Title: Unit 1 Lab Assignment
Course: SAT 105 Urban Agricultural Issues > Section: SAT 105 Urban Agricultural Issues

Unit 1 Lab Assignment

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Lab Assignment (60 points)

This lab will examine the information found on fertilizer, herbicide, and insecticide labels.

Requirements

- Download Lab Record Sheet
- Labels for 3 fertilizers, 3 herbicides and 3 insecticides that are currently for sale (NOTE: you may either use physical labels or locate labels online)
- Internet access to view interactive pesticide label
- Complete information
- Submit to Dropbox on Course Home page

Instructions

1. View the “Interactive Pesticide Label” at http://www.epa.gov/opp00001/kids/hometour/label/read.htm
2. You will be working with labels of agricultural inputs in the following categories.
- Fertilizers
- Herbicides
- Insecticides

3. Find labels of three of each of these inputs for sale to the public and list the ones you’ve chosen by Trade Name.  (Three fertilizers, three herbicides and three insecticides.)

4. For fertilizers examine the labels of each and answer the following questions on the Lab Record Sheet.
- What is the percentage of N, P and K?
- Does it provide micronutrients?
- What is the percentage of inert ingredients?

5. For herbicides and insecticides examine the labels or Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) of each and answer the following questions.  The “Interactive Pesticide Label” in #1 above can help identify the various parts of the labels fill in the following information on the Lab Record Sheet.
- What is its “Signal Word” for the product?
- Describe the potential effects on humans based on the signal word?
- What is the practical first-aid treatment?
- What are the precautionary statements (hazards to humans and domestic animals)?
- What are the environmental hazards?
- What are the physical or chemical hazards?
- Describe the safe storage of the product?

6. Submit the completed Lab Record Sheets by the due date.