Chemicals used in agriculture

What is agrochemicals?

• Any chemicals on Earth

• Chemicals that are used by farmers

• pesticides, fertilizers and etc.

• chemicals that are used for agricultural activities

Below are the examples of agrochemicals EXCEPT:

• water

• paraquat

• 2,4-D

• soil

Pesticides are

• drugs that are used to treat diseases and infections in animals and humans

• substances that are added to food to make them taste better and last longer.

• chemical substances or biological agents used to control, kill or repel pests such as insects, weeds, fungi, rodents, and other organisms that can cause damage to crops, livestock, or human health

• chemicals that are used to enhance the growth of plants and make them more resistant to diseases and pests

Below are commodities chemicals EXCEPT

• chlorox

• glyphosate

• ethanol

• sodium chloride

This is the chemical formula for

• ethanol

• ethyl acetate

• ethylene

• iso propyl

Polyamines

• Spearmint

• Putrescine

• spermidine

• all the answer

Pesticides are classified based on

• mode of action

• chemical group

• toxicity

• type of pest

Information that needed to be labelled on chemical packaging

• hazard pictogram & statement only

• hazard pictogram & statement, precautionary statement

• product identifier, supplier identification, signal word

• product identifier, supplier identification, signal word, hazard pictogram & statement, precautionary statement

Which of the following is not pesticide?

• soil fumigant

• rodenticides

• insecticides

• Molluscicides

• All

John purchases 50% hydrogen peroxide to sanitize mug beans seeds for tauge production. He notices that his fingers have white stain followed by pain sensation. What should John do?

• Consult medical doctor

• wash hands with running water

• read the SDS

• just rinsing his hands with water and ignore with the assumption it will go away by itself