NYSDEC Pesticide Applicators Exam Study Guide

How long must you keep pesticide records in NYS? correct answer: 3 Years What is the 3 tier system? correct answer: Certified Applicator, Technician, Apprentice EPA correct answer: Environmental Protection Agency NYSDEC correct answer: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (Lead Agency in NY) ESA correct answer: Endangered Species Act FIFRA correct answer: Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act SARA Title III correct 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 correct answer: Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act USDA correct answer: United States Department of Agriculture Aquifer correct answer: A body of rock or sediment that stores groundwater and allows the flow of groundwater. When should you report your pesticide applications? correct answer: Annually. By February 1st of each year. ground water table correct answer: surface forming the irregular boundary between zone of aeration and zone of saturation; the level below which all soil is saturated Deposit correct answer: The pesticide which is on the leaves, skin, or other surface right after application Residue correct answer: Whatever pesticide is left on the leaves, skin or other surface long after the application was made Particle Drift correct answer: Movement of sprayed droplets at the time of the application Vapor Drift correct answer: Movement of pesticides as gaseous vapors from