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Colorado General Pesticide Exam: Laws And Regulations – Questions & Complete Solutions
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Colorado General Pesticide Exam: Laws AndRegulations – Questions & Complete Solutions
OPP Right Ans - Office of Pesticide Programs (created by the EPA)
FIFRA Right Ans - Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act:
controls pesticide distribution, sale, use
Classifications of pesticides (based on hazards) Right Ans - unclassified and
restricted
Unclassified pesticides Right Ans - general-use pesticides, can be bought
and used by the general public without special permits or restrictions, less
common
RUPs Right Ans - restricted use pesticides, require certified licensed
applicator
types of applicators Right Ans - private (land owned/rented by a person or
their employer) and commercial
- commercial
- limited commercial
- public applicators
State Lead Agency (SLA) Right Ans - agency within a state designated by
the EPA as having the authority for carrying out the provisions of FIFRA
labeling legal obligation Right Ans - must read and follow the label
instructions and all materials which label refers
FIFRA section 3 Right Ans - outlines pesticide registration requirements
that manufacturers must follow (most pesticides are registered this way)
Section 24c (SLN) Right Ans - Special Local Needs for small region
applications, must obtain labels from dealer and can only be used in state of
issue
, Section 18 (Emergency Exemption) Right Ans - allows State and Federal
agencies to permit additional use (not specified by label aka unregistered use)
during a short term pest management crisis in a specific locality
Section 25b (minimum risk pesticides) Right Ans - active ingredient
considered minimum risk in pesticide, very limited set of active and inert
ingredients NOT required to have EPA reg # or be federally registered BUT
must be registered with CDA to be used in CO
Registration requirements Right Ans - must have sustainable, complete
database and must not cause unreasonable risks to human
health/environment
FIFRA update (new act) Right Ans - the Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA)
in 1996 which required pesticides to meet new safety standards
- EPA must conclude NO harm will come to sensitive individuals
- required to review registered pesticides every 15 years
residue Right Ans - small amounts of pesticides in/on fruits, vegetables,
grains, other food, animal feeds
tolerance Right Ans - maximum limit of residue allowed in/on each treated
food commodity (triggers enforcement actions)
margin of safety Right Ans - ensures residue remaining in foods are many
times lower than the amounts that could cause adverse health effects
aggregate exposure Right Ans - the sum of exposures of an organism to a
single chemical across all pathways over a period of time
cumulative exposure Right Ans - exposure to a group of pesticides that
contribute to a common effect on human health
EPA residues and tolerances policy Right Ans - EPA must find there is
"reasonable certainty that no harm" will result to human health from the
aggregate and cumulative exposure to the pesticide
considers toxicity, amount applied, frequency, and residue (whether grown in
US or imported)
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