Protecting the Environment

What can happen if pesticides drift from the target area?

• They can harm nontarget plants

• They become more effective

• They lose potency

• They become organic.

The environment includes many forms of life such as water, air, soil, plants, and wildlife. True or False?

• True

• False

Pesticides that break down quickly in the environment are called ________.

• Persistent

• Nonpersistent

• Accumulative

• Volatile

What is a potential consequence of pesticide contamination?

• Lawsuits

• Fines

• Loss of certification

• All of the above.

Pesticides may be carried off target by rain and ________.

• wind

• snow

• runoff water

• sunlight

What is necessary for all life and can be contaminated by pesticides?

• Soil

• Air

• Surface water

• Sunlight

What is a common use of groundwater in Kansas?

• Cooking

• Mining

• Construction

• Space exploration

Pesticides can cause illegal residues in ________.

• food

• sunlight

• air

• clouds

What is the benefit of using band applications instead of broadcast treatments?

• Increases contamination

• Reduces product use

• Makes control more difficult

• None of the above.

In choosing a herbicide, less mobile products are less likely to leach to the ___.

• Water table

• Air

• Soil surface

• None of the above