate the levels of penetration
Simply disguising a malodor with a stronger more pleasant odor is called? - Answers ✅✅Masking agent
Commonly used sealing agents? - Answers ✅✅Encapsulate or "lock-down" embedded odor molecules
Sealers used to prepare odor-damaged structural surfaces for painting should be? - Answers ✅✅Non-porous compound
Before applying deodorizing agents onto surfaces or into the air the technician should? - Answers ✅✅Don appropriate PPE
