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What agency regulates pesticide use in the United States?
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is responsible for pesticide
regulation and registration
Summarize pesticide registration
Pesticide registration decisions are based on a detailed assessment of the potential effects of a
product on human health and the environment when used according to label instructions. It is a
violation of the law to use a pesticide in a manner that is inconsistent with the label instructions.
EPA registers each pesticide product for each approved use.
Summarize pesticide re-registration
requires comprehensive reviews of older pesticides to consider their human health and
environmental effects and to make decisions about their future use and if they meet current
standards
Understand the penalties for violations of FIFRA
Civil penalties that can be as much as $6500 for each offense. May subject you to criminal
penalties that can be up to $25000 or one year in prison, or both
Differentiate between FIFRA, FFDCA, FQPA
FIFRA - stands for Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act and regulates the
production, transportation, sale, and use and disposal of all pesticides
FFDCA - stands for Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and authorizes the EPA to set
allowable residue levels (called tolerances)
FQPA - stands for Food Quality Protection Act and amended both FIFRA and FFDCA and set
tougher standards for pesticides used on food
define residue
,Pesticides are widely used in food production. These pesticides may remain in small amounts
(called residues) in or on fruits, vegetables, grains, other foods, and animal feed
define tolerance
the EPA sets allowable residue levels (called tolerances). A safe tolerance is defined as a level at
which there is a "reasonable certainty of no harm" from the exposure
describe who is protected by the WPS
The WPS (Workers Protection Standard) helps protects employees on farms, forests, nurseries,
and greenhouses form occupational exposure to agricultural pesticides
Explain how the ESA relates to pesticides
The ESA (Endangered Species Act). Pesticide use may directly or indirectly, through drift and
runoff, affect endangered and threatened species and their habitat. Under the ESA, the EPA must
ensure that the use of pesticides will not result in harm to species listed as endangered or
threatened, or to habitats critical to those species' survival
Summarize the RCRA
the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) gives the EPA the authority to control
hazardous waste from the "cradle - to - grave" . This includes the generation, transportation,
treatment, storage and disposal of hazardous waste
List the requirements of pesticide applicator records
Must be maintained for 3 years after date of application for each pesticide applied and include
the following information
1 - name and certification number of the licensee
2 - name and address of the landowner or customer
3 - address of the place of the application of a restricted use pesticide
4 - date of pesticide application
5 - trade name of pesticide product used
6 - quantity of pesticide product used and the concentration or rate of application
7 - temperature and direction and velocity of the wind at the time of application
, 8 - the use of "restricted use" pesticides
9 - time pesticide application begins and ends
Describe the sensitive crops directory
the Sensitive Crops Directory is an online registry that you can use to identify locations of
pesticide sensitive crops and apiaries throughout Iowa. Provides you with the locations of those
crops that are most susceptible to pesticide drift damage. Also includes locations of registered
bee colonies to help protect honeybees from exposure to chemicals that are toxic to bees
Describe the Iowa Bee Rule
The Bee Rule establishes cooperation between pesticide applicators and beekeepers to prevent
unnecessary bee kills. Bee rule was amended in 2009 and involved 2 parts
1 - owners of apiaries shall register the location of their apiaries with the state apiarist in order to
protect their bees from pesticide applications
2 - between 8 am and 6 pm a commercial applicator shall not apply a pesticide labeled as toxic to
bees to blooming crops when the application is located within one mile of a registered apiary
list the notification requirements for urban pesticide applications
1 - you must post of affix notification signs at the start of the application
2 - display signs for at least 24 hours after the application or longer if pesticide labels requires
you to do so
3 - any person who asks in writing to be notified before pesticides are to be applied to adjoining
properties must be notified
summarize the Iowa atrazine management rules
Atrazine is a restricted use pesticide due to ground and surface water concerns
1 - atrazine application rats are limited to 2.5 lbs or less active ingredient per acre per calendar
year, unless further restrictions apply
2 - Iowa restricts atrazine application rates to no more than 1.5 lbs active ingredient per acre per
calendar year in 23 counties
3 - atrazine may not be mixed, loaded, or repackaged within 100 ft or applied within 50 feet of a
sinkhole, well, cistern, lake, water impoundment, or other similar areas
Verified Correct Answers.
What agency regulates pesticide use in the United States?
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is responsible for pesticide
regulation and registration
Summarize pesticide registration
Pesticide registration decisions are based on a detailed assessment of the potential effects of a
product on human health and the environment when used according to label instructions. It is a
violation of the law to use a pesticide in a manner that is inconsistent with the label instructions.
EPA registers each pesticide product for each approved use.
Summarize pesticide re-registration
requires comprehensive reviews of older pesticides to consider their human health and
environmental effects and to make decisions about their future use and if they meet current
standards
Understand the penalties for violations of FIFRA
Civil penalties that can be as much as $6500 for each offense. May subject you to criminal
penalties that can be up to $25000 or one year in prison, or both
Differentiate between FIFRA, FFDCA, FQPA
FIFRA - stands for Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act and regulates the
production, transportation, sale, and use and disposal of all pesticides
FFDCA - stands for Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and authorizes the EPA to set
allowable residue levels (called tolerances)
FQPA - stands for Food Quality Protection Act and amended both FIFRA and FFDCA and set
tougher standards for pesticides used on food
define residue
,Pesticides are widely used in food production. These pesticides may remain in small amounts
(called residues) in or on fruits, vegetables, grains, other foods, and animal feed
define tolerance
the EPA sets allowable residue levels (called tolerances). A safe tolerance is defined as a level at
which there is a "reasonable certainty of no harm" from the exposure
describe who is protected by the WPS
The WPS (Workers Protection Standard) helps protects employees on farms, forests, nurseries,
and greenhouses form occupational exposure to agricultural pesticides
Explain how the ESA relates to pesticides
The ESA (Endangered Species Act). Pesticide use may directly or indirectly, through drift and
runoff, affect endangered and threatened species and their habitat. Under the ESA, the EPA must
ensure that the use of pesticides will not result in harm to species listed as endangered or
threatened, or to habitats critical to those species' survival
Summarize the RCRA
the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) gives the EPA the authority to control
hazardous waste from the "cradle - to - grave" . This includes the generation, transportation,
treatment, storage and disposal of hazardous waste
List the requirements of pesticide applicator records
Must be maintained for 3 years after date of application for each pesticide applied and include
the following information
1 - name and certification number of the licensee
2 - name and address of the landowner or customer
3 - address of the place of the application of a restricted use pesticide
4 - date of pesticide application
5 - trade name of pesticide product used
6 - quantity of pesticide product used and the concentration or rate of application
7 - temperature and direction and velocity of the wind at the time of application
, 8 - the use of "restricted use" pesticides
9 - time pesticide application begins and ends
Describe the sensitive crops directory
the Sensitive Crops Directory is an online registry that you can use to identify locations of
pesticide sensitive crops and apiaries throughout Iowa. Provides you with the locations of those
crops that are most susceptible to pesticide drift damage. Also includes locations of registered
bee colonies to help protect honeybees from exposure to chemicals that are toxic to bees
Describe the Iowa Bee Rule
The Bee Rule establishes cooperation between pesticide applicators and beekeepers to prevent
unnecessary bee kills. Bee rule was amended in 2009 and involved 2 parts
1 - owners of apiaries shall register the location of their apiaries with the state apiarist in order to
protect their bees from pesticide applications
2 - between 8 am and 6 pm a commercial applicator shall not apply a pesticide labeled as toxic to
bees to blooming crops when the application is located within one mile of a registered apiary
list the notification requirements for urban pesticide applications
1 - you must post of affix notification signs at the start of the application
2 - display signs for at least 24 hours after the application or longer if pesticide labels requires
you to do so
3 - any person who asks in writing to be notified before pesticides are to be applied to adjoining
properties must be notified
summarize the Iowa atrazine management rules
Atrazine is a restricted use pesticide due to ground and surface water concerns
1 - atrazine application rats are limited to 2.5 lbs or less active ingredient per acre per calendar
year, unless further restrictions apply
2 - Iowa restricts atrazine application rates to no more than 1.5 lbs active ingredient per acre per
calendar year in 23 counties
3 - atrazine may not be mixed, loaded, or repackaged within 100 ft or applied within 50 feet of a
sinkhole, well, cistern, lake, water impoundment, or other similar areas
