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NYSDEC Pesticide Applicators Exam Study Guide
Question 1: How long must you keep pesticide records in NYS?
CORRECT ANSWER : 3 Years
Question 2: What is the 3 tier system?
CORRECT ANSWER : Certified Applicator, Technician,
Apprentice
Question 3: EPA
CORRECT ANSWER : Environmental Protection Agency
Question 4: NYSDEC
CORRECT ANSWER : New York State Department of
Environmental Conservation (Lead Agency in NY)
Question 5: ESA
CORRECT ANSWER : Endangered Species Act
Question 6: FIFRA
CORRECT ANSWER : Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
Rodenticide Act
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Question 7: 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
Question 8: FDCA
CORRECT ANSWER : Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
Question 9: USDA
CORRECT ANSWER : United States Department of Agriculture
Question 10: Aquifer
CORRECT ANSWER : A body of rock or sediment that stores
groundwater and allows the flow of groundwater.
Question 11: When should you report your pesticide
applications?
CORRECT ANSWER : Annually. By February 1st of each year.
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Question 12: 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
Question 13: Deposit
CORRECT ANSWER : The pesticide which is on the leaves,
skin, or other surface right after application
Question 14: Residue
CORRECT ANSWER : Whatever pesticide is left on the leaves,
skin or other surface long after the application was made
Question 15: Particle Drift
CORRECT ANSWER : Movement of sprayed droplets at the
time of the application
Question 16: Vapor Drift
CORRECT ANSWER : Movement of pesticides as gaseous
vapors from the target area after it has been sprayed
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Question 17: Increase in Pressure
CORRECT ANSWER : Decreases the droplet size
Question 18: The lower the level of the bomb sprayer
CORRECT ANSWER : The decreased amount that the pesticide
will drift
Question 19: non-point source pollution
CORRECT ANSWER : pollution that comes from many sources
rather than from a single, specific site
Question 20: Leaching
CORRECT ANSWER : the transportation of dissolved
molecules through the soil via groundwater
Question 21: 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.
