NYSDEC Pesticide Applicators Exam Study Guide Questions and Answers Already Passed
How long must you keep pesticide records in NYS? - Answers 3 Years
What is the 3 tier system? - Answers Certified Applicator, Technician, Apprentice
EPA - Answers Environmental Protection Agency
NYSDEC - Answers New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (Lead Agency in NY)
ESA - Answers Endangered Species Act
FIFRA - Answers Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
SARA Title III - Answers 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 - Answers Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
USDA - Answers United States Department of Agriculture
Aquifer - Answers A body of rock or sediment that stores groundwater and allows the flow of
groundwater.
When should you report your pesticide applications? - Answers Annually. By February 1st of each year.
ground water table - Answers surface forming the irregular boundary between zone of aeration and
zone of saturation; the level below which all soil is saturated
Deposit - Answers The pesticide which is on the leaves, skin, or other surface right after application
Residue - Answers Whatever pesticide is left on the leaves, skin or other surface long after the
application was made
Particle Drift - Answers Movement of sprayed droplets at the time of the application
Vapor Drift - Answers Movement of pesticides as gaseous vapors from the target area after it has been
sprayed
Increase in Pressure - Answers Decreases the droplet size
The lower the level of the bomb sprayer - Answers The decreased amount that the pesticide will drift
non-point source pollution - Answers pollution that comes from many sources rather than from a single,
specific site
Leaching - Answers the transportation of dissolved molecules through the soil via groundwater
How long must you keep pesticide records in NYS? - Answers 3 Years
What is the 3 tier system? - Answers Certified Applicator, Technician, Apprentice
EPA - Answers Environmental Protection Agency
NYSDEC - Answers New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (Lead Agency in NY)
ESA - Answers Endangered Species Act
FIFRA - Answers Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
SARA Title III - Answers 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 - Answers Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
USDA - Answers United States Department of Agriculture
Aquifer - Answers A body of rock or sediment that stores groundwater and allows the flow of
groundwater.
When should you report your pesticide applications? - Answers Annually. By February 1st of each year.
ground water table - Answers surface forming the irregular boundary between zone of aeration and
zone of saturation; the level below which all soil is saturated
Deposit - Answers The pesticide which is on the leaves, skin, or other surface right after application
Residue - Answers Whatever pesticide is left on the leaves, skin or other surface long after the
application was made
Particle Drift - Answers Movement of sprayed droplets at the time of the application
Vapor Drift - Answers Movement of pesticides as gaseous vapors from the target area after it has been
sprayed
Increase in Pressure - Answers Decreases the droplet size
The lower the level of the bomb sprayer - Answers The decreased amount that the pesticide will drift
non-point source pollution - Answers pollution that comes from many sources rather than from a single,
specific site
Leaching - Answers the transportation of dissolved molecules through the soil via groundwater
