PesticidePesticide EducationEducation Created by R. H. Pleasants, Agricultural Extension Agent, Wayne County

Pesticide Terms Jeopardy Law and the Label Formulations Environmental Concerns PPE Storage, Disposal, Cleanup

Agency that registers pesticides in the U.S.U.S. EPA

EC EMULSIFIABLE CONCENTRATE

Water beneath the Earth’s surface the GROUNDWATER

Injury occurring immediately after exposureexposure ACUTE INJURY

Coming in contact with a pesticidea EXPOSURE

Signal word for moderate toxicity toxicity WARNING

D DUST

400 Points

Movement of pesticide in water, across the surfacesurface RUNOFF

The part of the body that usually gets the most pesticide exposurethe SKIN

Measure of pesticide’s ability to cause acute or delayed effectseffects TOXICITY

Label section containing first aid instructionsfirst STATEMENT OF PRACTICAL TREATMENT

G GRANULE

Contamination from a specific, identifiable placeplace POINT SOURCE CONTAMINATION

600 Points

PPE that cannot be used with a beard beard FACE-SEALING RESPIRATOR

System designed to contain and recover spills, leaks, etc.etc. COLLECTION PAD

Signal word for highly toxictoxic DANGER

ULV ULTRA LOW VOLUME

Pesticide movement in the airair DRIFT

On-the-spot check to make sure respirator is workingworking FIT CHECK

When to carry pesticides in the passenger section of your vehiclevehicle NEVER

Where pesticide enters your body in an oral exposureexposure MOUTH

WP WETTABLE POWDER

Property of a pesticide tightly attaching to the outside of a soil particle particle ADSORPTION

Separately from the family wash wash WHERE TO WASH CONTAMINATED CLOTHES

Three C’s of spill managementmanagement CONTROL CONTAIN CLEAN UP