CEI Air Quality Management 3

Question 1

Which section of the Clean Air Act requires Maximum Achievable Control Technology standards for hazardous air pollutants?

Accepted Answer

Section 112 (Title III)

Answer

Title V

Answer

Title I, Part A

Answer

Title VI

Question 2

What does the acronym MACT stand for in air quality regulations?

Accepted Answer

Maximum Achievable Control Technology

Answer

Monitored Attainment Compliance Testing

Answer

Minimum Ambient Concentration Threshold

Answer

Maximum Allowable Control Technology

Question 3

Which CAA program requires facilities handling threshold quantities of listed chemicals to develop accident prevention and response plans?

Accepted Answer

Risk Management Program under CAA Section 112(r)

Answer

SPCC Program under the Clean Water Act

Answer

RCRA Corrective Action Program

Answer

Title V Operating Permit Program

Question 4

New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) under CAA Section 111 primarily apply to which sources?

Accepted Answer

New and significantly modified stationary sources organized by industry category

Answer

Mobile sources such as cars and trucks only

Answer

Outdoor burning and open fire activities statewide

Answer

Federal facilities only regardless of size

Question 5

When an environmental inspector discovers a facility exceeding its permitted air emission limits, what is the typical first formal enforcement step?

Accepted Answer

Issuance of a Notice of Violation (NOV)

Answer

Immediate facility shutdown order

Answer

Permit revocation and reapplication requirement

Answer

Criminal prosecution referral to the Department of Justice

Question 6

Which greenhouse gas is reported in the largest quantities under the EPA Mandatory Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule?

Accepted Answer

Carbon dioxide (CO2)

Answer

Water vapor (H2O)

Answer

Ozone (O3)

Answer

Radon

Question 7

What does a State Implementation Plan (SIP) primarily describe?

Accepted Answer

How a state will achieve and maintain the NAAQS

Answer

State emergency response procedures for air quality incidents

Answer

Monitoring equipment procurement and maintenance schedules

Answer

State procedures for permitting new industrial facilities