EPA 608 UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS COMPLETE
STUDY GUIDE
◉ Section 608 of the Federal Clean Air Act requires technicians to
what?
Answer: Recover all refrigerants.
◉ The objective of the Clean Air Act is to protect what?
Answer: The earth's stratosphere.
◉ HFC's
Answer: HydroFlouroCarbon's
◉ CFC's
Answer: ChloroFluoroCarbon's
◉ ODP
Answer: Ozone Depletion Potential
, ◉ Which international treaty agreement was the basis for Section
608?
Answer: The Montreal Protocol.
◉ Depletion of the ozone in the stratosphere is know to cause
what 6 things?
Answer: 1.Crop losses
2.Increases in eye diseases
3.Skin Cancer
4.Reduced marine life
5.Deforestation
6.Increased ground level ozone
◉ What happens when CFC or HCFC molecules get in the
stratosphere & free atoms of Chlorine are set free?
Answer: These atoms attack 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.
◉ What date was recovery equipment required to be certified by a
lab, & achieve higher evacuation levels, & have low loss fittings?
Answer: November 15, 1993
AND CORRECT ANSWERS COMPLETE
STUDY GUIDE
◉ Section 608 of the Federal Clean Air Act requires technicians to
what?
Answer: Recover all refrigerants.
◉ The objective of the Clean Air Act is to protect what?
Answer: The earth's stratosphere.
◉ HFC's
Answer: HydroFlouroCarbon's
◉ CFC's
Answer: ChloroFluoroCarbon's
◉ ODP
Answer: Ozone Depletion Potential
, ◉ Which international treaty agreement was the basis for Section
608?
Answer: The Montreal Protocol.
◉ Depletion of the ozone in the stratosphere is know to cause
what 6 things?
Answer: 1.Crop losses
2.Increases in eye diseases
3.Skin Cancer
4.Reduced marine life
5.Deforestation
6.Increased ground level ozone
◉ What happens when CFC or HCFC molecules get in the
stratosphere & free atoms of Chlorine are set free?
Answer: These atoms attack 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.
◉ What date was recovery equipment required to be certified by a
lab, & achieve higher evacuation levels, & have low loss fittings?
Answer: November 15, 1993
