- AAn international treaty on refrigerants
- A U.S. federal law that regulates air emissions including refrigerant handling
- CA state regulation for air conditioning
- DA voluntary industry standard
Correct answer
A U.S. federal law that regulates air emissions including refrigerant handling
Why
The Clean Air Act is U.S. federal law regulating air emissions. Section 608 specifically addresses refrigerant handling and recovery.
The concept behind this question
The Montreal Protocol is the international treaty that set the phase-out schedule for ozone-depleting substances; Section 608 of the U.S. Clean Air Act is the domestic regulation that implements it for refrigerants. Section 608 is why technician certification exists at all: it makes it unlawful to knowingly vent regulated refrigerants during the maintenance, service, repair or disposal of appliances, and it requires that anyone doing that work be certified.
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