IICRC - AMRT Exam with correct
answers
In general, which remediation guidelines/standards should a remediator be familiar with? -
** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔S500 (Water) // S520 (Mold) // NY City Guidelines
The industry standard of care document for mold remediation contractors is...? - **
VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔S520 Standard for Professional Mold Remediation
What does "normal fungal ecology" mean? - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Condition 1 //
Normal or uncontaminated building or items // Indoor environment that may have settled
spores, fungal fragments whose identity; location and quantity are reflective of a normal
fungal ecology for a similar indoor environment // no treatment necessary
Describe a Condition 2 - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Indoor environment which is
primarily contaminated with settled spores that were dispersed directly or indirectly from a
condition 3 area // Spores landed on indoor surfaces or are suspended in the air but are not
actively growing // HEPA vacuuming or damp wiping
Describe a Condition 3 - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Indoor environment contaminated
with the presence of actual mold growth and associated spores // Actual growth includes
growth that is active or dormant, visible or hidden
Do you find settled spores in indoor environments with no complaints? - ** VERIFIED
ANSWERS **✔✔Yes
What are "settled spores" according to the S520? - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS
**✔✔CONDITION 2 (SETTLED SPORES HAVE AN UNUSUAL DISTRIBUTION)
,The Trigger language term that defines the "standard of care" in the S500 and S520 is...? - **
VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Should
The Trigger language term that defines mandatory or regulatory requirements (S500 &
S520) is? - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Shall
The trigger language term that defines advised or suggested (S500 & S520) is...? - **
VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔recommended
How are situations referred to in the S500 and S520 that make a project more difficult or
detailed, but the project can still be performed? - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS
**✔✔Complexities
How are situations referred to in the S500 and S520 that make a project more intricate or
complex after the start, but the project can still be performed with a change in scope? - **
VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Complications
How are situations referred to in the S500 and S520 that limit the scope and remediation
activities? - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Limitations
Are there federal mold remediation regulations in the US or Canada? - ** VERIFIED
ANSWERS **✔✔No
What are we trying to protect in a microbial remediation project? - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS
**✔✔Workers health, other occupants, unaffected area, HVAC system
What should be the first step in a microbial remediation project? - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS
**✔✔Identify and eliminate the water source
What is the ultimate cleaning criterion (according to the ACGIH Bioaerosols) - **
VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Ability of people to reocc
, What does engineering control mean? - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Methods and
procedures that we implement to protect the worker & occupants & HVAC system
Name Engineering Controls - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Isolation with Containment,
Airflow Management, HEPA filtration and controlled demolition methods
What is not an engineering control? - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔PPE
What is the definition of a micron? - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔One millionth of a
meter
How can evaluate and test an air flow and a pressure differential? - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS
**✔✔DIGITAL MONOMETER
What does the acronym HEPA stand for? - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔High Efficiency
Particulate Air
WHAT IS THE DEFINITION OF HEPA FILTRATION? - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS
**✔✔removes 99.97% of particulate matter of 0.3 microns and larger
What are the three main principles used for protecting people and unaffected
environments? - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Isolation of work area, managing air flow
and controlled demolition
What are the goals in a microbial remediation project for the remediator and IEP (Indoor
Environmental Professional)? - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Preloss conditions // safe &
sanitary // Condition 1 - normal fungal ecology
answers
In general, which remediation guidelines/standards should a remediator be familiar with? -
** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔S500 (Water) // S520 (Mold) // NY City Guidelines
The industry standard of care document for mold remediation contractors is...? - **
VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔S520 Standard for Professional Mold Remediation
What does "normal fungal ecology" mean? - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Condition 1 //
Normal or uncontaminated building or items // Indoor environment that may have settled
spores, fungal fragments whose identity; location and quantity are reflective of a normal
fungal ecology for a similar indoor environment // no treatment necessary
Describe a Condition 2 - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Indoor environment which is
primarily contaminated with settled spores that were dispersed directly or indirectly from a
condition 3 area // Spores landed on indoor surfaces or are suspended in the air but are not
actively growing // HEPA vacuuming or damp wiping
Describe a Condition 3 - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Indoor environment contaminated
with the presence of actual mold growth and associated spores // Actual growth includes
growth that is active or dormant, visible or hidden
Do you find settled spores in indoor environments with no complaints? - ** VERIFIED
ANSWERS **✔✔Yes
What are "settled spores" according to the S520? - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS
**✔✔CONDITION 2 (SETTLED SPORES HAVE AN UNUSUAL DISTRIBUTION)
,The Trigger language term that defines the "standard of care" in the S500 and S520 is...? - **
VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Should
The Trigger language term that defines mandatory or regulatory requirements (S500 &
S520) is? - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Shall
The trigger language term that defines advised or suggested (S500 & S520) is...? - **
VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔recommended
How are situations referred to in the S500 and S520 that make a project more difficult or
detailed, but the project can still be performed? - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS
**✔✔Complexities
How are situations referred to in the S500 and S520 that make a project more intricate or
complex after the start, but the project can still be performed with a change in scope? - **
VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Complications
How are situations referred to in the S500 and S520 that limit the scope and remediation
activities? - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Limitations
Are there federal mold remediation regulations in the US or Canada? - ** VERIFIED
ANSWERS **✔✔No
What are we trying to protect in a microbial remediation project? - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS
**✔✔Workers health, other occupants, unaffected area, HVAC system
What should be the first step in a microbial remediation project? - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS
**✔✔Identify and eliminate the water source
What is the ultimate cleaning criterion (according to the ACGIH Bioaerosols) - **
VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Ability of people to reocc
, What does engineering control mean? - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Methods and
procedures that we implement to protect the worker & occupants & HVAC system
Name Engineering Controls - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Isolation with Containment,
Airflow Management, HEPA filtration and controlled demolition methods
What is not an engineering control? - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔PPE
What is the definition of a micron? - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔One millionth of a
meter
How can evaluate and test an air flow and a pressure differential? - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS
**✔✔DIGITAL MONOMETER
What does the acronym HEPA stand for? - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔High Efficiency
Particulate Air
WHAT IS THE DEFINITION OF HEPA FILTRATION? - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS
**✔✔removes 99.97% of particulate matter of 0.3 microns and larger
What are the three main principles used for protecting people and unaffected
environments? - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Isolation of work area, managing air flow
and controlled demolition
What are the goals in a microbial remediation project for the remediator and IEP (Indoor
Environmental Professional)? - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Preloss conditions // safe &
sanitary // Condition 1 - normal fungal ecology
