EPA 608 Certification Exam Questions and Answers 2025, Exams of
Advanced Education
What date was the sale of CFC's & HCFC's restricted to technicians certified in
refrigerant recovery? - ANSWERNovember 14, 1994
Section 608 of the Federal Clean Air Act requires technicians to what? -
ANSWERRecover all refrigerants.
The objective of the Clean Air Act is to protect what? - ANSWERThe earth's
stratosphere.
HFC's - ANSWERHydroFlouroCarbon's
CFC's - ANSWERChloroFluoroCarbon's
ODP - ANSWEROzone Depletion Potential
Which international treaty agreement was the basis for Section 608? -
ANSWERThe Montreal Protocol.
, Depletion of the ozone in the stratosphere is know to cause what 6 things? -
ANSWER1.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? - ANSWERThese 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? -
ANSWERNovember 15, 1993
On what date was technician certification required? - ANSWERNovember 14,
1994
What date was CFC's phased out of production? - ANSWERDecember 31,
1995
What is EPA 608 Type I certification? - ANSWERPersons who maintain,
service, repair, or dispose of small appliances (containing 5 pounds of
refrigerant (or less).
Advanced Education
What date was the sale of CFC's & HCFC's restricted to technicians certified in
refrigerant recovery? - ANSWERNovember 14, 1994
Section 608 of the Federal Clean Air Act requires technicians to what? -
ANSWERRecover all refrigerants.
The objective of the Clean Air Act is to protect what? - ANSWERThe earth's
stratosphere.
HFC's - ANSWERHydroFlouroCarbon's
CFC's - ANSWERChloroFluoroCarbon's
ODP - ANSWEROzone Depletion Potential
Which international treaty agreement was the basis for Section 608? -
ANSWERThe Montreal Protocol.
, Depletion of the ozone in the stratosphere is know to cause what 6 things? -
ANSWER1.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? - ANSWERThese 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? -
ANSWERNovember 15, 1993
On what date was technician certification required? - ANSWERNovember 14,
1994
What date was CFC's phased out of production? - ANSWERDecember 31,
1995
What is EPA 608 Type I certification? - ANSWERPersons who maintain,
service, repair, or dispose of small appliances (containing 5 pounds of
refrigerant (or less).
