NYSDEC Pesticide Applicators Exam Study Guide Questions and vocabulary to study for the NYSDEC Pesticide Applicators Exam 2025/2026

NYSDEC Pesticide Applicators Exam Study Guide
Questions and vocabulary to study for the NYSDEC
Pesticide Applicators Exam 2025/2026
How long must you keep pesticide records in NYS? - Correct Answers 3 Years
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Il` What is the 3 tier system? - Correct Answers Certified Applicator, Technician, Apprentice
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Il` EPA - Correct Answers Environmental Protection Agency
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Il` NYSDEC - Correct Answers New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (Lead
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Il` ESA - Correct Answers Endangered Species Act
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Il` FIFRA - Correct Answers Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
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Il` SARA Title III - Correct Answers Superfund Amendment and Reauthorization Act (1986). Federal
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Il` mandate. Requires MSDS - material data safety sheets. All business must provide these for any
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Il` FDCA - Correct Answers Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
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Il` USDA - Correct Answers United States Department of Agriculture
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Il` Aquifer - Correct Answers A body of rock or sediment that stores groundwater and allows the
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, Il` When should you report your pesticide applications? - Correct Answers Annually. By February
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Il` ground water table - Correct Answers surface forming the irregular boundary between zone of
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Il` aeration and zone of saturation; the level below which all soil is saturated
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Il` Deposit - Correct Answers The pesticide which is on the leaves, skin, or other surface right after
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Il` Residue - Correct Answers Whatever pesticide is left on the leaves, skin or other surface long
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Il` Particle Drift - Correct Answers Movement of sprayed droplets at the time of the application
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Il` Vapor Drift - Correct Answers Movement of pesticides as gaseous vapors from the target area
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Il` Increase in Pressure - Correct Answers Decreases the droplet size
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Il` The lower the level of the bomb sprayer - Correct Answers The decreased amount that the
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Il` non-point source pollution - Correct Answers pollution that comes from many sources rather
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Il` Leaching - Correct Answers the transportation of dissolved molecules through the soil via
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