Pesticide Toxicity and Routes of Entry – Quiz

Signal words are found on pesticide product labels, and they describe the acute (short-term) toxicity of the formulated pesticide product.

Ocular is the most common type of chemical exposure for applicators.

There are four ways toxic materials can be taken into the body. They are: oral, dermal, inhalation, and ocular exposures.

The _____ the number, the ______ acutely toxic the pesticide.

In order for any pesticide to be effective, the pesticide has to be able to enter the pest to cause the desired effect. These routes of entry include.

Toxicity of a pesticide is measure of how poisonous it is to people or the environment.

Types of toxicity are:

Pesticide toxicity is measured in LD50.