NYSDEC Pesticide Applicators Exam Study Guide
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1. How long must you keep pesticide records in NYS?: 3 Years
2. What is the 3 tier system?: Certified Applicator, Technician, Apprentice
3. EPA: Environmental Protection Agency
4. NYSDEC: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (Lead
Agency in NY)
5. ESA: Endangered Species Act
6. FIFRA: Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
7. SARA Title III: 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
8. FDCA: Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
9. USDA: United States Department of Agriculture
10. Aquifer: A body of rock or sediment that stores groundwater and allows the flow
of groundwater.
11. When should you report your pesticide applications?: Annually. By February
1st of each year.
12. ground water table: surface forming the irregular boundary between zone of
aeration and zone of saturation; the level below which all soil is saturated
13. Deposit: The pesticide which is on the leaves, skin, or other surface right after
application
14. Residue: Whatever pesticide is left on the leaves, skin or other surface long after
the application was made
15. Particle Drift: Movement of sprayed droplets at the time of the application
16. Vapor Drift: Movement of pesticides as gaseous vapors from the target area
after it has been sprayed
17. Increase in Pressure: Decreases the droplet size
18. The lower the level of the bomb sprayer: The decreased amount that the
pesticide will drift
19. non-point source pollution: pollution that comes from many sources rather
than from a single, specific site
20. Leaching: the transportation of dissolved molecules through the soil via ground-
water
21. Runoff: 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.
22. Evaporation: The change of a substance from a liquid to a gas
23. Accumulative Pesticides: Pesticides that build up in the bodies of animals
24. Non-accumulative pesticides: The pesticides that do not build up in the body
of animals or in the food chain
25. Photodegradation: Breakdown of chemicals by the action of sunlight.
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Study online at https://quizlet.com/_98hu8f
1. How long must you keep pesticide records in NYS?: 3 Years
2. What is the 3 tier system?: Certified Applicator, Technician, Apprentice
3. EPA: Environmental Protection Agency
4. NYSDEC: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (Lead
Agency in NY)
5. ESA: Endangered Species Act
6. FIFRA: Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
7. SARA Title III: 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
8. FDCA: Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
9. USDA: United States Department of Agriculture
10. Aquifer: A body of rock or sediment that stores groundwater and allows the flow
of groundwater.
11. When should you report your pesticide applications?: Annually. By February
1st of each year.
12. ground water table: surface forming the irregular boundary between zone of
aeration and zone of saturation; the level below which all soil is saturated
13. Deposit: The pesticide which is on the leaves, skin, or other surface right after
application
14. Residue: Whatever pesticide is left on the leaves, skin or other surface long after
the application was made
15. Particle Drift: Movement of sprayed droplets at the time of the application
16. Vapor Drift: Movement of pesticides as gaseous vapors from the target area
after it has been sprayed
17. Increase in Pressure: Decreases the droplet size
18. The lower the level of the bomb sprayer: The decreased amount that the
pesticide will drift
19. non-point source pollution: pollution that comes from many sources rather
than from a single, specific site
20. Leaching: the transportation of dissolved molecules through the soil via ground-
water
21. Runoff: 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.
22. Evaporation: The change of a substance from a liquid to a gas
23. Accumulative Pesticides: Pesticides that build up in the bodies of animals
24. Non-accumulative pesticides: The pesticides that do not build up in the body
of animals or in the food chain
25. Photodegradation: Breakdown of chemicals by the action of sunlight.
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