Associate Environmental Professional NREP
Certification EXAM QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS 2025(GRADED A+) DETAILED
ANSWERS.
40 CFR p 70 - Answer Establishes minimum standards for Title 5 Clean Air Act permits
CWA §402 - Answer Focuses on point-source pollutant discharge permitting
CWA §404 - Answer 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.. - Answer 1963; 1970; 1990
Criteria pollutants addressed under the CAA - Answer 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. - Answer Primary; secondary
Attainment area - Answer Areas that possess cleaner air quality for criteria pollutants than
those set forth by CAA primary standards
, Non-attainment area - Answer 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 _______. - Answer 1970; 1997
The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability act was passed in
__________ and focused on ___________ - Answer 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 - Answer EPA mandated to develop a strategy to promote source reduction
PPA §13104 - Answer EPA given authority to provide grants to states to promote source
reduction by business
PPA §13105 - Answer EPA mandated to establish database that contains information on
source reduction
PPA §13106 - Answer Owners/operators of businesses that are required to file toxic chemical
release forms must include a toxic reduction and recycling report
CAA §7402 - Answer Encourages cooperation between state, local, federal and tribal
governments to prevent and control air pollution
CAA §7403 - Answer 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 - Answer EPA can make grants to air pollution prevention and control agencies
CAA §7412 - Answer Facilities that reduce emissions of toxics into air by 90-95% can
qualify for permit waivers
CAA §7414-18 - Answer EPA may establish record keeping, inspections and monitoring for
all facilities that emit pollutants
Certification EXAM QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS 2025(GRADED A+) DETAILED
ANSWERS.
40 CFR p 70 - Answer Establishes minimum standards for Title 5 Clean Air Act permits
CWA §402 - Answer Focuses on point-source pollutant discharge permitting
CWA §404 - Answer 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.. - Answer 1963; 1970; 1990
Criteria pollutants addressed under the CAA - Answer 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. - Answer Primary; secondary
Attainment area - Answer Areas that possess cleaner air quality for criteria pollutants than
those set forth by CAA primary standards
, Non-attainment area - Answer 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 _______. - Answer 1970; 1997
The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability act was passed in
__________ and focused on ___________ - Answer 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 - Answer EPA mandated to develop a strategy to promote source reduction
PPA §13104 - Answer EPA given authority to provide grants to states to promote source
reduction by business
PPA §13105 - Answer EPA mandated to establish database that contains information on
source reduction
PPA §13106 - Answer Owners/operators of businesses that are required to file toxic chemical
release forms must include a toxic reduction and recycling report
CAA §7402 - Answer Encourages cooperation between state, local, federal and tribal
governments to prevent and control air pollution
CAA §7403 - Answer 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 - Answer EPA can make grants to air pollution prevention and control agencies
CAA §7412 - Answer Facilities that reduce emissions of toxics into air by 90-95% can
qualify for permit waivers
CAA §7414-18 - Answer EPA may establish record keeping, inspections and monitoring for
all facilities that emit pollutants
