Absorption correct answers The movement of a chemical into plants, animals (including humans), microorganisms, or soil
acaricide correct answers A pesticide used to control mites and ticks. A miticide is a kind of acaricide.
Acidic correct answers Having a pH less than 7
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Absorption correct answers The movement of a chemical into plants, animals (including
humans), microorganisms, or soil
acaricide correct answers A pesticide used to control mites and ticks. A miticide is a kind of
acaricide.
Acidic correct answers Having a pH less than 7
acidifier correct answers Same as BUFFER.
Action Threshold correct answers A predetermined level of pest infestation or damage at which
some type of pest management must be taken
Activated charcoal correct answers A finely ground charcoal that adsorbs chemicals.
active ingredient (AI) correct answers the chemical or chemicals in a product responsible for
pesticidal activity
acute effects correct answers a symptom, injury, or illness that occurs shortly after exposure to
pesticide
acute exposure correct answers An exposure to a single dose of pesticide.
Acute Rodenticide correct answers A pesticide that is capable of killing a rodent after a single
feeding.
acute toxicity correct answers The ability of a pesticide to cause illness after a single exposure.
LD50 and LC50 are common indicators of the degree of acute toxicity.
Adjuvant (or additive) correct answers A substance added to a pesticide to improve its
effectiveness or safety.
absorption correct answers the process whereby chemicals are bound to a surface by a physical
or chemical attraction
Adulterated Pesticide correct answers A pesticide that does not conform to the specified standard
or quality as documented on its label or labeling.
Aerosol correct answers A liquid formation the produces a mist or fog when applied from a
container in which it is held under pressure or from a fog generating machine
agitation correct answers the process of stirring or mixing the contents of a spray tank
, air-blast sprayer correct answers a type of pesticide application equipment that uses large volume
of air moving at a high speed to break up and disperse spray droplets from the nozzles
algae correct answers relatively simple plants that are photosynthetic and contain chlorophyll
Algaecide (algicide) correct answers A pesticide used to kill or inhibit algae
Alkaline correct answers having a pH greater than 7; basic
Allergic Effects correct answers A hypersensitivity to a specific substance which is not due to
that substance's toxicity
Annual correct answers A plant that completes its life cycle in one year
antidote correct answers a practical treatment used to counteract the effects of pesticide
poisoning
antifouling paint correct answers A paint which contains a pesticide (i.e. Copper) that prevents
aquatic organisms from attaching to underwater structure(such as boat hulls, crab pots, and water
intake pipes)
antisyphoning device correct answers A mechanism that prevents backflow of a pesticide mix
from the spray tank into a water source.
Application Rate correct answers The amount of pesticide that is applied to a known area
Aquifer correct answers A geological formation (sand, gravel, bedrock) from which groundwater
can be drawn
arachnid correct answers a wingless arthropod with two body regions and four pairs of jointed
legs (spider, tick, mite)
Arthropod correct answers An invertibrate animal characterized by a jointed body and limbs and
usually a hard body covering that is molted at intervals. Insects, arachnids, millipedes, and
centipedes are arthropods.
Atropine (Atropine Sulfate) correct answers An antidote used to treat organophosphate and
carbamate poisoning
Attractant correct answers A substance or device to lure insects or other pests to a trap or poison
bait.
Avicide correct answers A pesticide used to kill birds
Back-Siphoning correct answers The movement of a pesticide mixture from a spray tank through
the filling hose into the water source
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