Ca Applicators Study Course

What is a Trade Name - Answer- The name given to the product by the manufacture. What are Inert Ingredients - Answer- Ingredients with no pesticide action. What is the Signal Word - Answer- Danger, Warning or Caution, which denotes Toxicity What are Re Entry Levels - Answer- The amount of time or condition of the application before an unprotected person may enter the treatment area. What are Material Safety Data Sheets, or (MSD's) - Answer- These documents cover technical details relating to chemicals, spill cleanup procedures, poisoning symptoms and care, and information regarding inert ingredients. What is the Service Container Label - Answer- This is used when a pesticide is stored in a container other than the original. What are Pesticide Formulations - Answer- These reflect the way a pesticide is manufactured, where it is applied, and what type of application equipment is required. What are Emulsifiable Concentrates - Answer- Formulations with emulsifiers or detergents which enable petroleum based active ingredients to mix with, and suspend in water. What are Soluble Powders - Answer- Formulations of powder which when agitated dissolves readily in water and becomes a true solution. What are Wettable Powders - Answer- When mixed with water, they do not dissolve but remain suspended. What is Microencapsulated - Answer- When the active ingredient is encased in tiny polymer capsules which gradually degrade, giving off measured amounts of pesticide over a period of time. What are Granulars - Answer- This active ingredient uses clay or ground up shells as a carrier, can be coarse or fine. Wh