REM study guide
REM · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
The Registered Environmental Manager (REM®) is one of the professional credentials issued by the National Registry of Environmental Professionals® (NREP®), a not-for-profit accrediting organization founded by Dr. Richard Young in 1987. NREP describes itself as the largest not-for-profit accrediting organization in this space and reports a network of over 15,000 members worldwide. The REM is aimed at working environmental professionals who carry management responsibility - people who coordinate compliance programs, environmental science and technology decisions, regulatory obligations, and organizational management systems - rather than at entry-level technicians. The REM study guide has 4 sections and about 1,455 words.
01Environmental Management and Compliance
Environmental Management and Compliance tests whether you can convert permits and regulations into an operating system: identifying applicable requirements, assigning monitoring and recordkeeping, detecting deviations, and filing on time. Expect scenarios on permit conditions, waste determinations, release reporting, and corrective action.
369 words, about 2 min02Environmental Science and Technology
Environmental Science and Technology tests the reasoning behind monitoring and cleanup: where contaminants go, how they are measured, and which treatment or control train fits the waste stream. Questions often combine fate and transport with technology selection.
373 words, about 2 min03Regulatory and Legal Requirements
Regulatory and Legal Requirements tests the statutory and legal machinery behind environmental obligations: which statute applies, how permits and enforcement work, who is liable, and how courts review agency action. Major federal statutes include the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, CERCLA, EPCRA, TSCA, Safe Drinking Water Act, NEPA, and Endangered Species Act.
386 words, about 2 min04Management Systems and Professional Ethics
Management Systems and Professional Ethics tests whether you can run an environmental management system that produces evidence and whether you can act with integrity when data, deadlines, and client pressure conflict. ISO 14001 follows Plan-Do-Check-Act: context, leadership, planning, support, operation, performance evaluation, and improvement.
327 words, about 2 min