NYSDEC Pesticide Applicators
NYSDEC Pesticide Applicators 2025
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
How long must you keep pesticide records in NYS? - 3 Years
What is the 3 tier system? - Certified Applicator, Technician, Apprentice
EPA - Environmental Protection Agency
NYSDEC - New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (Lead Agency in NY)
ESA - Endangered Species Act
FIFRA - Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
SARA Title III - 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 - Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
USDA - United States Department of Agriculture
Aquifer - A body of rock or sediment that stores groundwater and allows the flow of
groundwater.
When should you report your pesticide applications? - Annually. By February 1st of each year.
NYSDEC Pesticide Applicators
, NYSDEC Pesticide Applicators
ground water table - surface forming the irregular boundary between zone of aeration and zone
of saturation; the level below which all soil is saturated
Deposit - The pesticide which is on the leaves, skin, or other surface right after application
Residue - Whatever pesticide is left on the leaves, skin or other surface long after the application
was made
Particle Drift - Movement of sprayed droplets at the time of the application
Vapor Drift - Movement of pesticides as gaseous vapors from the target area after it has been
sprayed
Increase in Pressure - Decreases the droplet size
The lower the level of the bomb sprayer - The decreased amount that the pesticide will drift
non-point source pollution - pollution that comes from many sources rather than from a single,
specific site
Leaching - the transportation of dissolved molecules through the soil via groundwater
Runoff - Part of the water cycle where an excess of water runs down and does not sink into the
soil and eventually makes it to the rivers, lakes, and oceans.
Evaporation - The change of a substance from a liquid to a gas
NYSDEC Pesticide Applicators
NYSDEC Pesticide Applicators 2025
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
How long must you keep pesticide records in NYS? - 3 Years
What is the 3 tier system? - Certified Applicator, Technician, Apprentice
EPA - Environmental Protection Agency
NYSDEC - New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (Lead Agency in NY)
ESA - Endangered Species Act
FIFRA - Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
SARA Title III - 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 - Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
USDA - United States Department of Agriculture
Aquifer - A body of rock or sediment that stores groundwater and allows the flow of
groundwater.
When should you report your pesticide applications? - Annually. By February 1st of each year.
NYSDEC Pesticide Applicators
, NYSDEC Pesticide Applicators
ground water table - surface forming the irregular boundary between zone of aeration and zone
of saturation; the level below which all soil is saturated
Deposit - The pesticide which is on the leaves, skin, or other surface right after application
Residue - Whatever pesticide is left on the leaves, skin or other surface long after the application
was made
Particle Drift - Movement of sprayed droplets at the time of the application
Vapor Drift - Movement of pesticides as gaseous vapors from the target area after it has been
sprayed
Increase in Pressure - Decreases the droplet size
The lower the level of the bomb sprayer - The decreased amount that the pesticide will drift
non-point source pollution - pollution that comes from many sources rather than from a single,
specific site
Leaching - the transportation of dissolved molecules through the soil via groundwater
Runoff - Part of the water cycle where an excess of water runs down and does not sink into the
soil and eventually makes it to the rivers, lakes, and oceans.
Evaporation - The change of a substance from a liquid to a gas
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