EPA 608 Core Exam Questions and Answers Graded A

Where is the stratosphere? - 10 to 30 miles Where is ozone located? - stratosphere What does an ozone molecule consist of? - 3 oxygen atoms The ozone layer protects us from... - ultraviolet radiation The ozone layer helps to maintain... - stable earth temperatures Depletion of ozone causes... - crop loss, eye disease, skin cancer, reduced marine life, deforestation, increased ground level ozone. What type of refrigerants, when released into the atmosphere, cause ozone depletion? - cfcs and hcfcs What in refrigerants causes ozone depletion? - chlorine What compound is formed when chlorine meets ozone? - chlorine monoxide How many ozone molecules can be destroyed by one chlorine atom? - 100,000 The rise in the amount of chlorine measured in the stratosphere over the past twenty years matches the rise in... - flourine The chlorine in CFCs will break down in water(true/false). - false The chlorine in CFCs will break down into compounds that will dissolve in water(true/false). - false What does ODP stand for? - ozone depletion potential HFCs have a higher ODP than CFCs (true/false). - false Which refrigerant type has no ODP? - HFCs What chemicals make up CFCs? - chlorine flourine carbon What chemicals make up HCFCs? - hydrogen chlorine fluorine carbon What chemicals make up HFCs? - hydrogen fluorine carbon Give examples of CFCs? - r-11, 12, 500 Give examples of HCFCs? - r-22, 123 Give examples of HFCs? - r-134a Who regulates section 608 of the clean air act? - epa How much is the fine for releasing refrigerant into the atmosphere? - 27,500 per day per violation. What is the bounty for turning someone in? - up to 10,000 Who gets fined? - you and your company Can the EPA require you to demonstrate the ability to properly perform refrigerant recovery/recycling duties? - yes What can happen if you cannot properly perform recovery/recycling? - revocation of certification To falsify or {BLANK} required records will get your certification revoked. - fail to keep Failure to reach {BLANK} prior to opening or disposing of appliances will get your certification revoked. - required evacuation rates Knowingly releasing HCFCs, CFCs, or HFCs while repairing appliances, with the exception of {BLANK} releases will get your certification revoked. - de-minimus Whose responsibility is it to ensure that refrigerant has been removed from appliances before disposal? - final person in the disposal chain Since what date has it been illegal to service, maintain or dispose of appliances without being appropriately certified? - november 14th, 1994 Since what date has it been illegal to vent CFCs or HCFCs? - july 1st, 1992 Since what date has it been illegal to vent HFCs? - november 15th, 1995 Failure to {BLANK} refrigerant before opening or disposing of an appliance will get your certification revoked. - recover Who has to approve a recovery device? - epa A recovery device must have what type of fittings? - low loss