Lowa Core Manual
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Lowa Core Manual 106 Questions & Answers
Latest Update.
If you are mixing a product that has a Section 18 emergency exemption in addition to
the label on the product, what do you use for instructions on how to mix the product? -
✔✔✔-Section 18 label
The presence of sandy soil and a high-water table _______ the potential risk of
groundwater contamination. - ✔✔✔-increases
What should you do to contain a small pesticide spill?
A. Surround the spill with containment snakes or pillows.
B. Hose down the spill to dilute it.
C. Ignore it and continue working
D. Spread liquid detergent over the entire spill. - ✔✔✔-Surround the spill with
containment snakes or pillows.
Commercial pesticide applicators must be recertified every _____ years in Iowa. - ✔✔✔-3
What is the term for the downward movement of pesticides in the soil? - ✔✔✔-Leaching
What is the formulation that consists of active ingredients placed on a carrier such as
clay and then suspended in a small amount of liquid? - ✔✔✔-Flowable
Which of the following statements about granular applicators is true?
A. Drop spreaders drop granules by gravity below the food-gate opening
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B. Drop spreaders are popular for broadcast application over large areas
C. Granular applicators should be recalibrated whenever the temperature changes
D. Rotary spreaders are best used along hard surfaces - ✔✔✔-Drop spreaders drop
granules by gravity below the food-gate opening
Which of the following attendance patterns is required for commercial recertification in
Iowa IF the applicator chooses to recertify without retesting?
A. Attend an approved continuing instruction course sometime during the 3 years
B. Attend an approved continuing instructions course each of the 3 years
C. Attend an extension field day each year
D. All applicators MUST recertify by testing - ✔✔✔-Attend an approved continuing
instructions course each of the 3 years
What should you do if a pesticide has been swallowed?
A. Induce vomiting only if the label instructs to do so
B. Rinse the mouth with plenty of water
C. Induce vomiting if an emulsifiable concentrate has been swallowed
D. Keep the person's chin up to ensure open air passages - ✔✔✔-Induce vomiting only
if the label instructs to do so
Which of the following formulations dissolves in water?
A. Emulsifiable concentrates
B. Soluble powders
C. Water-dispersible granules
D. Wettable powders - ✔✔✔-Soluble powders
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,Lowa Core Manual
Lowa Core Manual 106 Questions & Answers
Latest Update.
If you are mixing a product that has a Section 18 emergency exemption in addition to
the label on the product, what do you use for instructions on how to mix the product? -
✔✔✔-Section 18 label
The presence of sandy soil and a high-water table _______ the potential risk of
groundwater contamination. - ✔✔✔-increases
What should you do to contain a small pesticide spill?
A. Surround the spill with containment snakes or pillows.
B. Hose down the spill to dilute it.
C. Ignore it and continue working
D. Spread liquid detergent over the entire spill. - ✔✔✔-Surround the spill with
containment snakes or pillows.
Commercial pesticide applicators must be recertified every _____ years in Iowa. - ✔✔✔-3
What is the term for the downward movement of pesticides in the soil? - ✔✔✔-Leaching
What is the formulation that consists of active ingredients placed on a carrier such as
clay and then suspended in a small amount of liquid? - ✔✔✔-Flowable
Which of the following statements about granular applicators is true?
A. Drop spreaders drop granules by gravity below the food-gate opening
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B. Drop spreaders are popular for broadcast application over large areas
C. Granular applicators should be recalibrated whenever the temperature changes
D. Rotary spreaders are best used along hard surfaces - ✔✔✔-Drop spreaders drop
granules by gravity below the food-gate opening
Which of the following attendance patterns is required for commercial recertification in
Iowa IF the applicator chooses to recertify without retesting?
A. Attend an approved continuing instruction course sometime during the 3 years
B. Attend an approved continuing instructions course each of the 3 years
C. Attend an extension field day each year
D. All applicators MUST recertify by testing - ✔✔✔-Attend an approved continuing
instructions course each of the 3 years
What should you do if a pesticide has been swallowed?
A. Induce vomiting only if the label instructs to do so
B. Rinse the mouth with plenty of water
C. Induce vomiting if an emulsifiable concentrate has been swallowed
D. Keep the person's chin up to ensure open air passages - ✔✔✔-Induce vomiting only
if the label instructs to do so
Which of the following formulations dissolves in water?
A. Emulsifiable concentrates
B. Soluble powders
C. Water-dispersible granules
D. Wettable powders - ✔✔✔-Soluble powders
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