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Question Set 28 for the CEU Series
To earn one core continuing education unit for the Florida pesticide applicator license or an FNGLA professional designation, review "Hitting The Target" on this Web site or in the April 2008 issue of Ornamental Outlook. Then answer the following questions and submit this form to the author for grading.
* All Fields Required
1. Following the pesticide label instructions related to environmental hazards will help prevent any adverse effects on the environment and living things within.
True
False
2. If a pesticide is detected in surface water downstream from broadcast applications to a particular field, the pollution is defined as point source.
True
False
3. A tactic to reduce potential point-source pollution is mixing and loading pesticides on an __________ surface, such as concrete, and capturing any pesticide, spray mix, or rinsate spills.
4. Applying all sprays in a manner that results in the lowest probability of a pesticide moving off-site and impacting vulnerable species will reduce the potential of non-point-source pollution.
True
False
5. For outdoor pesticide applications some sensitive sites that may be encountered are __________, depressions or sink holes where ground water is easily accessible.
6. If a sensitive area is part of a larger area receiving a treatment, a non-treated buffer left around the sensitive area may be required to avoid injury to it.
True
False
7. Pesticide movement away from the intended application site in the air is known as __________.
8. Particles such as dusts and wettable powders have a very low potential to be moved in an air current.
True
False
9. Pesticides in water may move into sensitive areas through __________ to ground water or __________ to surface water.
10. Illegal pesticide residues may be detected in an agricultural product if days to harvest, graze or slaughter on the pesticide label are not followed.
True
False
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