Links to general information about pesticides:
storage, handling, application and safety
General Information about Pesticide Use
- Ontario Pesticide Education Program
- Best Management Practices for Agricultural Pesticide Use
- Colorado State University (PDF file)
- Using Low Pressure Sprayers Bulletin 705
- Ohio State University
- Ways to Avoid Pesticide Spills
- OMAFRA
- Spray Drift of Pesticides
- University of Nebraska
- Reducing Spray Drift Bulletin 816, Index
- Ohio State University
- The Double Nozzle
- Ohio State
- Sprayer Clean-out Guidelines
- Iowa State Weed Science Online (PDF file)
- Rinsing Pesticide Containers
- University of Nebraska
- Pesticides in the News
- Links to recent reports in the media about pesticide issues
- Safe & Effective Use of Pesticides on Agricultural Crops
- Virginia Tech - safe handling and application of pesticides, including tips on cleaning contaminated clothing
- Pesticide Storage
- Environmental Farm Plan Infosheet #3
- Fire Hazards of Stored Pesticides on Farms
- Minnesota Extension Service
- Agrichemical Fires
- Cornell University
- Pesticide Management and Safety on Home Grounds
- University of Nebraska
Web Sites Relating to Pesticides
- Index of Ontario Legislation relating to Weed Control and Environmental Protection
The following acts are presented in PDF format
- Environmental Protection Act PDF format
- Environmental Assessment Act (PDF format)
- Environmental Bill of Rights, 1993 (PDF format)
- Weed Control Act (PDF format)
- General - Weed Control Act, Regulation 1096 (PDF format)
- Pesticide Management Education Program
- Cornell University
- Pesticide Fact Sheets
- Cornell University
- Chemical Application Technology Newsletter
- Ohio State University
- Index of Pesticide Factsheets
- University of Nebraska
- Environmental Protection Act PDF format
Also See
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