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YSDEC Pesticide Applicators Exam
Study Guide with correct answers
How long must you keep pesticide records in NYS? - CORRECT ANSWER-3 Years
What is the 3 tier system? - CORRECT ANSWER-Certified Applicator, Technician,
Apprentice
EPA - CORRECT ANSWER-Environmental Protection Agency
NYSDEC - CORRECT ANSWER-New York State Department of Environmental
Conservation (Lead Agency in NY)
ESA - CORRECT ANSWER-Endangered Species Act
FIFRA - CORRECT ANSWER-Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
SARA Title III - CORRECT ANSWER-Superfund Amendment and Reauthorization Act
(1986). Federal mandate. Requires MSDS - material data safety sheets. All business
must provide these for any hazardous materials for 1st responders. Right to know act
FDCA - CORRECT ANSWER-Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
USDA - CORRECT ANSWER-United States Department of Agriculture
Aquifer - CORRECT ANSWER-A body of rock or sediment that stores groundwater and
allows the flow of groundwater.
, When should you report your pesticide applications? - CORRECT ANSWER-Annually.
By February 1st of each year.
ground water table - CORRECT ANSWER-surface forming the irregular boundary
between zone of aeration and zone of saturation; the level below which all soil is
saturated
Deposit - CORRECT ANSWER-The pesticide which is on the leaves, skin, or other
surface right after application
Residue - CORRECT ANSWER-Whatever pesticide is left on the leaves, skin or other
surface long after the application was made
Particle Drift - CORRECT ANSWER-Movement of sprayed droplets at the time of the
application
Vapor Drift - CORRECT ANSWER-Movement of pesticides as gaseous vapors from the
target area after it has been sprayed
Increase in Pressure - CORRECT ANSWER-Decreases the droplet size
The lower the level of the bomb sprayer - CORRECT ANSWER-The decreased amount
that the pesticide will drift
non-point source pollution - CORRECT ANSWER-pollution that comes from many
sources rather than from a single, specific site
Leaching - CORRECT ANSWER-the transportation of dissolved molecules through the
soil via groundwater
Runoff - CORRECT ANSWER-Part of the water cycle where an excess of water runs
down and does not sink into the soil and eventually makes it to the rivers, lakes, and
oceans.
Evaporation - CORRECT ANSWER-The change of a substance from a liquid to a gas
Accumulative Pesticides - CORRECT ANSWER-Pesticides that build up in the bodies of
animals
Non-accumulative pesticides - CORRECT ANSWER-The pesticides that do not build up
in the body of animals or in the food chain
Photodegradation - CORRECT ANSWER-Breakdown of chemicals by the action of
sunlight.
YSDEC Pesticide Applicators Exam
Study Guide with correct answers
How long must you keep pesticide records in NYS? - CORRECT ANSWER-3 Years
What is the 3 tier system? - CORRECT ANSWER-Certified Applicator, Technician,
Apprentice
EPA - CORRECT ANSWER-Environmental Protection Agency
NYSDEC - CORRECT ANSWER-New York State Department of Environmental
Conservation (Lead Agency in NY)
ESA - CORRECT ANSWER-Endangered Species Act
FIFRA - CORRECT ANSWER-Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
SARA Title III - CORRECT ANSWER-Superfund Amendment and Reauthorization Act
(1986). Federal mandate. Requires MSDS - material data safety sheets. All business
must provide these for any hazardous materials for 1st responders. Right to know act
FDCA - CORRECT ANSWER-Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
USDA - CORRECT ANSWER-United States Department of Agriculture
Aquifer - CORRECT ANSWER-A body of rock or sediment that stores groundwater and
allows the flow of groundwater.
, When should you report your pesticide applications? - CORRECT ANSWER-Annually.
By February 1st of each year.
ground water table - CORRECT ANSWER-surface forming the irregular boundary
between zone of aeration and zone of saturation; the level below which all soil is
saturated
Deposit - CORRECT ANSWER-The pesticide which is on the leaves, skin, or other
surface right after application
Residue - CORRECT ANSWER-Whatever pesticide is left on the leaves, skin or other
surface long after the application was made
Particle Drift - CORRECT ANSWER-Movement of sprayed droplets at the time of the
application
Vapor Drift - CORRECT ANSWER-Movement of pesticides as gaseous vapors from the
target area after it has been sprayed
Increase in Pressure - CORRECT ANSWER-Decreases the droplet size
The lower the level of the bomb sprayer - CORRECT ANSWER-The decreased amount
that the pesticide will drift
non-point source pollution - CORRECT ANSWER-pollution that comes from many
sources rather than from a single, specific site
Leaching - CORRECT ANSWER-the transportation of dissolved molecules through the
soil via groundwater
Runoff - CORRECT ANSWER-Part of the water cycle where an excess of water runs
down and does not sink into the soil and eventually makes it to the rivers, lakes, and
oceans.
Evaporation - CORRECT ANSWER-The change of a substance from a liquid to a gas
Accumulative Pesticides - CORRECT ANSWER-Pesticides that build up in the bodies of
animals
Non-accumulative pesticides - CORRECT ANSWER-The pesticides that do not build up
in the body of animals or in the food chain
Photodegradation - CORRECT ANSWER-Breakdown of chemicals by the action of
sunlight.
