2026 IICRC AMRT CORRECT FINAL QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔hydrophobic - ✔✔does not like water
✔✔hyphae - ✔✔the thread-like structure part of the mold
✔✔Indoor Environmental Professional (IEP) - ✔✔an individual who is qualified by
knowledge, skill, education, training, certification, and experience to perform an
assessment of the fungal ecology of structures, systems, and contents of a job site
✔✔invasive inspection - ✔✔inspection process requiring the removal of fixed materials
to further gather information of areas in question
✔✔may - ✔✔term used to signify the process is acceptable or permissible but not a
component of the industry standard
✔✔mildew - ✔✔a white growth on plant surfaces produced by parasitic fungi
✔✔microbial - ✔✔organisms including mold, virus and bacteria
✔✔mold - ✔✔a microscopic organism, may also be referred to as fungi or fungus
capable of producing toxins
✔✔mold abatement - ✔✔act of removal, cleaning, sanitizing, or surface disinfection of
mold, mold containment, and waste handling of mold and materials used to remove
mold from surfaces by an individual
✔✔mold remediation - ✔✔conducting the business of removal, cleaning, sanitizing, or
surface disinfection of mold, mold containment, and waste handling of mold and
materials used to remove mold from surfaces by a business enterprise, including but not
limited to, sole proprietorships
, ✔✔mycelium - ✔✔mass of hyphae that is the reproductive part of the mold
✔✔mycotoxins - ✔✔toxic substances produced by fungi
✔✔non-viable - ✔✔fungal organism incapable of germination
✔✔ozone - ✔✔a gaseous phase biocide that is toxic to humans and is not
recommended for microbial remediation
✔✔pathogenic - ✔✔disease causing
✔✔post-remediation verification - ✔✔inspection performed by the Indoor Environmental
Professional (IEP) to determine the successful completion of the work plan
✔✔recommended - ✔✔pertaining to procedure or practice that is advised or suggested
to be performed
✔✔remediator - ✔✔refers to the remediation contractor or remediation worker
✔✔sanitizer - ✔✔a biocide that significantly reduces the number of vegetative
environmental bacteria of public health importance
✔✔respirable - ✔✔can be deeply inhaled into lungs, smaller than 5 microns
✔✔settled spores - ✔✔spores that have landed on a surface and not actively growing
✔✔shall - ✔✔pertaining to a procedure or practice that is mandatory due to regulation
or natural law
✔✔should - ✔✔pertaining to a procedure or practice that is the "standard of care" to be
followed
✔✔spore - ✔✔seed-like structure of the mold
✔✔standard of care - ✔✔practices that are common to the reasonably prudent
members of the trade who are recognized in the industry as qualified and competent
✔✔sterilant - ✔✔a biocide that can completely kill or inactivate significant challenges of
resistant bacterial spores
✔✔state of the art - ✔✔highest level of general development, as of a device, technique,
or scientific field achieved at a particular time
AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔hydrophobic - ✔✔does not like water
✔✔hyphae - ✔✔the thread-like structure part of the mold
✔✔Indoor Environmental Professional (IEP) - ✔✔an individual who is qualified by
knowledge, skill, education, training, certification, and experience to perform an
assessment of the fungal ecology of structures, systems, and contents of a job site
✔✔invasive inspection - ✔✔inspection process requiring the removal of fixed materials
to further gather information of areas in question
✔✔may - ✔✔term used to signify the process is acceptable or permissible but not a
component of the industry standard
✔✔mildew - ✔✔a white growth on plant surfaces produced by parasitic fungi
✔✔microbial - ✔✔organisms including mold, virus and bacteria
✔✔mold - ✔✔a microscopic organism, may also be referred to as fungi or fungus
capable of producing toxins
✔✔mold abatement - ✔✔act of removal, cleaning, sanitizing, or surface disinfection of
mold, mold containment, and waste handling of mold and materials used to remove
mold from surfaces by an individual
✔✔mold remediation - ✔✔conducting the business of removal, cleaning, sanitizing, or
surface disinfection of mold, mold containment, and waste handling of mold and
materials used to remove mold from surfaces by a business enterprise, including but not
limited to, sole proprietorships
, ✔✔mycelium - ✔✔mass of hyphae that is the reproductive part of the mold
✔✔mycotoxins - ✔✔toxic substances produced by fungi
✔✔non-viable - ✔✔fungal organism incapable of germination
✔✔ozone - ✔✔a gaseous phase biocide that is toxic to humans and is not
recommended for microbial remediation
✔✔pathogenic - ✔✔disease causing
✔✔post-remediation verification - ✔✔inspection performed by the Indoor Environmental
Professional (IEP) to determine the successful completion of the work plan
✔✔recommended - ✔✔pertaining to procedure or practice that is advised or suggested
to be performed
✔✔remediator - ✔✔refers to the remediation contractor or remediation worker
✔✔sanitizer - ✔✔a biocide that significantly reduces the number of vegetative
environmental bacteria of public health importance
✔✔respirable - ✔✔can be deeply inhaled into lungs, smaller than 5 microns
✔✔settled spores - ✔✔spores that have landed on a surface and not actively growing
✔✔shall - ✔✔pertaining to a procedure or practice that is mandatory due to regulation
or natural law
✔✔should - ✔✔pertaining to a procedure or practice that is the "standard of care" to be
followed
✔✔spore - ✔✔seed-like structure of the mold
✔✔standard of care - ✔✔practices that are common to the reasonably prudent
members of the trade who are recognized in the industry as qualified and competent
✔✔sterilant - ✔✔a biocide that can completely kill or inactivate significant challenges of
resistant bacterial spores
✔✔state of the art - ✔✔highest level of general development, as of a device, technique,
or scientific field achieved at a particular time
