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Terms in this set (325)
Laws that provide federal control of pesticide
distribution, sale, and use.
EPA carries out enforcement.
Federal Insecticide,
Users must take exams for certification as applicators.
Fungicide, and
EPA must register new pesticides and re-register all
Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)
existing pesticides.
Applies to people who manufacture, market,
distribute, use, or dispose of pesticide products.
What are the two main General use and restricted use
pesticide classifications?
Generally have a lower toxicity and have less potential
to harm humans or the environment
General Use Pesticide
Can be bought and used by the public without
special permits or restrictions
Might result in an unreasonable adverse effect on
human health and/or the environment
Restricted Use Pesticide
Application by trained persons is required to use
(RUPs)
these products
This classification will be stated on the label
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Since 1988, the EPA has been in charge of this.
A pesticide must have a substantially complete
database and must not cause unreasonable risks to
Pesticide Registration
human health or the environment when used in
accordance with its approved label directions and
precautions.
Section 3 - full federal label
4 types of pesticide Section 18 - emergency exemptions
registration Section 24c - special local needs label
Section 25b - minimum risk pesticides
Pesticide Registration: Outlines pesticide registration requirements that
Section 3 - Full Federal manufacturers must follow.
Label Most pesticides are registered this way
Allows state and federal agencies to permit an
additional use during a short term pest management
crisis in a specific locality.
Pesticide Registration: Manufacturer is not allowed to advertise or promote
Section 18 - Emergency the use of the product under this, even though the use
Exemptions is legal.
This is used when there is a crisis and there are no
federally registered pesticides available to control the
problem.
Colorado can register additional uses of a federally
Pesticide Registration: listed pesticide.
Section 24c - Special These uses are for additional distribution and use in a
Local Needs Label specific area.
These are valid only in the state of issue.
Can register pesticides that have a very limited set of
Pesticide Registration: active and inert ingredients specified by the EPA, and
Section 25b - Minimum are not required to have an EPA registration number.
Risk Pesticides These pesticides are required to be registered with
CDA in order to be sold and used in Colorado.
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Individual who has been recognized by the state,
tribe, territory, or agency responsible for regulating
pesticides (in CO this is the CDA) as being competent
Certified Operator to use or supervise the use of restricted use
pesticides (RUPs).
Must know how to read a pesticide label and be bale
to follow directions to use them properly and safely
2 categories of certified Private Applicators
operators Commercial Applicators
Individual who uses or supervises the use of RUPs in
Private certified operator the production of agricultural commodities on land
owned or rented by him/her or his/her employer
Commercial certified Individual who engages in the business of applying
operator pesticides or operating a device for hire.
Any person who in the course of conducting a
Limited commercial business only in or on property owned or leased by
operator the person or the person's employer is engaged in
applying RUPs
FIFRA was amended in 1996 to include this.
Requires all pesticides meet new health and safety
standards - including determining if pesticide is an
endocrine disruptor.
Food Quality Protection EPA must conclude with reasonable certainty that no
Act (FQPA) harm will come to infants, children, or other sensitive
individuals exposed to pesticides - cumulative effects
must be considered.
Requires EPA to review every registered pesticide on
a 15 year cycle.
Any agency of the state, county, city, municipality,
Public operator local government, or political subdivision which
applies RUPs
Particles that remain in small amounts in or on fruits,
Pesticide Residues
vegetables, grains, other foods, and animal feeds.
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Pesticide Residue Maximum limit, set by the EPA, allowed to remain in or
Tolerance on each treated food commodity.
Aggregate Pesticide All possible sources of exposure to the same
Exposure pesticide
Cumulative Pesticide Combined effect from multiple exposures to the same
Exposure pesticide
A mixture of pesticides diluted by water, solvents, oils,
commercial rinsing agents, or any other substances.
Rinsate
It is produced from cleaning pesticide application
equipment or pesticide containers.
Penalties for breaking Both civil and criminal charges can be assessed for
pesticide laws FIFRA violations.
Passed before FIFRA to set maximum residue levels
for unavoidable poisonous substances in food
marketed in the US.
Federal Food, Drug and Administered by the FDA but the EPA has a role
Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) EPAs role: sets tolerances for pesticide residues on
food commodities in the US
FDAs role: Monitors food crops for pesticide residues
and enforces the levels set by the EPA.
Federal regulation passed in 1974 to provide
protection to workers who perform hand labor tasks
in fields after a pesticide application.
Recently updated in 2015 to increase protection to
Worker Protection workers.
Standard (WPS) It applies when a pesticide that contains this labeling
is used in the production of agricultural commodities
This labeling can be found in the "Directions for Use"
in the "Agricultural Use Requirements" section of the
label
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COMPLETE EXAM QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE
ANSWERS |ALREADY PASSED!!
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Terms in this set (325)
Laws that provide federal control of pesticide
distribution, sale, and use.
EPA carries out enforcement.
Federal Insecticide,
Users must take exams for certification as applicators.
Fungicide, and
EPA must register new pesticides and re-register all
Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)
existing pesticides.
Applies to people who manufacture, market,
distribute, use, or dispose of pesticide products.
What are the two main General use and restricted use
pesticide classifications?
Generally have a lower toxicity and have less potential
to harm humans or the environment
General Use Pesticide
Can be bought and used by the public without
special permits or restrictions
Might result in an unreasonable adverse effect on
human health and/or the environment
Restricted Use Pesticide
Application by trained persons is required to use
(RUPs)
these products
This classification will be stated on the label
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Since 1988, the EPA has been in charge of this.
A pesticide must have a substantially complete
database and must not cause unreasonable risks to
Pesticide Registration
human health or the environment when used in
accordance with its approved label directions and
precautions.
Section 3 - full federal label
4 types of pesticide Section 18 - emergency exemptions
registration Section 24c - special local needs label
Section 25b - minimum risk pesticides
Pesticide Registration: Outlines pesticide registration requirements that
Section 3 - Full Federal manufacturers must follow.
Label Most pesticides are registered this way
Allows state and federal agencies to permit an
additional use during a short term pest management
crisis in a specific locality.
Pesticide Registration: Manufacturer is not allowed to advertise or promote
Section 18 - Emergency the use of the product under this, even though the use
Exemptions is legal.
This is used when there is a crisis and there are no
federally registered pesticides available to control the
problem.
Colorado can register additional uses of a federally
Pesticide Registration: listed pesticide.
Section 24c - Special These uses are for additional distribution and use in a
Local Needs Label specific area.
These are valid only in the state of issue.
Can register pesticides that have a very limited set of
Pesticide Registration: active and inert ingredients specified by the EPA, and
Section 25b - Minimum are not required to have an EPA registration number.
Risk Pesticides These pesticides are required to be registered with
CDA in order to be sold and used in Colorado.
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Individual who has been recognized by the state,
tribe, territory, or agency responsible for regulating
pesticides (in CO this is the CDA) as being competent
Certified Operator to use or supervise the use of restricted use
pesticides (RUPs).
Must know how to read a pesticide label and be bale
to follow directions to use them properly and safely
2 categories of certified Private Applicators
operators Commercial Applicators
Individual who uses or supervises the use of RUPs in
Private certified operator the production of agricultural commodities on land
owned or rented by him/her or his/her employer
Commercial certified Individual who engages in the business of applying
operator pesticides or operating a device for hire.
Any person who in the course of conducting a
Limited commercial business only in or on property owned or leased by
operator the person or the person's employer is engaged in
applying RUPs
FIFRA was amended in 1996 to include this.
Requires all pesticides meet new health and safety
standards - including determining if pesticide is an
endocrine disruptor.
Food Quality Protection EPA must conclude with reasonable certainty that no
Act (FQPA) harm will come to infants, children, or other sensitive
individuals exposed to pesticides - cumulative effects
must be considered.
Requires EPA to review every registered pesticide on
a 15 year cycle.
Any agency of the state, county, city, municipality,
Public operator local government, or political subdivision which
applies RUPs
Particles that remain in small amounts in or on fruits,
Pesticide Residues
vegetables, grains, other foods, and animal feeds.
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Pesticide Residue Maximum limit, set by the EPA, allowed to remain in or
Tolerance on each treated food commodity.
Aggregate Pesticide All possible sources of exposure to the same
Exposure pesticide
Cumulative Pesticide Combined effect from multiple exposures to the same
Exposure pesticide
A mixture of pesticides diluted by water, solvents, oils,
commercial rinsing agents, or any other substances.
Rinsate
It is produced from cleaning pesticide application
equipment or pesticide containers.
Penalties for breaking Both civil and criminal charges can be assessed for
pesticide laws FIFRA violations.
Passed before FIFRA to set maximum residue levels
for unavoidable poisonous substances in food
marketed in the US.
Federal Food, Drug and Administered by the FDA but the EPA has a role
Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) EPAs role: sets tolerances for pesticide residues on
food commodities in the US
FDAs role: Monitors food crops for pesticide residues
and enforces the levels set by the EPA.
Federal regulation passed in 1974 to provide
protection to workers who perform hand labor tasks
in fields after a pesticide application.
Recently updated in 2015 to increase protection to
Worker Protection workers.
Standard (WPS) It applies when a pesticide that contains this labeling
is used in the production of agricultural commodities
This labeling can be found in the "Directions for Use"
in the "Agricultural Use Requirements" section of the
label
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