Pesticide Toxicity and Labels Flashcards
The EPA registration number will tell you where it was manufactured?
A. True
B. False
B. False
“Net Contents” will tell you the percentage of active ingredient?
A. True
B. False
B. False
A Category 1 pesticide is slightly toxic and has the signal word CAUTION on its label?
A. True
B. False
B. False
Pesticides with DANGER on the label must always have a “skull and cross bones” symbol included?
A. True
B. False
A. True
A “Statement of Practical Treatment” will tell you about which of the following?
A. What type of pests should be treated
B. How much insecticide should be used
C. How long a person must wait before re-entering a house after treatment
D. First aid treatments
D. First aid treatments
A “Precautionary Statement” will warn you about potential hazards to humans and animals?
A. True
B. False
A. True
The LD(50) of a product which carries a WARNING label equals?
A. 0-50 mg/kg
B. 50-500 mg/kg
C. 500-5,000 mg/kg
D. 5,000 - 10,000 mg/kg
B. 50 - 500 mg/kg
Can a manufacturer sell a product with its own brand name on the package, even though it contains the same active ingredient as other products?
A. True
B. False
A. True
Abbreviations, such as (SC), (G) or (D) on a label will tell you the type of formulation you’re buying?
A. True
B. False
A. True
When finished with a non-refillable container, you must do which of the following?
A. Triple rinse with water
B. Pour rinsate into application equipment
C. Puncture the container and place in a sanitary landfill
D. All of the above
D. All of the above
If a product has WARNING on its label, that means it is highly toxic and that a “taste to a teaspoon full” of that product can kill you?
A. True
B. False
B. False
Anyone may purchase a “Restricted Use Product”, but they must first fill out the required application and receive special permission to use it from the County AG Commissioner?
A. True
B. False
B. False
All pesticides must be stored in original containers and kept in a locked storage area?
A. True
B. False
A. True
An applicator may never use less than the recommended amount of pesticide as stated on the label?
A. True
B. False
B. False
The label is the law and you must follow all label directions?
A. True
B. False
A. True
An applicator may apply insecticides less frequently than specified on the label?
A. True
B. False
A. True
Mixing pesticides with other products is always prohibited?
A. True
B. False
B. False
The “Directions for Use” portion of the label will tell you what types of pests the product will control?
A. True
B. False
A. True
If a product is flammable or corrosive, you can find information about these potential hazards in the?
A. Environmental Hazard section
B. Classification Statement
C. Directions for use section
D. Physical or Chemical Hazard section
D. Physical or Chemical Hazard section
Chronic toxicity is caused by single exposure to a pesticide?
A. True
B. False
B. False
LD(50) is the amount of pesticide in the air required to kill half the test animals?
A. True
B. False
B. False
To learn how much insecticide should be used to control a pest, you should read the “Statement of Practical Treatment” section on the label?
A. True
B. False
B. False
The LC(50) of a fumigant that has the signal word DANGER on its label is?
A. 0-50 mg/kg
B. 50-500 mg/kg
C. 500-5,000 mg/kg
D. 5,000 - 10,000 mg/kg
A. 0-50 mg/kg
A product with CAUTION on the label means that this product is moderately toxic?
A. True
B. False
B. False
The LD(50) may be expressed as dermal or oral and the values are usually expressed in terms of single dosages or exposures as which of the following?
A. Acute oral
B. Acute dermal
C. Inhalation
D. All of the above
D. All of the above
A person may be acutely poisoned if exposed to a pesticide over time?
A. True
B. False
B. False
Some liquid formulations may list the pounds of active ingredient per gallon of product?
A. True
B. False
A. True
A skull and cross bones should be on every label that has the signal word WARNING?
A. True
B. False
B. False
Category 3 pesticides have a high LD(50) of 500-5,000 and that means they are extremely dangerous?
A. True
B. False
B. False
Pesticides may be placed in a special container as long as you attach a copy of the label or place a service container label on it?
A. True
B. False
A. True
