Associate Environmental Professional NREP
Certification EXAM QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS 2025(GRADED A+) DETAILED
ANSWERS.
Associate Environmental Professional NREP Certification Exam
40 CFR p 70
Establishes minimum standards for Title 5 Clean Air Act permits
CWA §402
Focuses on point-source pollutant discharge permitting
CWA §404
Details Army Corps of Engineers regulatory requirements for the discharge of dredged/filled
materials
The Clean Air Act was originally established in..
EPA was given regulatory authority in..
Significant amendments that vastly expanded what was addressed under the CAA were
passed in..
1963; 1970; 1990
Criteria pollutants addressed under the CAA
1. Particle pollution
2. Ground-level ozone
3. Carbon monoxide
4. Sulfur Oxides
5. Nitrogen Oxides
6. Lead
, Criteria pollutants are regulated based on human health and environmental standards,
termed ______ and ______ standards respectively.
Primary; secondary
Attainment area
Areas that possess cleaner air quality for criteria pollutants than those set forth by CAA primary
standards
Non-attainment area
Denotes an area that is not in compliance with primary standards for any criteria pollutant
While PM10 pollutants have been regulated under the CAA since _______, PM2.5
pollutants (derived from smog) have only been regulated since _______.
1970; 1997
The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability act was passed
in __________ and focused on ___________
1980; the clean-up of abandoned or otherwise neglected hazardous waste sites. Established a tax
on polluting industries that allowed the feds to respond directly to hazardous waste releases.
PPA §13103
EPA mandated to develop a strategy to promote source reduction
PPA §13104
EPA given authority to provide grants to states to promote source reduction by business
PPA §13105
EPA mandated to establish database that contains information on source reduction
PPA §13106
Owners/operators of businesses that are required to file toxic chemical release forms must
include a toxic reduction and recycling report
Certification EXAM QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS 2025(GRADED A+) DETAILED
ANSWERS.
Associate Environmental Professional NREP Certification Exam
40 CFR p 70
Establishes minimum standards for Title 5 Clean Air Act permits
CWA §402
Focuses on point-source pollutant discharge permitting
CWA §404
Details Army Corps of Engineers regulatory requirements for the discharge of dredged/filled
materials
The Clean Air Act was originally established in..
EPA was given regulatory authority in..
Significant amendments that vastly expanded what was addressed under the CAA were
passed in..
1963; 1970; 1990
Criteria pollutants addressed under the CAA
1. Particle pollution
2. Ground-level ozone
3. Carbon monoxide
4. Sulfur Oxides
5. Nitrogen Oxides
6. Lead
, Criteria pollutants are regulated based on human health and environmental standards,
termed ______ and ______ standards respectively.
Primary; secondary
Attainment area
Areas that possess cleaner air quality for criteria pollutants than those set forth by CAA primary
standards
Non-attainment area
Denotes an area that is not in compliance with primary standards for any criteria pollutant
While PM10 pollutants have been regulated under the CAA since _______, PM2.5
pollutants (derived from smog) have only been regulated since _______.
1970; 1997
The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability act was passed
in __________ and focused on ___________
1980; the clean-up of abandoned or otherwise neglected hazardous waste sites. Established a tax
on polluting industries that allowed the feds to respond directly to hazardous waste releases.
PPA §13103
EPA mandated to develop a strategy to promote source reduction
PPA §13104
EPA given authority to provide grants to states to promote source reduction by business
PPA §13105
EPA mandated to establish database that contains information on source reduction
PPA §13106
Owners/operators of businesses that are required to file toxic chemical release forms must
include a toxic reduction and recycling report
