Iowa Core Manual: Intro-Ch5 UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORECT
Answers
Restricted use pesticides (RUP) - CORRECT ANSWER - a pesticide that poses more risk
and could cause some human injury or environmental damage even when used as directed
Commercial applicators - CORRECT ANSWER - persons who apply or use a pesticide or
device on any property of another person for compensation
Public applicators - CORRECT ANSWER - persons who apply pesticides as part of their
duties as employees of state agency, county, municipal corporation, or governmental agency
Noncommerical applicators - CORRECT ANSWER - persons who apply restricted use
pesticides on land or property owned, rented, or leased by the applicator or the applicator's
employer
Private applicators - CORRECT ANSWER - persons who apply any restricted use
pesticide for the production of an agricultural commodity on property owned or rented by
themselves or their employers, or on the property of other agricultural producers with whom they
trade services
Certified handlers - CORRECT ANSWER - persons employed by a licensed commercial
applicator, noncommercial applicator, public applicator, or pesticide dealer who handle
pesticides in other than unopened containers for the purpose of preparing, mixing, or loading
pesticides for application by another person
Certified applicator - CORRECT ANSWER - each licensed location is required to
designate a person responsible for the pesticide application activities for that site
US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) - CORRECT ANSWER - responsible for
pesticide regulation, established under a number of federal laws
,US congress in 1947 - CORRECT ANSWER - enacted legislation that regulated the
production, transportation, sale, use, and disposal of all pesticides
FIFRA - CORRECT ANSWER - -Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
-federal law dealing with pesticide regulation and use
Pesticide registration - CORRECT ANSWER - -sale of any pesticide is prohibited in the
US unless it is registered and labeled
-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 directions
-EPA is directed to restrict the use of pesticides as necessary to prevent unreasonable adverse
effects, taking into account the costs and benefits of various pesticide uses
-EPA continues to evaluate the safety of pesticides after they are registered, as new info becomes
available
IDALS - CORRECT ANSWER - Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship
Residues - CORRECT ANSWER - -the amount of pesticide remaining on products or
processed food, undesirable presence of pesticide at application site
-measured in ppm, ppb, and ppt
Tolerance - CORRECT ANSWER - -residue level that triggers enforcement actions
-a safe tolerance is defined as a level at which there is a 'reasonable certainty of no harm' from
the exposure
FFDCA - CORRECT ANSWER - -Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
-federal law regulating amount of residues contained on commodities and food
Application rate - CORRECT ANSWER - amount of pesticide applied to a site
, Preharvest interval - CORRECT ANSWER - number of days after an application that a
particular crop can be harvested
FQPA - CORRECT ANSWER - -Food Quality Protection Act, federal law that altered
both FIFRA and FFDCA
-provided a new safety standard that considers the combined risk from dietary exposure and
other non-occupational sources of exposure (ie. drinking water, residential lawn use)
WPS - CORRECT ANSWER - -Worker Protection Standard
-set of regulations from the EPA aimed at reducing the risk of pesticide poisonings, injuries, and
exposure to agricultural workers and handlers
-helps protect employees on farms, forests, nurseries, and greenhouses from occupational
exposure to agricultural pesticides
ESA - CORRECT ANSWER - -Endangered Species Act
-program for the conservation of threatened and endangered plants and animals and the habitats
in which they are found
-under ESA, EPA must ensure that the use of pesticides will not result in harm to the species
listed as endangered or threatened by the USFWS, or to habitat critical to those species' survival
Endangered species - CORRECT ANSWER - species in danger of extinction throughout
all or a significant portion of its range
Threatened species - CORRECT ANSWER - species that is likely to become endangered
in a large portion or throughout all its range
Rinsates - CORRECT ANSWER - the solution of water or oil and pesticide left after
rinsing a tank, rinse water
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORECT
Answers
Restricted use pesticides (RUP) - CORRECT ANSWER - a pesticide that poses more risk
and could cause some human injury or environmental damage even when used as directed
Commercial applicators - CORRECT ANSWER - persons who apply or use a pesticide or
device on any property of another person for compensation
Public applicators - CORRECT ANSWER - persons who apply pesticides as part of their
duties as employees of state agency, county, municipal corporation, or governmental agency
Noncommerical applicators - CORRECT ANSWER - persons who apply restricted use
pesticides on land or property owned, rented, or leased by the applicator or the applicator's
employer
Private applicators - CORRECT ANSWER - persons who apply any restricted use
pesticide for the production of an agricultural commodity on property owned or rented by
themselves or their employers, or on the property of other agricultural producers with whom they
trade services
Certified handlers - CORRECT ANSWER - persons employed by a licensed commercial
applicator, noncommercial applicator, public applicator, or pesticide dealer who handle
pesticides in other than unopened containers for the purpose of preparing, mixing, or loading
pesticides for application by another person
Certified applicator - CORRECT ANSWER - each licensed location is required to
designate a person responsible for the pesticide application activities for that site
US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) - CORRECT ANSWER - responsible for
pesticide regulation, established under a number of federal laws
,US congress in 1947 - CORRECT ANSWER - enacted legislation that regulated the
production, transportation, sale, use, and disposal of all pesticides
FIFRA - CORRECT ANSWER - -Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
-federal law dealing with pesticide regulation and use
Pesticide registration - CORRECT ANSWER - -sale of any pesticide is prohibited in the
US unless it is registered and labeled
-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 directions
-EPA is directed to restrict the use of pesticides as necessary to prevent unreasonable adverse
effects, taking into account the costs and benefits of various pesticide uses
-EPA continues to evaluate the safety of pesticides after they are registered, as new info becomes
available
IDALS - CORRECT ANSWER - Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship
Residues - CORRECT ANSWER - -the amount of pesticide remaining on products or
processed food, undesirable presence of pesticide at application site
-measured in ppm, ppb, and ppt
Tolerance - CORRECT ANSWER - -residue level that triggers enforcement actions
-a safe tolerance is defined as a level at which there is a 'reasonable certainty of no harm' from
the exposure
FFDCA - CORRECT ANSWER - -Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
-federal law regulating amount of residues contained on commodities and food
Application rate - CORRECT ANSWER - amount of pesticide applied to a site
, Preharvest interval - CORRECT ANSWER - number of days after an application that a
particular crop can be harvested
FQPA - CORRECT ANSWER - -Food Quality Protection Act, federal law that altered
both FIFRA and FFDCA
-provided a new safety standard that considers the combined risk from dietary exposure and
other non-occupational sources of exposure (ie. drinking water, residential lawn use)
WPS - CORRECT ANSWER - -Worker Protection Standard
-set of regulations from the EPA aimed at reducing the risk of pesticide poisonings, injuries, and
exposure to agricultural workers and handlers
-helps protect employees on farms, forests, nurseries, and greenhouses from occupational
exposure to agricultural pesticides
ESA - CORRECT ANSWER - -Endangered Species Act
-program for the conservation of threatened and endangered plants and animals and the habitats
in which they are found
-under ESA, EPA must ensure that the use of pesticides will not result in harm to the species
listed as endangered or threatened by the USFWS, or to habitat critical to those species' survival
Endangered species - CORRECT ANSWER - species in danger of extinction throughout
all or a significant portion of its range
Threatened species - CORRECT ANSWER - species that is likely to become endangered
in a large portion or throughout all its range
Rinsates - CORRECT ANSWER - the solution of water or oil and pesticide left after
rinsing a tank, rinse water
