Total of resources: 29957

Pesticides and food: how we test for safety?

It answers the most common questions about food and pesticides, and it gives useful food handling tips. Document in pdf format; Acrobat Reader required.
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Resource added in: 20/07/1999
Available languages: English, Spanish
Toxicology, Pesticides, Food, Food Inspection

Pollution and waste

It contains information on how pollutants affect air, water and land, and on the steps Environment Canada is taking to reduce pollutant releases and their impacts.
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Resource added in: 19/07/1999
Available languages: English, French
Environmental Pollution, 51830

Ten tips to protect children from pesticide and lead poisonings

It presents ten useful tips to prevent pesticide and lead poisonings at home. A version in Spanish is available.
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Resource added in: 19/07/1999
Available languages: English, Spanish
Toxicology, Poisoning/prevention & control, Pesticides/poisoning, Lead Poisoning, Accident Prevention, Child, Humano

Citizen's guide to pest control and pesticide safety

This booklet is intented to help answer questions like "How pests can be controled safely?" and "When and how should pesticides be used?", and to help people understand: - what steps to take to contro...
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Resource added in: 19/07/1999
Available languages: English
Toxicology, Pesticides/poisoning, Pesticide Exposure, Pest Control/methods, Poisoning/prevention & control, First Aid, Pesticide Utilization, EPA 730-K-95-001

Pesticides: Health and Safety

It presents useful tips to choose and use insect repellents safely. Recommendations are given about the use of pesticides, about preventing ticks and lyme disease, and about measures to be taken in ex...
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Resource added in: 19/07/1999
Available languages: English
Toxicology, Pesticide Utilization, Pesticide Exposure, Poisoning/prevention & control, First Aid

National Pesticide Information Center - NPIC

NPIC provides pesticide information related to food, emergency, poisoning and treatment, safety pratices, disposal, pest control, legislation, pets and wildlife, risk evaluation, labeling, and active ...
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Resource added in: 19/07/1999
Available languages: English
Toxicology, Poison Control Centers, Pesticides

What is a pesticide?

It defines what is and what is not a pesticide. Also, it defines pests, and presents some common kinds of pesticides and their function.
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Resource added in: 19/07/1999
Available languages: English
Toxicology, Pesticides

What is a pesticide?

It defines what is a pesticide, and presents some common kinds of pesticides and their functions. Document in pdf format; Acrobat Reader required.
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Resource added in: 19/07/1999
Available languages: English, Spanish
Toxicology, Pesticides

Terms of environment.

It defines in non-technical language the morecommonly used environmental terms (from Abandoned well to Zero Air) and abbreviations and acronysms appearing in EPA publications, news releases, and othe...
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Resource added in: 19/07/1999
Available languages: English
Toxicology, Environmental Health, Vocabulary, Reference Books, Dicionário [tipo de publicação]

California Poison Control System

CPCS provides information about first aid for poisoning, poisonous and non-poisonous plants, and venomous animals. Emergency assistance is provided through telephone: general public - 1.800.876.4766, ...
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Resource added in: 16/07/1999
Available languages: English
Toxicology, Poison Control Centers, Emergency Medical Services, First Aid, Hotlines