absorbtion
the movement of a chemical into plants, animals, including humans, microorganisms, or soil
Acaricide
pesticide used to control mites, ticks, miticide is a type of acaricide
Acetylcholine
primary chem responsible for transmission of nerve stimuli across the synapse of 2 n...
Washington
Pesticide Laws
and Safety
Vocabulary
absorbtion - answer the movement
of a chemical into plants, animals,
including humans, microorganisms,
or soil
Acaricide - answer pesticide used to
control mites, ticks, miticide is a
type of acaricide
Acetylcholine - answer primary chem
responsible for transmission of nerve
,stimuli across the synapse of 2
neurons or to the muscle
activated charcoal - answer charcoal
which when finely ground absorbs
liquids and gasses
activator - answer an adjuvent
added to a pesticide to increase its
toxicity
active ingredient - answer the
chemical or chemicals in products
responsible for pesticidal activity
acute effects - answer the harmful
effects that occur from a single
exposure to a pesticide by any route
of entry
,acute toxicity - answer the capacity
of a pesticide to cause injury from a
single exposure. LD 50 and LC 50 are
common indicators of the degree of
acute toxicity.
adherence - answer the property of
a substance to stick to a human
surface
adjuvent - answer a substance
added to a pesticide to improve its
effectiveness or safety, same as
additive. EX: penetrants, spreader
stickers, wetting agents
adsorption - answer a process by
which chemicals are held or bound to
a surface by physical or chemical
attraction. clay and high organic
soils tend to adsorb pesticides.
, adulterated pesticide - answer
pesticide that does not conform to
the professed standard or quality as
documented on its label or labeling.
Scott made it.
Aerosol - answer A material stored
in a container under pressure. an
extremely fine mist is produced
when material, dissolved in a liquid,
is released into the air from the
pressurized container
Agitation - answer process of
stirring or mixing in a sprayer
air purifying respirators - answer a
type of protection from pesticides
that uses physical and chemical
filters to trap and remove
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