EPA 608 Certification Exam 100% Correct!

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).