Texas Pesticide Applicator General Questions
and Answers Verified by Experts
What is pesticide exposure? Coming in contact with a pesticide
Acute toxicity refers to how poisonous a pesticide is after short term exposure
Acute exposure a one time or short term contact with a pesticide
Chronic toxicity a delayed poisonous effect from exposure to a substance
Chronic exposure long term repeated contact with pesticides
Three routes by which a pesticide can enter your body oral, dermal or inhalation
Which pesticide solution is most likely to be absorbed through the skin oil based
, Cholinesterase an essential body enzyme chronically effected by organophosphates and
carbamates
Effects that occur at the site of contact with a pesticide local
Effects that occur away from the point of contact with a pesticide systemic
The higher the LD50, the ____ (more or less) toxic the pesticide less
LC50 means Lethal ____ Fifty. It refers to the amount of chemical in the air that caused half the
test animals to die when they inhaled it. concentration
Hazard level of a pesticide is the risk or chance that harm will come from using the
pesticide
Deposit pesticide found on soil, leaves, skin and other surfaces right after application
Residue the deposit of pesticide that remains after application
and Answers Verified by Experts
What is pesticide exposure? Coming in contact with a pesticide
Acute toxicity refers to how poisonous a pesticide is after short term exposure
Acute exposure a one time or short term contact with a pesticide
Chronic toxicity a delayed poisonous effect from exposure to a substance
Chronic exposure long term repeated contact with pesticides
Three routes by which a pesticide can enter your body oral, dermal or inhalation
Which pesticide solution is most likely to be absorbed through the skin oil based
, Cholinesterase an essential body enzyme chronically effected by organophosphates and
carbamates
Effects that occur at the site of contact with a pesticide local
Effects that occur away from the point of contact with a pesticide systemic
The higher the LD50, the ____ (more or less) toxic the pesticide less
LC50 means Lethal ____ Fifty. It refers to the amount of chemical in the air that caused half the
test animals to die when they inhaled it. concentration
Hazard level of a pesticide is the risk or chance that harm will come from using the
pesticide
Deposit pesticide found on soil, leaves, skin and other surfaces right after application
Residue the deposit of pesticide that remains after application
