SKILLCAT EPA 608 TYPE 1 EXAM-ACTUAL EXAM |LATEST UPDATE 2025
COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT DETAILED AND VERIFIED ANSWERS|
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Do natural events like volcanic eruptions contribute to chlorine in the stratosphere? -
(answers)Yes, but they are not the primary source.
What absorbs and reflects harmful UV rays from the sun? - (answers)Ozone, but ground level
ozone does not.
How does ozone depletion affect humans? - (answers)Increased risk of skin cancer and cataracts.
Is there evidence that refrigerants are in the stratosphere? - (answers)Yes.
What is a true statement about chlorine in the atmosphere? - (answers)A single chlorine atom can
survive for years.
How many atoms of oxygen does ozone have? - (answers)3
Where is the majority of ozone located? - (answers)In the stratosphere, not the troposphere.
How many molecules of ozone can three molecules of chlorine destroy? - (answers)300,000.
What is the major function of ozone in the stratosphere? - (answers)To absorb and reflect UV
rays from the sun.
What is the primary source of chlorine in the stratosphere? - (answers)Emissions of refrigerant
chemicals like CFCs and HCFCs by humans.
What molecule is responsible for ozone layer destruction? - (answers)Chlorine.
What are the effects of ozone depletion? - (answers)Decreasing crop yields.
Which refrigerant chemicals destroy the ozone layer? - (answers)CFCs and HCFCs.
Who does ozone depletion affect? - (answers)People all over the world.
What does the Clean Air Act state about refrigerants that deplete ozone? - (answers)It is a
violation to purposely vent them.
Can technicians service equipment containing phased-out refrigerants? - (answers)Yes.
,Where can technicians obtain refrigerants after they are phased out? - (answers)From recovered
or reclaimed refrigerant.
Can refrigerant be resold? - (answers)Yes, if it meets AHRI Standard 700 specifications.
What refrigerants must equipment be certified to recover? - (answers)CFCs, HCFCs, and HFCs.
Who can you sell R-22 refrigerant to? - (answers)A technician or business with Section 608
Certification.
Can recovered R-12 refrigerant be used in another person's device? - (answers)Yes, if it has been
reclaimed to AHRI Standard 700 specifications.
When were all CFCs phased out in the United States? - (answers)1995
When were R-22 and R-142b phased out in the United States? - (answers)2020
When will all HCFCs be phased out in the United States? - (answers)2030
What records must be kept for R-22? - (answers)Type, dates, and quantity of refrigerant.
What is Section 608 of the Clean Air Act? - (answers)Federal Law.
What must state and local regulations do in relation to federal CAA regulations? - (answers)They
must be followed and may be stricter.
What does the Venting Prohibition require before opening or servicing equipment? -
(answers)Recover affected refrigerant.
Who is responsible for ensuring refrigerant is removed before disposal? - (answers)The final
person in the disposal chain.
What appliances do Section 608 regulations apply to? - (answers)Freezers and other specified
appliances.
What does SNAP stand for? - (answers)Significant New Alternatives Policy.
What is the fine for violating the Clean Air Act (as of 2017)? - (answers)$44,539 per day per
violation.
What is the Montreal Protocol? - (answers)An international agreement between 197 countries.
, What is the purpose of Section 608? - (answers)To protect the ozone layer and regulate ozone-
depleting chemicals.
What is the purpose of SNAP? - (answers)To evaluate alternative refrigerants and consider their
effects on humans and the environment.
What should you do if you add Refrigerant B to a system that contained Refrigerant A? -
(answers)Recover the mixture in a separate recovery cylinder.
What needs to be done before disposing of equipment containing CFCs or HCFCs? -
(answers)Recover the refrigerant.
What penalties can technicians face for violating the Clean Air Act? - (answers)Loss of
certification, federal charges, and fines.
What are considered de minimis releases of refrigerant? - (answers)Minor, insignificant releases
that do not violate regulations.
What are HCFCs released during? - (answers)When disconnecting hoses equipped with low loss
fittings.
What refrigerants are released due to catastrophic failure of equipment? - (answers)HFCs.
Which substances are excluded from Section 608 refrigerant management requirements? -
(answers)Carbon dioxide, Water, Nitrogen.
What constitutes a violation of the CAA Venting Prohibition? - (answers)Refrigerants released
when disconnecting non low-loss hoses to service an appliance.
Which refrigerants are considered natural? - (answers)R-290, R-600a, R-744.
What do you not need Section 608 certification to purchase? - (answers)Nitrogen.
Which refrigerants does the Venting Prohibition cover? - (answers)CFCs, HCFCs, and HFCs.
Which organizations can test recovery equipment used for R-12? - (answers)UL, AHRI.
Who does not need to maintain proper records of refrigerants? - (answers)The EPA.
What are considered de minimis releases? - (answers)Catastrophic equipment failure, Accidental
release with timely repair of appliances, Releases when connecting or disconnecting hoses with
low loss fittings.
COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT DETAILED AND VERIFIED ANSWERS|
MOSTLY TESTED QUESTIONS –RATED 100% CORRECT!! GUARANTEED
PASS!!ALREADY GRADED A+
Do natural events like volcanic eruptions contribute to chlorine in the stratosphere? -
(answers)Yes, but they are not the primary source.
What absorbs and reflects harmful UV rays from the sun? - (answers)Ozone, but ground level
ozone does not.
How does ozone depletion affect humans? - (answers)Increased risk of skin cancer and cataracts.
Is there evidence that refrigerants are in the stratosphere? - (answers)Yes.
What is a true statement about chlorine in the atmosphere? - (answers)A single chlorine atom can
survive for years.
How many atoms of oxygen does ozone have? - (answers)3
Where is the majority of ozone located? - (answers)In the stratosphere, not the troposphere.
How many molecules of ozone can three molecules of chlorine destroy? - (answers)300,000.
What is the major function of ozone in the stratosphere? - (answers)To absorb and reflect UV
rays from the sun.
What is the primary source of chlorine in the stratosphere? - (answers)Emissions of refrigerant
chemicals like CFCs and HCFCs by humans.
What molecule is responsible for ozone layer destruction? - (answers)Chlorine.
What are the effects of ozone depletion? - (answers)Decreasing crop yields.
Which refrigerant chemicals destroy the ozone layer? - (answers)CFCs and HCFCs.
Who does ozone depletion affect? - (answers)People all over the world.
What does the Clean Air Act state about refrigerants that deplete ozone? - (answers)It is a
violation to purposely vent them.
Can technicians service equipment containing phased-out refrigerants? - (answers)Yes.
,Where can technicians obtain refrigerants after they are phased out? - (answers)From recovered
or reclaimed refrigerant.
Can refrigerant be resold? - (answers)Yes, if it meets AHRI Standard 700 specifications.
What refrigerants must equipment be certified to recover? - (answers)CFCs, HCFCs, and HFCs.
Who can you sell R-22 refrigerant to? - (answers)A technician or business with Section 608
Certification.
Can recovered R-12 refrigerant be used in another person's device? - (answers)Yes, if it has been
reclaimed to AHRI Standard 700 specifications.
When were all CFCs phased out in the United States? - (answers)1995
When were R-22 and R-142b phased out in the United States? - (answers)2020
When will all HCFCs be phased out in the United States? - (answers)2030
What records must be kept for R-22? - (answers)Type, dates, and quantity of refrigerant.
What is Section 608 of the Clean Air Act? - (answers)Federal Law.
What must state and local regulations do in relation to federal CAA regulations? - (answers)They
must be followed and may be stricter.
What does the Venting Prohibition require before opening or servicing equipment? -
(answers)Recover affected refrigerant.
Who is responsible for ensuring refrigerant is removed before disposal? - (answers)The final
person in the disposal chain.
What appliances do Section 608 regulations apply to? - (answers)Freezers and other specified
appliances.
What does SNAP stand for? - (answers)Significant New Alternatives Policy.
What is the fine for violating the Clean Air Act (as of 2017)? - (answers)$44,539 per day per
violation.
What is the Montreal Protocol? - (answers)An international agreement between 197 countries.
, What is the purpose of Section 608? - (answers)To protect the ozone layer and regulate ozone-
depleting chemicals.
What is the purpose of SNAP? - (answers)To evaluate alternative refrigerants and consider their
effects on humans and the environment.
What should you do if you add Refrigerant B to a system that contained Refrigerant A? -
(answers)Recover the mixture in a separate recovery cylinder.
What needs to be done before disposing of equipment containing CFCs or HCFCs? -
(answers)Recover the refrigerant.
What penalties can technicians face for violating the Clean Air Act? - (answers)Loss of
certification, federal charges, and fines.
What are considered de minimis releases of refrigerant? - (answers)Minor, insignificant releases
that do not violate regulations.
What are HCFCs released during? - (answers)When disconnecting hoses equipped with low loss
fittings.
What refrigerants are released due to catastrophic failure of equipment? - (answers)HFCs.
Which substances are excluded from Section 608 refrigerant management requirements? -
(answers)Carbon dioxide, Water, Nitrogen.
What constitutes a violation of the CAA Venting Prohibition? - (answers)Refrigerants released
when disconnecting non low-loss hoses to service an appliance.
Which refrigerants are considered natural? - (answers)R-290, R-600a, R-744.
What do you not need Section 608 certification to purchase? - (answers)Nitrogen.
Which refrigerants does the Venting Prohibition cover? - (answers)CFCs, HCFCs, and HFCs.
Which organizations can test recovery equipment used for R-12? - (answers)UL, AHRI.
Who does not need to maintain proper records of refrigerants? - (answers)The EPA.
What are considered de minimis releases? - (answers)Catastrophic equipment failure, Accidental
release with timely repair of appliances, Releases when connecting or disconnecting hoses with
low loss fittings.
