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Environmental chemistry and pesticide toxicology information. Answers to common questions about pesticide applications and their hazards. Fact sheets and documents on pest management, animal repellants, insecticides, fumigants, pheromes, rodenticides, etc. Pesticide health & safety. Pesticide laws & regulations, enforcement cases & decisions. Full text of the National Pesticide Application Training Core Manual. Worker protection standard, certification and training requirements and related subjects. The use of pesticides & herbicides on golf courses and how to reduce exposure. Pesticide Tolerance Index (TISInfo) System. Recognition and Management of Pesticide Poisonings.

88 Resources
Agricultural Operations: Transporting Pesticides [35989] ?

Addresses the concern for transporting pesticides that are regarded as hazardous materials - for farmers

Agricultural Pesticide Protective Equipment [pdf] [14842] ?

Checklist for personal protective equipment

Agrochemicals and Security [35984] ?

A training module for the safe and secure storage of pesticides and fertilizers

AK-Alaska Pesticide Regulations [16583] ?

Text of the regulations

Basic Guidelines for Chemical Safety on the Farm [pdf] [12520] ?

Crop protection chemical safety

Bed Bugs - Control Strategies [pdf] [36879] ?

A technical guide for guidance regarding bed bug control

Best Pest Control [37894] ?

A guide on safe pest management

Biopesticide Active Ingredient Fact Sheets [10432] ?

Information on biological pesticides from animals, plants, bacteria and certain minerals

CA-Calfornia Pesticide Databases [3986] ?

Access to California EPA Dept of Pesticide Regulation databases

CA-California Pesticide Safety Information Series [24897] ?

Seires of leaflets primarily used as a training aid for employees

CA-California School IPM [16576] ?

Advice on compliance with implementation of the Healthy Schools Act of 2000 relating to pesticide use in schools

Canada: Pesticide Safety Information Series [9692] ?

A series of leaflets to use as a training aid for employees

Chemicals: Safe Mixing and Loading [16948] ?

Safety design of a proper maintenance site, mix-and-load area and storage facility

Cockroach Control Manual [16875] ?

10 chapters and 4 appendices

Cumulative Risk Assessment of Pesticides [3941] ?

Cumulative risk assessment of pesticides that have a common mechanism of toxicity

Damaged Pesticide Containers [26361] ?

Advice on handling and cleaning up damaged pesticide containers for residential pesticide users

DEET [19870] ?

FAQ answers common questions about the insect repellant DEET

Effects of Pesticides on the Human Body [pdf] [1889] ?

Signs and symptoms of acute exposure for several active ingredients

Environmental Impact of Pesticides [3841] ?

The rating system used to develop the environmental impact quotient of pesticides (EIQ) model

EPA & Pesticides [10424] ?

Resources for pesticide safety, chemical information, pesticide registration, and legislation

EPA Chemical Resistance Category Chart [23311] ?

For use when PPE section on the pesticide label lists a chemical resistance category

Updated EPA Harmonized Test Guidelines [18279] ?

For use in the testing of pesticides and toxic substances, and the development of test data

EPA Pesticide Food and Feed Commodity Vocabulary [24277] ?

Enter a crop name to retrieve the EPA preferred term

EPA Pesticide Label Review Manual [17072] ?

Guidance for product management team members who are responsible for performing label reviews

EPA Pesticide Product Databases [17427] ?

Pesticide chemical ingredients, product label, company information, registered and cancelled pesticides, etc

EPA Pesticide Registration Kit [20130] ?

Forms and information needed to register a pesticide product with the US EPA

EPA Pesticide Safety Programs [14118] ?

Worker protection standard, certification and training requirements and related subjects

EPA Pesticide Tolerances [24276] ?

EPA requirements on the amount of pesticides that may remain in or on food

EPA Pesticide-Producing Establishments [14281] ?

Each facility that produces pesticides and/or devices must submit a report to EPA by March 1 each year

EPA Pesticides A-Z [16573] ?

US Environmental Protection Agency requirements regarding pesticides

EPA Pesticides Adverse Effects Reporting [14286] ?

Federal Register notices outlining the requirements

Updated EPA Regulation of Biopesticides [10426] ?

Biopesticide Registration Tools and more

EPA Worker Protection Standards Compliance Manual [23299] ?

How to comply manual for employers

EPA's Worker Protection Standard (WPS) Publications [16874] ?

Requirements for pesticide safety training, notification of pesticide applications, use of PPE, etc

FDA Pesticides & Food Contamination [9786] ?

Guidance for industry

FIFRA Section 18 [14289] ?

Allow States to use a pesticide for an unregistered use for a limited time in an emergency

Home Pest Control - Alternatives [pdf] [37889] ?

A toxic-free approach stresses prevention, monitoring and least toxic chemicals

International Pesticide Issues [17258] ?

Requirements from the US EPA's perspective

Landscape, Crop, and Household Pest Series [3090] ?

Large number of fact sheets about pests, their life cycles, pesticides, etc.

Lawn Care Without Pesticides [3845] ?

How to reduce or eliminate the need for lawn pesticides

Model Integrated Pest Management Program [22395] ?

Full text of a sample program

National Pesticide Telecommunications Network [2715] ?

Sources of information on the subject of pesticides

Navy Pest Control [pdf] [11560] ?

US Navy's pest control program

PAN Pesticides Database [16087] ?

Current toxicity and regulatory information for pesticides

Pest Control Businesses: Transporting Pesticides Safely [pdf] [35988] ?

Addresses the concern for transporting pesticides that are regarded as hazardous materials

Pest Control Information [10448] ?

Pesticide-related topics

Pest Management [3894] ?

Large number of fact sheets and documents on pest management

Pest Management Technical Guides [36875] ?

Pesticide fires, disposal guide, personal protective measures, bed bug control, rodent-borne diseases and more

Pest Management Washdowns - Cleaning and Inspection Procedures [pdf] [36884] ?

Cleaning methods to prevent the transport of insects on equipment

Pesticide Action Network North America [47] ?

US organization that promotes sound practices in pesticide use in North America

Pesticide Active Ingredient Profilers [3844] ?

Over 1300 articles of pesticide chemical profiles

Pesticide Applicator Training Bulletins [17360] ?

Series of fact sheets related to pesticide applications, safety, etc.

Pesticide Company Information Database Query [16575] ?

Information on pesticide companies

Pesticide Data Index [14287] ?

Pesticide data, which includes more than 68,000 volumes of data containing more than 190,000 studies

Pesticide Data Submitters List (PDSL) [13] ?

All pesticides sold or distributed in the United States must be registered by EPA

Pesticide Disposal Guide [pdf] [36885] ?

Minimizing pesticide disposal problems

Pesticide Facts [3842] ?

Large number of fact sheets on pesticide topics

Pesticide Illness & Injury Surveillance [27692] ?

A variety of information on pesticide illness and injury prevention

Pesticide Ingredients [5048] ?

Information about specific ingredients

Pesticide Interactions [5061] ?

Answers common questions about mixing pesticides and their hazards

Pesticide Manufacturer, Formulator, Producer, and Registrant Company Information [14933] ?

Toll free numbers, addresses, website links to pesticide manufacturers

Pesticide Product Information System [14288] ?

File download area for FIFRA section 3 & 24(c) pesticide product information

Pesticide Product Label System (PPLS) [24275] ?

Database of images of pesticide labels which have been approved by the US EPA

Pesticide Products Databases [10440] ?

Contains information concerning all pesticide products registered in the United States

Pesticide Regulations [3843] ?

New York State, USDA, EPA and DOT standards related to pesticides

Pesticide Reregistration Status [10443] ?

EPA's risk management decision documents known as a RED, an IRED, or a TRED

Pesticide Restricted Use Products & Canceled Uses [24279] ?

List of active and canceled restricted use pesticides

Pesticide Safety for Agricultural Workers [pdf] [43] ?

National worker safety trainer handbook

Pesticide Safety Program [17396] ?

Full text of policies and procedures related to pesticide use

Pesticide Security Guide [pdf] [36882] ?

Security considerations when storing pesticides

Pesticide Spill Management [pdf] [36880] ?

Spill contingency prevention, planning, emergency procedures

Pesticide Storage and Disposal [24278] ?

Guidance from the US EPA

Pesticide Tolerances [14282] ?

EPA sets limits on the amount of pesticides that may remain in or on foods

Pesticides and Schools [16947] ?

Should pesticides be applied to school grounds?

Pesticides: Health and Safety [8256] ?

Pesticide information relating to health and environmental effects

PPE for Pesticide Management Personnel [pdf] [36881] ?

Technical guidance

Registering Antimicrobial Pesticides [281] ?

US EPA registration kit and forms

Safe Pesticide Use [9455] ?

Consumer information on pesticide safety

School IPM Helper [24862] ?

Compare the environmental and health impacts of pesticides used in California schools

Schools & IPM [24866] ?

Protecting Children in Schools from Pests and Pesticides

Science Policy Issues Related to the FQPA [10423] ?

Science issues related to the Food Quality Protection Act

State Pesticide Regulatory Agencies [10449] ?

Addresses, phones & links to state pesticide regulatory agencies, plus US territories

Termite Control - Alternatives [37888] ?

Summary of termite eradication options as well as prevention options that do not include conventional chemical treatment

The Use of Pesticides Indoors [16641] ?

Steps to reduce exposure

US Navy Shipboard Pest Control Manual [pdf] [26302] ?

Text of the manual plus enclosures

WPS How-to-Comply Manual [16421] ?

How to Comply with the Worker Protection Standard for Agricultural Pesticides


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Reference materials related to chemical training, tutorials, HESIS booklets, etc

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Over 40 EPA environmental databases

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Full text of EPA & FDA regulations relating to pesticides

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Large number of agriculture safety bulletins, including dust hazards and control


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