COLORADO RES-COM
PESTICIDE COMPREHENSIVE
QUESTIONS (FREQUENTLY
TESTED) WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS GRADED A+
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[Company address]
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1. Acaricide Answer: A pesticide used to control mites and ticks. A miticide is an acaricide.
2. Active INgredient Answer: The chemical or chemicals in a pesticide responsible for killing,
poisoning, or repelling the pest. Listed separately in the ingredient statement.
3. Acute Toxicity Answer: The capacity of a pesticide to cause injury within 24 hours following
exposure. LD50 and LC50 are common indicators of the degree of acute toxicity.
4. Adjuvant Answer: A substance added to a pesticide to improve its ettectiveness or safety. Same
as additive. Examples Answer: Penetrants, spreader-stickers, and wetting agents.
5. Adsorption Answer: The process by which chemicals are held or bound to a surface by physical or
chemical attraction. Clay and high organic soils tend to absorb pesticides.
6. Aerosol Answer: A material stored in a container under pressure. Fine droplets are produced when
the material dissolved in a liquid carrier is released into the air from the pressurized container.
7. Arachnid Answer: A wingless anthropod with with two body regions and four pairs of jointed legs.
Spiders, ticks, and mites are in the class Arachnid.
8. Arthropod Answer: An invertebrate animal characterized by a jointed body and limbs and usually a
hard body covering that is molted at intervals. Examples Answer: Insects, mites, and crayfish.
9. Biomagnification Answer: the process where one organism accumulates chemical residues
in higher concentrations from organisms they consume.
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10. Carbamates Answer: (N-Methyl Carbamates) A group of pesticides containing nitrogen,
formulated as insecticides, fungicides and herbicides. The N-Methyl Carbamates are insecticides and
inhibit Cholinesterase in animals.
11. Carcinogenic Answer: The ability of a substance or agent to induce malignant tumors
(cancer).
12. Chemical Name Answer: The scientific name of the active ingredient(s) found in the
formulated product.
13. CHEMTREC Answer: The Chemical Transportation Emergency Center has a toll-free number
that provides a 24-hour information for chemical emergencies such as spills, leaks, fire, or accident.
800-424-9300
14. Chlorinated Hydrocarbon Answer: A pesticide containing chlorine, carbon, and
hydrogen. Many are persistent in the environment. Examples Answer: Chlordane, DDT,
methoxychlor. Many are used in urban pest management operations today.
15. Cholinesterase, Acetylcholinesterase Answer: An enzyme in animals that helps
regulate nerve impulses. This enzyme is depressed by N-Methyl Carbamate and Organophosphate
pesticides.
16. Chronic Toxicity Answer: The ability of material to cause injury or illness (beyond 24
hours following exposure) from repeated, prolonged exposure to small amounts.
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PESTICIDE COMPREHENSIVE
QUESTIONS (FREQUENTLY
TESTED) WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS GRADED A+
[Document subtitle]
[DATE]
[COMPANY NAME]
[Company address]
, Contact for further consultation
1. Acaricide Answer: A pesticide used to control mites and ticks. A miticide is an acaricide.
2. Active INgredient Answer: The chemical or chemicals in a pesticide responsible for killing,
poisoning, or repelling the pest. Listed separately in the ingredient statement.
3. Acute Toxicity Answer: The capacity of a pesticide to cause injury within 24 hours following
exposure. LD50 and LC50 are common indicators of the degree of acute toxicity.
4. Adjuvant Answer: A substance added to a pesticide to improve its ettectiveness or safety. Same
as additive. Examples Answer: Penetrants, spreader-stickers, and wetting agents.
5. Adsorption Answer: The process by which chemicals are held or bound to a surface by physical or
chemical attraction. Clay and high organic soils tend to absorb pesticides.
6. Aerosol Answer: A material stored in a container under pressure. Fine droplets are produced when
the material dissolved in a liquid carrier is released into the air from the pressurized container.
7. Arachnid Answer: A wingless anthropod with with two body regions and four pairs of jointed legs.
Spiders, ticks, and mites are in the class Arachnid.
8. Arthropod Answer: An invertebrate animal characterized by a jointed body and limbs and usually a
hard body covering that is molted at intervals. Examples Answer: Insects, mites, and crayfish.
9. Biomagnification Answer: the process where one organism accumulates chemical residues
in higher concentrations from organisms they consume.
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, Contact for further consultation
10. Carbamates Answer: (N-Methyl Carbamates) A group of pesticides containing nitrogen,
formulated as insecticides, fungicides and herbicides. The N-Methyl Carbamates are insecticides and
inhibit Cholinesterase in animals.
11. Carcinogenic Answer: The ability of a substance or agent to induce malignant tumors
(cancer).
12. Chemical Name Answer: The scientific name of the active ingredient(s) found in the
formulated product.
13. CHEMTREC Answer: The Chemical Transportation Emergency Center has a toll-free number
that provides a 24-hour information for chemical emergencies such as spills, leaks, fire, or accident.
800-424-9300
14. Chlorinated Hydrocarbon Answer: A pesticide containing chlorine, carbon, and
hydrogen. Many are persistent in the environment. Examples Answer: Chlordane, DDT,
methoxychlor. Many are used in urban pest management operations today.
15. Cholinesterase, Acetylcholinesterase Answer: An enzyme in animals that helps
regulate nerve impulses. This enzyme is depressed by N-Methyl Carbamate and Organophosphate
pesticides.
16. Chronic Toxicity Answer: The ability of material to cause injury or illness (beyond 24
hours following exposure) from repeated, prolonged exposure to small amounts.
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