Chapter 4

The potential or probability for harm to occur because of the combination of the product's innate toxicity and the level of human exposure.

• Hazard (risk)

• Exposure

• Toxicity

When pesticides get onto or into the body through the skin (dermal), lungs (inhalation), mouth (oral), or by eye contact (ocular).

• Acute Toxicity

• Chronic Toxicity

• Exposure

The measurement of the pesticide's capacity to cause injury or illness, is a combination of its chemical properties and concentration.

• Exposure

• Toxicity

• Hazard (risk)

The measurement of harm caused by a single, one-time exposure.

• Acute Toxicity

• Exposure

• Hazard (risk)

The measurement of harm cause by long-term exposure, typically the length of two years of exposure.

• Chronic Toxicity

• Exposure

• Hazard (risk)

The four primary routes of exposure are: skin (dermal), eyes (ocular), lungs (inhalation), and mouth (oral).

• True

• False

Your spraying 32 oz./acre of Roundup on a 150 acre field. How many gallons of chemical do you need?

• 37.5

• 600

• 1,200

You're spraying a 70 acre field at 15 gpa, you need to load the tank-mix with AMS at a rate of 17 lbs./100gallons. How many lbs of AMS will you load?

• 61.76

• 74.37

• 178.5