ASSOCIATE ENVIRONMENTAL PROFESSIONAL NREP
CERTIFICATION EXAM
40 CFR p 70 - Answers -Establishes minimum standards for Title 5 Clean Air Act
permits
CWA §402 - Answers -Focuses on point-source pollutant discharge permitting
CWA §404 - Answers -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.. - Answers -1963; 1970; 1990
Criteria pollutants addressed under the CAA - Answers -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. - Answers -Primary; secondary
Attainment area - Answers -Areas that possess cleaner air quality for criteria pollutants
than those set forth by CAA primary standards
Non-attainment area - Answers -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 _______. - Answers -
1970; 1997
The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability act was
passed in __________ and focused on ___________ - Answers -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 - Answers -EPA mandated to develop a strategy to promote source
reduction
, PPA §13104 - Answers -EPA given authority to provide grants to states to promote
source reduction by business
PPA §13105 - Answers -EPA mandated to establish database that contains information
on source reduction
PPA §13106 - Answers -Owners/operators of businesses that are required to file toxic
chemical release forms must include a toxic reduction and recycling report
CAA §7402 - Answers -Encourages cooperation between state, local, federal and tribal
governments to prevent and control air pollution
CAA §7403 - Answers -EPA mandated to establish national research and development
program for prevention and control of air pollution; also, EPA must facilitate coordination
amongst air pollution prevention and control agencies
CAA §7405 - Answers -EPA can make grants to air pollution prevention and control
agencies
CAA §7412 - Answers -Facilities that reduce emissions of toxics into air by 90-95% can
qualify for permit waivers
Executive Order 12580 - Answers -Further clarified that federal agencies and
departments (DOE/DOD) are responsible for cleanup of superfund sites within their
jurisdiction
CERCLA response is guided by the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution
Contingency Plan, also known as the.. - Answers -NCP (National Contingency Plan)
40 CFR part 300 - Answers -Established the National Contingency Plan
CERCLA §103a - Answers -Anyone who handles hazardous material is subject to
CERCLA spill reporting requirements
40 CFR part 302 - Answers -Any time hazardous waste released exceeds the
Reasonable Quantity volume in a 24 hour period, it must be reported to the National
Response Center.
Steps of Superfund Remedial Process - Answers -Preliminary Assessment; NPL Site
Listing Process; Remedial Investigation/Site Characterization; Record of Decision;
Remedial Design/Action; Construction Completion; Post-construction Completion; NPL
deletion; Site Re-use/Development
43 CFR part 11 - Answers -Details the Department of Interior regulations for assessing
damage to natural resources under CERCLA (Natural Resource Damage Assessment)
CERTIFICATION EXAM
40 CFR p 70 - Answers -Establishes minimum standards for Title 5 Clean Air Act
permits
CWA §402 - Answers -Focuses on point-source pollutant discharge permitting
CWA §404 - Answers -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.. - Answers -1963; 1970; 1990
Criteria pollutants addressed under the CAA - Answers -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. - Answers -Primary; secondary
Attainment area - Answers -Areas that possess cleaner air quality for criteria pollutants
than those set forth by CAA primary standards
Non-attainment area - Answers -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 _______. - Answers -
1970; 1997
The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability act was
passed in __________ and focused on ___________ - Answers -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 - Answers -EPA mandated to develop a strategy to promote source
reduction
, PPA §13104 - Answers -EPA given authority to provide grants to states to promote
source reduction by business
PPA §13105 - Answers -EPA mandated to establish database that contains information
on source reduction
PPA §13106 - Answers -Owners/operators of businesses that are required to file toxic
chemical release forms must include a toxic reduction and recycling report
CAA §7402 - Answers -Encourages cooperation between state, local, federal and tribal
governments to prevent and control air pollution
CAA §7403 - Answers -EPA mandated to establish national research and development
program for prevention and control of air pollution; also, EPA must facilitate coordination
amongst air pollution prevention and control agencies
CAA §7405 - Answers -EPA can make grants to air pollution prevention and control
agencies
CAA §7412 - Answers -Facilities that reduce emissions of toxics into air by 90-95% can
qualify for permit waivers
Executive Order 12580 - Answers -Further clarified that federal agencies and
departments (DOE/DOD) are responsible for cleanup of superfund sites within their
jurisdiction
CERCLA response is guided by the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution
Contingency Plan, also known as the.. - Answers -NCP (National Contingency Plan)
40 CFR part 300 - Answers -Established the National Contingency Plan
CERCLA §103a - Answers -Anyone who handles hazardous material is subject to
CERCLA spill reporting requirements
40 CFR part 302 - Answers -Any time hazardous waste released exceeds the
Reasonable Quantity volume in a 24 hour period, it must be reported to the National
Response Center.
Steps of Superfund Remedial Process - Answers -Preliminary Assessment; NPL Site
Listing Process; Remedial Investigation/Site Characterization; Record of Decision;
Remedial Design/Action; Construction Completion; Post-construction Completion; NPL
deletion; Site Re-use/Development
43 CFR part 11 - Answers -Details the Department of Interior regulations for assessing
damage to natural resources under CERCLA (Natural Resource Damage Assessment)
