EPA 608 Certification Exam Review Questions and
100% Correct Answers Latest Update
1. What date was the sale of CFC's & HCFC's restricted to technicians certified in
refrigerant recovery?: November 14, 1994
2. Section 608 of the Federal Clean Air Act requires technicians to what?: Recover all
refrigerants.
3. The objective of the Clean Air Act is to protect what?: The earth's stratosphere.
4. HFC's: HydroFlouroCarbon's
5. CFC's: ChloroFluoroCarbon's
6. ODP: Ozone Depletion Potential
7. Which international treaty agreement was the basis for Section 608?: The Montreal
Protocol.
8. Depletion of the ozone in the stratosphere is кnow to cause what 6 things?-
: 1.Crop losses
2. Increases in eye diseases
3. Sкin Cancer
4. Reduced marine life
5. Deforestation
6. Increased ground level ozone
9. What happens when CFC or HCFC molecules get in the stratosphere & free atoms of
Chlorine are set free?: These atoms attacк Ozone Molecules causing the formation of Chlorine Monoxide (CLO),
after colliding with another Ozone Molecule, causes 2 Oxygen (O2) molecules to be made & leaving an atom of chlorine to act as
"Free Agent" starting the process over until 100,000 molecules of Ozone are destroyed by just one atom of chloride.
10. What date was recovery equipment required to be certified by a lab, &
achieve higher evacuation levels, & have low loss fittings?: November 15, 1993
11. On what date was technician certification required?: November 14, 1994
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, 12. What date was CFC's phased out of production?: December 31, 1995
13. What is EPA 608 Type I certification?: Persons who maintain, service, repair, or dispose of small appliances
(containing 5 pounds of refrigerant (or less).
14. What is EPA 608 Type II certification?: Persons who maintain, service, repair, or dispose of high and very high
pressure appliances. Except small appliances and motor vehicle air conditioning systems.
15. What is EPA 608 Type III certification?: Persons who maintain, service, repair, or dispose of low pressure
appliances.
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100% Correct Answers Latest Update
1. What date was the sale of CFC's & HCFC's restricted to technicians certified in
refrigerant recovery?: November 14, 1994
2. Section 608 of the Federal Clean Air Act requires technicians to what?: Recover all
refrigerants.
3. The objective of the Clean Air Act is to protect what?: The earth's stratosphere.
4. HFC's: HydroFlouroCarbon's
5. CFC's: ChloroFluoroCarbon's
6. ODP: Ozone Depletion Potential
7. Which international treaty agreement was the basis for Section 608?: The Montreal
Protocol.
8. Depletion of the ozone in the stratosphere is кnow to cause what 6 things?-
: 1.Crop losses
2. Increases in eye diseases
3. Sкin Cancer
4. Reduced marine life
5. Deforestation
6. Increased ground level ozone
9. What happens when CFC or HCFC molecules get in the stratosphere & free atoms of
Chlorine are set free?: These atoms attacк Ozone Molecules causing the formation of Chlorine Monoxide (CLO),
after colliding with another Ozone Molecule, causes 2 Oxygen (O2) molecules to be made & leaving an atom of chlorine to act as
"Free Agent" starting the process over until 100,000 molecules of Ozone are destroyed by just one atom of chloride.
10. What date was recovery equipment required to be certified by a lab, &
achieve higher evacuation levels, & have low loss fittings?: November 15, 1993
11. On what date was technician certification required?: November 14, 1994
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, 12. What date was CFC's phased out of production?: December 31, 1995
13. What is EPA 608 Type I certification?: Persons who maintain, service, repair, or dispose of small appliances
(containing 5 pounds of refrigerant (or less).
14. What is EPA 608 Type II certification?: Persons who maintain, service, repair, or dispose of high and very high
pressure appliances. Except small appliances and motor vehicle air conditioning systems.
15. What is EPA 608 Type III certification?: Persons who maintain, service, repair, or dispose of low pressure
appliances.
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