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United States Protection Agency - CORRECT ANSWER - Regulates pesticide
use in the united States
FIFRA - CORRECT ANSWER - Federal insecticide fungicide and rodenticide
act
What does FIFRA do? - CORRECT ANSWER - Regulates the production,
transportation sale use and disposal of all pesticides
IDALS - CORRECT ANSWER - Iowa department of agriculture and land
stewardship
IDALS job - CORRECT ANSWER - Responsible for certifying pesticide
applicators.
FFDCA - CORRECT ANSWER - Federal food drug and cosmetic act.
FFDCA job - CORRECT ANSWER - Federal law regulating the amount of
pesticide residues contained on commodities of food
Residues - CORRECT ANSWER - Amount of pesticide remaining in or on
raw farm products or processed foods. Undesirable presence of a pesticide at the
site of application. Measures in ppm ppb ppt
,Tolerence - CORRECT ANSWER - Maximum amount of pesticide that may
legally remain in or on a raw farm product intended for consumption by humans
or livestock. Reasonable certainty of no harm.
Application rate - CORRECT ANSWER - Amount of pesticide applied to a
site usually expressed as a liquid or dry measure per unit area
Pre harvest interval - CORRECT ANSWER - Part of the pesticide label that
defines the number of days after application of a pesticide before a crop can be
harvested.
FQPA - CORRECT ANSWER - Food quality protection act
FQPA job - CORRECT ANSWER - Federal law that significantly altered
portions of both FIFRA and ffdca. Changes included in this act are revised
definitions for safe pesticide tolerances for raw and processed foods
WPS - CORRECT ANSWER - worker protection standard
WPS JOB - CORRECT ANSWER - Set of regulations from the EPA aimed at
reducing the risk of of pesticide poisonings, injuries, and exposure to agriculture
workers and handlers.
ESA - CORRECT ANSWER - Endangered species act
ESA JOB - CORRECT ANSWER - Program for the conservation of
threatened or endangered plants and animals and the habitats in which they are
found
Endangered species - CORRECT ANSWER - Species that is in danger of
extinction throughout all or significant portion of its range
, Threatened species - CORRECT ANSWER - Species that is likely to become
endangered within the foreseeable future throughout all or a significant portion
of its range
Rinsates - CORRECT ANSWER - Solution of water or oil and pesticide left
after rinsing a tank; rinse water
Hazardous waste - CORRECT ANSWER - Solid or liquid or a contained
gaseous material that is no longer used or that no longer serves the purpose fit
which it was produced, and could pose dangers to human health and the
environment after it is discarded
RCRA - CORRECT ANSWER - Resource conservation and recovery act
RCRA JOB - CORRECT ANSWER - Gives EPA the authority to control
hazardous waste from the cradle to grave. This includes the generation
transportation treatment storage and disposal of hazardous waste
Pesticide act of Iowa - CORRECT ANSWER - Regulate pesticide use in Iowa
Pesticide applicator records - CORRECT ANSWER - -Name & certification
number of the license
-Name & address of the landowner or customer
-Address of the place of application of a restricted use pesticide
-Date of pesticide application
-Trade name of pesticide product used
-Quantity of pesticide product used and the concentration or rate of application
-Temperature and direction and velocity of the wind at the time of application
-The use of restricted use pesticides