Core Manual -Lowa Exam 5 Questions With
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types of certification
commercial, public, noncommercial, private, and certified handlers
what are commercial applicators
persons who apply or use a pesticide or device on any property of another person for
compensation
what are public applicators
persons who apply pesticides as part of their duties as employees of a state agency, county,
municipal corporations, or other gov agency
what are noncommercial applicators
persons who apply restricted use pesticides on land or property owned, rented, or leased
what are private applicators
persons who apply any restricted use pesticide for the production of an ag commodity on
property owned or rented by themselves or their employers
what are certified handlers
persons employed by a licensed commercial applicators who handle pesticides in other than
unopened containers for the purpose of preparing, mixing, or loading pesticides for application
by another person
T or F: a pesticide license is not valid without a certified applicator
true
what are the lengths of certifications
one and three year
if you apply pesticides for a licensed company, what is required of you?
,be certified and must be listed as an applicator under a current iowa pesticide applicator license
what happens after passing the exam
you enter a three year qualification cycle
how can you renew your certification
testing every third year of certification or attending approved CIC courses every year for each
category
if you choose re certification by testing what does IDALS require you do to do?
pass the core exam as well as the category exams
how many CICs do you need to attend if you choose to recertify by CICs?
at least one every year but possibly more
what happens if you miss a CIC
you have to get re certified by the exam
what agency regulates pesticide use in the US
EPA
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)
1947, regulates the production, transportation, sale, use, and disposal of all pesticides
what are pesticide registration decisions based on
detailed assessment of the potential effects of a product on human health and the environment
when used
T or F: EPA registers each pesticide product for each approved use
true
who are the only people who can purchase or apply restricted use products
certified applicators
, who is responsible for certifying pesticide applicators in iowa
IDALS pesticide bureau
what are the reasons EPA might cancel or amend a pesticide registration
if they determine that the current use may cause unreasonable adverse effects
what happens in pesticide re-registration
FIFRA requires the EPA to review older pesticides to consider their human and environment
effects
what can violations of the legal provisions established in FIFRA bring about
civil penalties that can be at much as 6500, criminal penalties that could be 25000 or one year in
prison or both
residues
whatever remains; in the case of pesticides, those amounts that remain on or in foods when
people buy and use them
using pounds as measurement, what does 50 ppm mean?
50 pounds of pesticide in a million pounds of product
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA)
EPA sets allowable residue levels in food production authorized by FFDCA
what is a safe tolerance defined as
a level at which there is a reasonable certainty of no harm from the exposure
tolerance
allowable residue levels on food supply, the residue level that triggers enforcement actions
whats the most important thing on the label concerning food safety
instructions telling the correct application rate and the preharvest interval
100% Verified Correct Answers.
types of certification
commercial, public, noncommercial, private, and certified handlers
what are commercial applicators
persons who apply or use a pesticide or device on any property of another person for
compensation
what are public applicators
persons who apply pesticides as part of their duties as employees of a state agency, county,
municipal corporations, or other gov agency
what are noncommercial applicators
persons who apply restricted use pesticides on land or property owned, rented, or leased
what are private applicators
persons who apply any restricted use pesticide for the production of an ag commodity on
property owned or rented by themselves or their employers
what are certified handlers
persons employed by a licensed commercial applicators who handle pesticides in other than
unopened containers for the purpose of preparing, mixing, or loading pesticides for application
by another person
T or F: a pesticide license is not valid without a certified applicator
true
what are the lengths of certifications
one and three year
if you apply pesticides for a licensed company, what is required of you?
,be certified and must be listed as an applicator under a current iowa pesticide applicator license
what happens after passing the exam
you enter a three year qualification cycle
how can you renew your certification
testing every third year of certification or attending approved CIC courses every year for each
category
if you choose re certification by testing what does IDALS require you do to do?
pass the core exam as well as the category exams
how many CICs do you need to attend if you choose to recertify by CICs?
at least one every year but possibly more
what happens if you miss a CIC
you have to get re certified by the exam
what agency regulates pesticide use in the US
EPA
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)
1947, regulates the production, transportation, sale, use, and disposal of all pesticides
what are pesticide registration decisions based on
detailed assessment of the potential effects of a product on human health and the environment
when used
T or F: EPA registers each pesticide product for each approved use
true
who are the only people who can purchase or apply restricted use products
certified applicators
, who is responsible for certifying pesticide applicators in iowa
IDALS pesticide bureau
what are the reasons EPA might cancel or amend a pesticide registration
if they determine that the current use may cause unreasonable adverse effects
what happens in pesticide re-registration
FIFRA requires the EPA to review older pesticides to consider their human and environment
effects
what can violations of the legal provisions established in FIFRA bring about
civil penalties that can be at much as 6500, criminal penalties that could be 25000 or one year in
prison or both
residues
whatever remains; in the case of pesticides, those amounts that remain on or in foods when
people buy and use them
using pounds as measurement, what does 50 ppm mean?
50 pounds of pesticide in a million pounds of product
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA)
EPA sets allowable residue levels in food production authorized by FFDCA
what is a safe tolerance defined as
a level at which there is a reasonable certainty of no harm from the exposure
tolerance
allowable residue levels on food supply, the residue level that triggers enforcement actions
whats the most important thing on the label concerning food safety
instructions telling the correct application rate and the preharvest interval
