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Which !| federal !| agency !| is !| responsible !| for !| enforcing !| FIFRA? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Environmental !| Protection !| Agency !| (EPA) Which !| statement !| about !| FIFRA !| is !| false? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔State !| restrictions !| on !| pesticides !| can !| be !| more !| liberal !| than !| those !| of !| FIFRA Facts !| from !| FIFRA !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔-approved !| pesticide !| labels !| have !| the !| force !| of !| law -the !| EPA !| has !| the !| authority !| to !| remove !| pesticide !| products !| from !| the !| market. -FIFRA !| regulates !| the !| registration !| and !| licensing !| of !| pesticide !| products. Which !| regulatory !| agency !| is !| responsible !| for !| administering !| the !| three !| Florida !| laws !| that !| govern !| applicator !| licensing? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔FDACS Which !| applicator !| class !| would !| a !| person !| who !| is !| employed !| by !| a !| government !| agency !| and !| applies !| restricted !| use !| pesticides !| to !| Florida !| state !| Highway !| rights-of-way !| fall !| into? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Public
Who !| would !| you !| contact !| for !| information !| regarding !| licensing !| of !| applicators !| for !| application !| of !| pesticides !| to !| homes !| and !| private !| lawns? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔FDACS !| Bureau !| of !| Entomology !| and !| Pest !| Control Which !| applicator !| class !| would !| a !| person !| who !| applies !| restricted !| use !| pesticides !| to !| their !| own !| property !| for !| production !| of !| agricultural !| commodities !| fall !| into? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Private Which !| applicator !| class !| would !| persons !| engaged !| in !| public !| health !| or !| nuisance !| pest !| control !| work !| fall !| into? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Public The !| three !| pesticide !| licensing !| categories !| are !| available !| to !| those !| seeking !| a !| Limited !| Certification !| license? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔-Limited !| Structural !| Pest !| Control -Limited !| Lawn !| and !| Ornamental !| Pest !| Control -Limited !| Commercial !| Landscape !| Maintenance How !| can !| the !| public !| have !| assurance !| that !| pesticides !| continuously !| meet !| current !| scientific !| and !| regulatory !| standards? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Each !| pesticide !| goes !| through !| "pesticide !| re-registration" !| every !| 15 !| years. Which !| pesticide !| is !| NOT !| specifically !| regulated !| by !| Florida !| rules? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Glyphosate Which !| agency !| would !| you !| contact !| for !| reporting !| storage !| of !| certain !| pesticide !| active !| ingredients !| if !| they !| are !| stored !| in !| amounts !| greater !| than !| a !| threshold !|
Which !| IPM !| term !| best !| describes !| reduction !| of !| a !| pest !| population !| to !| a !| level !| where !| the !| harm !| caused !| by !| the !| pest !| is !| acceptable? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Suppression What !| is !| the !| term !| that !| identifies !| a !| pest !| that !| causes !| major !| damage !| on !| a !| regular !| basis? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Key !| pest What !| is !| the !| process !| whereby !| some !| organisms !| accumulate !| chemical !| residues !| in !| higher !| concentrations !| than !| those !| found !| in !| the !| organisms !| they !| consume? !|
- !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Biomagnification what !| is !| needed !| to !| apply !| a !| pesticide !| legally !| when !| a !| pest !| problem !| arises !| for !| which !| a !| food !| or !| feed !| commodity !| is !| not !| on !| the !| registered !| pesticide !| label !| or !| a !| tolerance !| has !| not !| been !| established? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔An !| emergency !| exemption The !| active !| ingredient !| in !| Lorsban !| 75WG !| is !| listed !| as !| Chlorpyrifos: !| 0,0- diethyl !| 0-(3,5,6-trichloro !| 2 !| pyridinyl) !| photosphorothioate. !| What !| does !| the !| term !| chlorpyrifos !| represent? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔The !| common !| name Which !| statement !| about !| pesticide !| label !| names !| and !| ingredients !| is !| true? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Various !| manufacturers !| use !| different !| trade !| names, !| even !| though !| the !| products !| contain !| the !| same !| active !| ingredient. What !| is !| the !| purpose !| of !| the !| signal !| word? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔To !| give !| the !| user !| an !| indication !| of !| the !| relative !| acute !| toxicity !| of !| the !| product !| to !| humans !| and !| animals.
The !| route !| of !| entry !| statement !| on !| a !| label !| "Extremely !| hazardous !| by !| skin !| contact !| - !| rapidly !| absorbed !| through !| the !| skin !| "would !| mot !| likely !| appear !| with !| which !| signal !| word? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔DANGER The !| statement !| "Do !| not !| breathe !| vapors !| or !| spray !| mist" !| is !| an !| example !| of: !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔A !| route !| of !| entry !| statement Which !| is !| true !| about !| statements !| of !| practical !| treatment? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔All !| DANGER !| labels !| contain !| a !| note !| to !| physicians !| describing !| appropriate !| medical !| procedures. Directions !| for !| mixing !| and !| loading !| a !| pesticide !| are !| usually !| found !| under: !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔The !| Directions !| for !| Use Who !| is !| responsible !| for !| developing !| SDSs !| on !| specific !| chemicals !| and !| providing !| them !| on !| request? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔The !| product !| manufacturer The !| nae !| "Sevin !| 5G" !| on !| a !| pesticide !| label !| indicates: !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔A !| granular !| pesticide !| with !| 5 !| percent !| active !| ingredients solid !| pesticide !| active !| ingredients !| measured !| in: !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔percent Which !| is !| the !| pesticide !| formulation !| process !| by !| which !| solid !| particles !| are !| dispersed !| in !| a !| liquid? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Suspension
Which !| type !| of !| adjuvants !| increases !| the !| viscosity !| of !| spray !| mixtures? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Thickeners Which !| property !| of !| pesticide !| would !| make !| it !| more !| likely !| to !| move !| with !| water !| in !| surface !| water? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔High !| solubility Which !| statement !| is !| true !| about !| groundwater !| or !| surface !| water !| contamination !| by !| pesticides? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Runoff !| and !| erosion !| are !| sources !| of !| surface !| water !| contamination !| by !| pesticides. Which !| is !| an !| example !| of !| non-point !| source !| contamination !| of !| groundwater? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Pesticides !| that !| dissolve !| and !| leach !| through !| the !| soil !| after !| it !| rains. Under !| what !| soil !| conditions !| are !| pesticides !| more !| likely !| to !| leach !| through !| soil? !|
- !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Sandy !| soil, !| low !| in !| organic !| matter Which !| is !| the !| recommended !| BMP !| for !| preventing !| contamination !| of !| surface !| and !| ground !| water !| by !| pesticides? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Use !| terrace !| and !| conservation !| tillage !| practices What !| two !| things !| should !| pesticide !| applicators !| be !| most !| aware !| of !| to !| avoid !| spray !| drift? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Droplet !| size !| and !| wind !| direction !| and !| speed What !| two !| things !| should !| pesticide !| applicators !| be !| most !| aware !| of !| to !| avoid !| vapor !| drift? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Temperature !| and !| pesticide !| volatility
Which !| statement !| about !| sensitive !| areas !| is !| true? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Pesticide !| labels !| may !| contain !| statements !| that !| list !| special !| precautions !| around !| sensitive !| areas. Which !| statement !| is !| true !| about !| protecting !| honeybees !| from !| pesticide !| injury? !|
- !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Applying !| pesticides !| in !| the !| early !| morning !| or !| evening !| is !| recommended. Which !| signal !| word !| is !| associated !| with !| Hazard !| Class !| 1 !| and !| chemicals !| that !| have !| severe !| corrosive !| properties !| but !| do !| not !| necessarily !| have !| very !| low !| oral !| LD50 !| values? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔DANGER The !| capacity !| of !| a !| pesticide !| to !| cause !| short-term !| (acute) !| or !| long-term !| (chronic) !| injury !| is !| referred !| to !| as !| its? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Toxicity Which !| statement !| is !| false !| about !| harmful !| effects !| of !| pesticides? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔The !| most !| common !| form !| of !| pesticide !| injury !| is !| by !| inhalation. Which !| types !| of !| pesticides !| are !| most !| likely !| to !| lower !| cholinesterase !| levels !| in !| humans? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Insecticides, !| particularly !| carbamates !| and !| organophosphates What !| is !| the !| first !| thing !| you !| should !| do !| for !| a !| person !| who !| has !| inhaled !| a !| pesticide? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Get !| them !| into !| fresh !| air
Which !| statement !| is !| true !| about !| washing !| contaminated !| PPE? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔After !| washing, !| run !| the !| washer !| through !| at !| least !| one !| cycle !| without !| clothing. Which !| statement !| is !| about !| transporting !| pesticides !| is !| true? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Enclosed !| cargo !| boxes !| offer !| the !| greatest !| protection !| but !| are !| not !| always !| practical. Which !| statement !| about !| pesticide !| storage !| facilities !| is !| true? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Carefully !| consider !| soil !| and !| land !| surface !| characteristics !| when !| selecting !| a !| storage !| site !| to !| prevent !| potential !| contamination !| of !| water !| sources. What !| is !| the !| first !| thing !| you !| should !| do !| if !| you !| notice !| a !| damaged !| pesticide !| container? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Put !| on !| appropriate !| PPE. Which !| practice !| for !| minimizing !| storage !| problems !| is !| not !| recommended? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Buy !| large !| quantities !| of !| pesticides !| to !| reduce !| costs !| an !| ensure !| that !| the !| chemicals !| you !| use !| are !| available !| when !| you !| need !| them. Best !| practices !| for !| minimizing !| storage !| problems: !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔-keep !| records !| of !| previous !| usage -mark !| each !| container !| with !| purchase !| date !| and !| keep !| inventory -note !| if !| product !| has !| effective !| shelf !| life
What !| is !| the !| proper !| thing !| to !| do !| with !| empty !| rinsable !| pesticide !| containers? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Triple- !| or !| pressure-rinse, !| puncture, !| and !| mark !| for !| recycling !| or !| disposal. Which !| type !| of !| pesticide !| application !| procedures !| involves !| the !| uniform !| application !| of !| pesticide !| to !| an !| entire !| area !| or !| field? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Broadcast !| application Which !| type !| of !| pesticide !| application !| would !| you !| use !| to !| control !| cockroaches !| inside !| of !| buildings? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Crack !| and !| crevice !| application True/False An !| enclosed !| cab !| always !| provides !| enough !| protection !| from !| pesticide !| exposure !| to !| allow !| applicators !| to !| use !| less !| PPE !| than !| recommended !| on !| the !| label. !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔False Which !| statement !| about !| containment !| pads !| is !| true? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Pads !| should !| be !| used !| where !| large !| quantities !| of !| pesticides !| are !| handled !| or !| mixed. Which !| nozzle !| tips !| would !| be !| a !| poor !| choice !| for !| spraying !| abrasive !| materials, !| such !| as !| wettable !| powders? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔brass Which !| statement !| about !| granular !| applicators !| is !| true? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Drop !| spreaders !| are !| preferred !| over !| rotary !| spreaders !| when !| more !| precise !| placement !| of !| the !| pesticide !| is !| desired.
