EPA 608 Certification Exam 2026
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
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
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, 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 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? - Correct answer-November 15,
1993
On what date was technician certification required? - Correct answer-November
14, 1994
What date was CFC's phased out of production? - Correct answer-December 31,
1995
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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
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
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, 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 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? - Correct answer-November 15,
1993
On what date was technician certification required? - Correct answer-November
14, 1994
What date was CFC's phased out of production? - Correct answer-December 31,
1995
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