Pesticide Hazards and First Aid

Question 1

Toxicity

Answer 1

Ability of a pesticide to cause short-term or long-term injury.

Question 2

Exposure

Answer 2

Occurs when pesticides get onto or into the body through the skin, lungs, mouth, and eye.

Question 3

Hazard

Answer 3

Risk
Its potential or probability for harm to occur because of the product’s innate toxicity and level of human exposure.

Question 4

Local or contact symptoms

Answer 4

Effects those areas of contact with the skin, eyes, or respiratory tract.

Question 5

Systemic effects or pesticides

Answer 5

Occur once a pesticide has been absorbed and distributed throughout the body.

Question 6

Four primary routes of exposure are?

Answer 6

1. Skin
2. eyes
3. lungs
4. mouth

Question 7

Acute toxicity

Answer 7

Measure of harm caused by a single, one-time exposure event.

Question 8

LD 50

Answer 8

Dose of a toxicant required to kill 50% of the population of test animals under as standard set of conditions.

Question 9

LC 50

Answer 9

Lethal concentration of a substance in air or water required to kill 50% of the test population.

Question 10

Four signal words used are?

Answer 10

Danger-Poison, Danger, Warning, and Caution.

Question 12

Chronic Toxicity is

Answer 12

Long-term exposure to an active ingredient.