Az Structural Pesticide Applicator Training Manual - Unit 04

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Back-siphoning

Back 1

Movement of liquid pesticide mixture back through filling hose and into water source

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Bioaccumulation

Back 2

Buildup of pesticide in bodies of animals moving up the food chain

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Collection tray or pad

Back 3

Safety system designed to contain and recover spills, rinsates, leaks, and other pesticide-containing substances

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Concentrate

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Pesticide with high percentage of active ingredient

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Drift

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Airborne movement of pesticide away from release site

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Ecosystem

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System formed by interaction of community of organisms with the environment

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Endangered species

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Organisms whose survival as species has been "designated" by a federal agency to be "endangered" or "threatened."

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Environment

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Us and everything around us: air, soil, plants, animals, houses, buildings, factories

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Groundwater

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Water beneath earth's surface in soil or rock

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Labeling

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Pesticide-product label and other accompanying materials that contain directions pesticide users are legally required to follow

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Nontarget

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Any site or organism other than that toward which control measures are being directed

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Offsite

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Beyond the area where pesticide is being released

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Release

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Instance when pesticide leaves its container, equipment, or system containing it, and enters the environment (intentional or accidental)

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Rinsate

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Pesticide-containing water (or other liquid) that results from rinsing pesticide container, equipment, or other pesticide-containing materials

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Runoff

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Movement of pesticide away from release site in water, or another liquid, flowing horizontally across surface

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Surface water

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Water on top of earth's surface; e.g., lakes, rivers, streams, irrigation ditches, storm drains

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Target

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Site or pest toward which control measures are being directed

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Use site

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Immediate environment where pesticide is being mixed, loaded, applied, stored, or disposed of; where pesticide-contaminated equipment is being cleaned

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Volatile

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Evaporating rapidly; turning easily into a gas or vapor

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What is "point-source" pollution? Give an example.

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"Point-source" pollution comes from a specific, identifiable place or point, such as a spill that moves into a storm sewer

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What is "non-point-source" pollution? Give an example.

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"Non-point-source" pollution comes from a wide area, such as the movement of pesticides into streams after broadcast applications

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Name four ways that careless pesticide handling could lead to point-source pollution.

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1. Mismanagement of wash water and spills produced at equipment-cleanup sites
2. Improper disposal of containers, water from rinsing containers, and excess pesticides
3. Failure to correctly clean up leaks and spills at pesticide clean-up sites
4. Spilling pesticides while mixing concentrates or loading pesticides into application equipment

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What environmental factors should be considered when accidently or intentionally releasing pesticide into the environment?

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1. Sensitive areas at use site
2. Sensitive areas offsite
3. Conditions that might cause movement offsite
4. Factors that can reduce risk of environmental contamination

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What is a "sensitive area"?

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Sites or living things that are easily injured by a pesticide

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Give four examples of sensitive areas requiring careful attention.

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1. Ground or surface water access
2. Structures where people are present
3. Animals, endangered or otherwise
4. Crops, plants
5. Food/Feed storage, processed, stored, or served

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List three routes by which pesticides can move offsite.

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1. Air: wind, ventilation systems
2. Water: runoff, leaching
3. Objects, plants, animals, humans that move or are moved offsite

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What are four factors that influence whether a pesticide will move offsite in the air?

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1. Droplet or particle size
2. Height and direction of release
3. Whether pesticide tends to form vapors
4. Wind speed

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Name two circumstances that might cause a pesticide to move offsite in water.

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1. Too much liquid pesticide is applied, leaked, or spilled onto a surface
2. Too much rainwater, irrigation water, or wash water that gets onto a surface containing pesticide residue

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Give some examples of ways that pesticide can move offsite on or in objects, plants, animals, or humans.

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1. Clothes, shoes, animal fur, blowing dust
2. Food or feed products taken from site to be used or sold

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In addition to direct contact with a pesticide, how may nontargets be harmed?

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1. Residue in soil or on surfaces
2. Built up in animals, harming them or those feeding on them

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What kinds of damage can some pesticides cause to surfaces?

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1. Discoloration
2. Pitting ot marking
3. Corroding
4. Obstructing
5. Leaving visible deposit

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Phytotoxic

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Inhibitory to the growth of or poisonous to plants