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Private Pesticide Applicator Actual Exam Version
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Which liquid pesticide formulation consist of a small amount of active ingredient (often 1% or less per unit volume)? - ANSWER-Ready to use (low concentrate) solution (RTU)
Which liquid pesticide formulation may approach 100% active ingredient? - ANSWER-Ultra low volume (ULV)
Which is a disadvantage of both capital EC and ULV formulations? - ANSWER-Solvents may cause rubber or plastic hoses, gaskets, pump parts, and other services to deteriorate
Which dry/solid formulation is mixed in water and reduces the risk of inhalation exposure during mixing and loading? - ANSWER-Water-dispersible granule (WDG) or dry flowable (DF)
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Which type of dry/solid pesticide formulation consist of particles are the same weight in shape? - ANSWER-Pellet
Which is an advantage of microencapsulated materials? - ANSWER-Delayed or slow release of the active ingredient prolong their effectiveness
Which type of adjuvant functions as a wetting agent and spreader (i.e., physically altering the surface tension of spray droplets)? - ANSWER-Surfactant
Which type of adjuvant increases the viscosity of spray mixtures? - ANSWER-Thickener
The capacity of a pesticide to cause short term (acute) or long-
term (chronic) injury is referred to as it's: - ANSWER-Toxicity
Which statement about harmful effects of pesticides is false? - ANSWER-The most common form of pesticide injury is by inhalation
Which signal word is associated with very low oral LD 50 values? - ANSWER-Danger-poison 2 / 3
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Which statement about pesticide toxicity is true? - ANSWER-A pesticide with an oral LD 50 of 5 mg/kg is more toxic than a pesticide with an LD 50 of 250 mg/kg
For which class(es) of pesticides might cholinesterase monitoring be appropriate? - ANSWER-Organophosphate and carbamate insecticides
Which statement about what happens to pesticides in the body is true? - ANSWER-The kidneys filter pesticides from the blood into the urine
Which statement about pesticide exposure routes is true? - ANSWER-Eating, drinking, or smoking without first washing your hands after handling pesticides is likely to transfer the product to your mouth
Which statement about first aid response in pesticide exposure to the eye is false? - ANSWER-You should drip water directly into the eye
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