How long must you keep pesticide records in NYS? - ANSWER 3 Years
What is the 3-tier system? - ANSWER Certified Applicator, Technician,
Apprentice
EPA - ANSWER Environmental Protection Agency
NYSDEC - ANSWER New York State Department of Environmental
Conservation (Lead Agency in NY)
ESA - ANSWER Endangered Species Act
FIFRA - ANSWER Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
SARA Title III - ANSWER Superfund Amendment and Reauthorization Act
1986 - Federal mandate. Requires MSDS - material data safety sheets. All
business must provide these for any hazardous materials for 1st responders.
Right to know act
FDCA - ANSWER Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
USDA - ANSWER United States Department of Agriculture
, Aquifer - ANSWER A body of rock or sediment that stores groundwater
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and allows the flow of groundwater.
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When should you report your pesticide applications? - ANSWER
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Annually. By February 1st of each year.
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ground water table - ANSWER surface forming the irregular boundary
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mbetween zone of aeration and zone of saturation; the level below which all
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msoil is saturated
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Deposit - ANSWER The pesticide which is on the leaves, skin, or
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other surface right after application
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Residue - ANSWER Whatever pesticide is left on the leaves, skin or
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other surface long after the application was made
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Particle Drift - ANSWER Movement of sprayed droplets at the time of
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the application
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Vapor Drift - ANSWER Movement of pesticides as gaseous vapors from
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the target area after it has been sprayed
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Increase in Pressure - ANSWER Decreases the droplet
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size
The lower the level of the bomb sprayer - ANSWER The decreased amount
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that the pesticide will drift
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non-point source pollution - ANSWER pollution that comes from many
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sources rather than from a single, specific site
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