What is rinsate?

What is rinsate?

• A. Water containing low concentrations of contaminants from cleaning containers
• B. Clean, uncontaminated water used for rinsing pesticide containers
• C. Pesticide concentrate used for spraying
• D. Irrigation water with no contaminants

Answer: (A)

Rinsate is the liquid left after you rinse pesticide containers; it contains pesticide residues washed off the container, so it’s contaminated water. That’s why it’s water with measurable, albeit often low, concentrations of pesticide contaminants. It isn’t clean rinse water, it isn’t the pesticide concentrate used for spraying, and it isn’t irrigation water. Manage rinsate as pesticide waste and dispose of or reuse only if the label allows.

Rinsate is the liquid left after you rinse pesticide containers; it contains pesticide residues washed off the container, so it’s contaminated water. That’s why it’s water with measurable, albeit often low, concentrations of pesticide contaminants. It isn’t clean rinse water, it isn’t the pesticide concentrate used for spraying, and it isn’t irrigation water. Manage rinsate as pesticide waste and dispose of or reuse only if the label allows.