Toxicity refers to?

Toxicity refers to?

• A. The environmental persistence
• B. The method of application
• C. How poisonous a pesticide is to a living organism
• D. The cost of the pesticide

Answer: (C)

Toxicity describes how poisonous a pesticide is to living organisms. It indicates the amount of chemical needed to cause harm and how different species respond to exposure—smaller amounts causing harm means higher toxicity. This idea is distinct from environmental persistence (how long it lasts in the environment), the method of application (how you apply it), or the cost of the pesticide. In risk terms, both the inherent toxicity and the level of exposure determine potential harm, so a chemical with high toxicity might pose greater risk only if exposure is significant.

Toxicity describes how poisonous a pesticide is to living organisms. It indicates the amount of chemical needed to cause harm and how different species respond to exposure—smaller amounts causing harm means higher toxicity. This idea is distinct from environmental persistence (how long it lasts in the environment), the method of application (how you apply it), or the cost of the pesticide. In risk terms, both the inherent toxicity and the level of exposure determine potential harm, so a chemical with high toxicity might pose greater risk only if exposure is significant.