Toxicity/Labels Flashcards
Caution - LD50
500-5,000 mg/kg
Safety Materials – to be carried on your truck:
- ?
- ?
- ?
- ?
- ?
- First aid kit
- Soap
- Towels
- Water (if not available within 100 feet)
- Eye wash or water (if not available within 100 feet)
- A Category I pesticide is slightly toxic and has the signal word CAUTION on its label?
a) True
b) False
b. False
Safety Materials – to be carried on your truck:
- First aid kit
- Soap
- ?
- Water (if not available within 100 feet)
- Eye wash or water (if not available within 100 feet)
- Towels
- 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
- A skull and cross bones should be on every label that has the signal word WARNING?
a) True
b) False
b. False
Category III signal word
Caution
- Mixing pesticides with other products is always prohibited?
a) True
b) False
b. False
Acute Toxicity
Single Dose
A teaspoon to tablespoon can kill you. Category?
Category II
Service Container Labels – must contain the following information:
- Name of pesticide
- EPA registration number
- Active ingredient
- ?
- Name, address and phone number of firm responsible for the container.
- Signal Word
_____ is the lethal dose in air or water (in mg/kg) required to kill 50% of the test animals.
LC50
Signal Word DANGER will include what symbol
Skull and Crossbones
Safety Materials – to be carried on your truck:
- First aid kit
- ?
- Towels
- Water (if not available within 100 feet)
- Eye wash or water (if not available within 100 feet)
- Soap
- The EPA registration number will tell you where it was manufactured?
a) True
b) False
b. False
Service Container Labels – must contain the following information:
- ?
- ?
- ?
- ?
- ?
- Name of pesticide
- EPA registration number
- Active ingredient
- Signal Word
- Name, address and phone number of firm responsible for the container.
- Some liquid formulations may list the pounds of active ingredient per gallon of product?
a) True
b) False
a. True
Category I signal word
DANGER
A taste to a teaspoon will kill you. Category?
Category I
Safety Materials – to be carried on your truck:
- ?
- ?
- ?
- Water (if not available within 100 feet)
- Eye wash or water (if not available within 100 feet)
- First aid kit
- Soap
- Towels
- “Net Contents” will tell you the percentage of active ingredient?
a) True
b) False
b. False
- An applicator may never use less than the recommended amount of pesticide as stated on the label?
a) True
b) False
b. False
Service Container Labels – must contain the following information:
- Name of pesticide
- EPA registration number
- Active ingredient
- ?
- ?
- Signal Word
5. Name, address and phone number of firm responsible for the container.
WARNING Category?
Category II
Repeated exposures
Chronic Toxicity
DANGER - LD50
0-50 mg/kg
Highly Toxic
LD50 = 0-50 mg/kg
_____ is the lethal dose (in mg/kg) required to kill 50% of a large population fo test animals.
LD50
Physical or Chemical Hazards
Notes any potential hazards such as fire, explosion or chemical reaction the product may pose.
- 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
Service Container Labels – must contain the following information:
- ?
- EPA registration number
- Active ingredient
- Signal Word
- Name, address and phone number of firm responsible for the container.
- Name of pesticide