EPA 608 CERTIFICATION EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What date was the sale of CFC's & HCFC's restricted to
technicians certified in refrigerant recovery? - correct answer
November 14, 1994
Section 608 of the Federal Clean Air Act requires
technicians to what? - correct answer Recover all refrigerants.
The objective of the Clean Air Act is to protect what? -
correct answer The earth's stratosphere.
HFC's - correct answer HydroFlouroCarbon's
CFC's - correct answer ChloroFluoroCarbon's
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ODP - correct answer Ozone Depletion Potential
Which international treaty agreement was the basis for
Section 608? - correct answer The Montreal Protocol.
Depletion of the ozone in the stratosphere is know to
cause what 6 things? - correct 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? - correct
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