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Pesticide Regulations, Laws, Guidelines:

California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR). Three main Divisions: (I) Registration and Health Evaluation (Pesticide Registration, Medical Toxicology, Worker Health and Safety), (II) Enforcement, Environmental Monitoring, and Data Management (Pesticide Use Enforcement, Environmental Monitoring, Pest Management, Information Systems), (III) Administrative Services (Audits, Resources Management). You can get information on: Strategic Plans; Consumer Fact Sheets; Publications, Legislative, Regulatory, Notices & Rulemaking; Archive of Documents; Links; Endagered Species Project; IPM Innovator Program; DPR People Locator; DPR Database.

DELANEY-affected Pesticides, Crops, and Tolerances, this chart documents the regulatory status of FFDCA Section 408 and Section 409 tolerances for pesticides and their uses that are affected by the Delaney clause of the FFDCA. Listed by pesticides: crop, processed product, group, 409 & 408 tolerance status.

Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended by The Food Quality Protection Act of 1996. An Unofficial Compilation by J.C. Wright, Esq. The hole Document, divided into 34 sections. Further information is available from:
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), a service from Florida Agricultural Information Retrieval System (FAIRS), compiled by M.T. Olexa. General information on FIFRA, pesticide labels, Registration, Permitting, Penalties for Noncompliance, and Sources.

OPPTS Harmonized Test Guidelines, have been developed by the Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances (OPPTS), United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for use in the testing of pesticides and toxic substances. In "About..." you will get an introduction. Available Test Guidelines: (1) Product Properties (2) Fate, Transport and Transformation, (3) Ecological Effects, (4) Residue Chemistry, (5) Health Effects, (6) Occupational and Residential Exposure, (7) Biochemicals, (8) Microbial Pesticide. Documents are available as HTML or PDF, 'empty' at the end of a line means that documents are not available (in the moment). For those involved in testing of pesticides a highly useful resource and a must.

Pesticide Regulation Section of the Maryland Department of Agriculture. The primary function is to administer Maryland's Pesticide Applicator's Law, which requires commercial pest control applicators and public agency personnel using any pesticide to be certified by the Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA). Available: MDA pesticide fact sheets on various topics, such as Pesticides and Child Safety, Integrated Pest Management, Pesticide Best Management Practices ... and more.

Pesticide Use Section, Division of Plant Health, Kansas. The Pesticide Use Section is responsible for the administration and enforcement of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). Also responsible for managing diverse programs which include Worker Protection, Endangered Species Protection, Pesticide Container Disposal and Recycling, Pesticide Applicator Training, Groundwater Protection, Pesticide Container Labeling, and Pesticide Use and Mis-Use.

Pflanzenschutzgesetz (PflSchG), Gesetz zum Schutz der Kulturpflanzen (plant protection law for Germany), published in Bundesgesetzblatt (BGbl), may 1998. Service maintained by 'umwelt-online', a german service for environmental regulations and laws. This is the complete text of the german plant protection act (published only in German). Dies ist der vollständige Gesetzestext inklusive der Berichtigung vom 18. Juni 1998. This service is highly useful for all living in Germany and are interested in the latest regulatory developments.

Wright's PestLaw, Pesticide News and Regulatory Information. Wright's Pestlaw is maintained by U.S. attorney James C. Wright. The site contains up-to-date, pesticide-related news and regulatory information, including hundreds of full-text laws, regulations, government guidance documents, enforcement decisions, data compensation awards, plus much more. Further available: Recent News, Discussion Group, Job Bank, Federal Register Documents, Statutes and Legislation. Questions & Comments. A top resource on the web.

Pesticde Safety, Toxicology, Risk Pages:

CORE6: Harmful Effects and Emergency Response, University of Florida. Detailed information on the software, the tutorial itself, a sample, how to order.

Environmental Fate Guideline Comparison, maintained by the American Crop Protection Association (ACPA) in cooperation with Bayer Corporation. This is a detailed technical comparison of guidelines from the U.S. EPA, Canada and Europe for conducting environmental fate studies on pesticides. Contents: Introduction, Hydrolysis, Photolysis(Aqueous, Soil), Soil Metabolism (Aerobic, Anaerobic), Aquatic Metabolism (Aerobic, Anaerobic), Adsorption/Desorption, and Aged Leaching. The document can be downloaded in pdf-format.

EUROPOEM: The European Predictive Operator Exposure Model Database Project - 'Plant Protection - Worker Protection'. Available information: terms of reference, database specification, working group contacts and links.

ExToxNet - The EXtension TOXicology NETwork: Information about Pesticides, Pesticide Information Profiles, Toxicology Information Briefs ( contain a discussion of certain concepts in toxicology and environmental chemistry), Factsheets, Newsletters

National Toxicology Program. Testing Information, Chemical Health & Safty Information, News & Events, Documents & Publications: Here you will find information on toxicology of substances. You can use the search function to find information on a specific agent.

Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances (OPPTS), US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). OPPTS plays an important role in protecting public health and the environment from potential risk from toxic chemicals for now and for generations to come. Information is divided into the following sections: (1) concerned citizens, (2) kids, students & teachers, (3) other resources, (4) headlines & deadlines, (5) right to know, (6) laws & regulation, (7) international activities, and (8) test methods & guidelines. Or choose one of the three main areas: Pollution Prevention, Pesticides or Toxic Substance.

Pesticides in the Hydrologic System, United States geological Survey (USGS), National Water Quality Assessment Program. Get an overview on the Pesticide National Synthesis Project, the Study Team and their Publications. The publications are online available and cover a wide range of topics. Features: here you will find further information on Pesticides in the News, National Maps of Pesticides Use (choose a pesticide and get a mapping for it) and more.

Pesticide Poisoning Handbook, by P.D. Morgan, provided by the Florida Agricultural Information Retrieval System (FAIRS). The Pesticide Poisoning Hanbook will give you detailed information on toxicology, manifestation of poisoning, Confirmation of Absorption, Treatment of Toxicosis and more for commonly used Pesticides. You can select to browse the documents by symptoms and signs of poisonings, by pesticide group or by chemical/product name of a pesticide. It is an easy to use website with contains very useful information.

Pesticide Safety Directorate (PSD), an Executive Agency of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, United Kingdom. PSD’s principal functions are to evaluate and process applications for approval of pesticide products for use in Great Britain and provide advice to Government on pesticides policy. Information on the work of the PSD. Statement on Service Standards.

Pesticides: Unnecessary Risk or Irreplaceable Tool?, an article published by the American Crop Protection Association (ACPA). Index: Introduction, Pests can be harmful, Pest Quiz: What are we? (Questions with an answer key), Pest can be controlled responsibily, Today's Pest Control offers unmatched benefits, Weighting the Issue (Experts speak out from all perspectives), and Points to remember about pesticide use.

Risks of Microbial Pesticides to bees, University of Montana-Missoula.

Safe and Effective Use of Pesticides on Agricultural Crops, by: M.J. Weaver, P.A. Hipkins, Chemical, Drug, and Pesticide Unit, Virginia Tech.

Herbicides:

2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4D) Page, the Industry Task Force II on 2,4-D Research Data Web Site. Contents: Recent Developments, Toxicology & Environmental Toxicology, environmental Fate, Epidemiology, Reviews of the 2,4-D Data Package by Expert Panels, Published Reports or Studies, and Where to Obtain Additional Information on 2,4-D.

Herbicide Damage Symptoms on Ornamentals: PICTURE the Damage! Kodak Portfolio CD developed by the Purdue University, Extension Service, West Lafayette. This website provides information about the photo CD of foliar damage on trees, shrubs, groundcovers, and herbaceous perennials caused by misapplication of herbicides. Available Information: Authors, order form, ornamental plants in the program, herbicides in the program, links.

Herbicide Information, maintained by the Weed Science Society of America (WSSA). Herbicides & Labels: This is a list of links for herbicide manufactures, MSDS sheets & maps for the use of herbicides. Chemical Terminology: Herbicides & their chemical name. Government Regulations, News from the Industry and related links complete this information service. Herbicdes & Labels and chemical terminology are highly up-to-date resources.

Herbicide Injury Symptoms on Corn and Soybeans, by D. Childs, Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Purdue University. Information is classified by Herbicide Active Ingredient and Mode of Action. Available is an index of active ingredients and Herbicde Trade name search. For each Herbicide you get the following informations: Mode, Injury, Conditions, symptom pictures. Although this websites includes many high resolution pictures it is loading very fast.

Herbicide Names, published by PEST CABWeb, Uk. List of common names and abbreviations employed for currently used herbicides in "Weed Abstracts" (published by CAB International). It is a downloadable file in the PDF-format.

Herbicide Resistance Action Committee (HRAC). HRAC is an international body founded by the agrochemical industry as part of the Global Crop Protection Federation (GCPF). The aims of HRAC have the general purpose of supporting a cooperative approach to the management of herbicide resistance. If you are interested in herbicides this should be one of your first stops, because you will find highly useful information and documents. From the content: reviews of herbicide resistance, cross resistance, how to minimize resistance, testing facilities, role of indutsry, classification of herbicides, management of weed resistance and much more. You will also find general information and sure some more links. Especially the monographs and guidelines are very important. According to the content and the well organized web structure a TIP in this section.

RoundUp OnLine, learn more about what Roundup is, how it works, and how to use it.

Pesticde Impact:

Minnesota Pesticide Impact Assessment Program (MPIAP), University of Minnesota. A Resource for Assessing Benefits of Agricultural Pesticides and Pesticide Alternatives. Available Information: Research, Cooperators, detailed information on research projects.

National Agricultural Pesticide Impact Assessment Program (NAPIAP), United States Department of Agriculture. Available: history, strategic plan, personnel, programs, pesticide/commodity assessments, Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA), crop profiles, calendar and publications.

Peanut Pesticide Assessment, an analysis of pesticide use and benefits in U.S. grown peanuts. Written by D. Bridges et al., 1994, for the National Agricultural Pesticide Impact Assessment Program. From the content: Pest pressures, insecticides, fungicides, herbicides, nematocides, assessment strength. 5 figures and 4 tables.

Pesticide Impact Assessment, Corenell Cooperative Extension Service. From the content: Discussion groups, reference materials, related resources, Publication. In the materials you will find the Impact Assessment Program, the Cornell Pest Management Recommendations (a series of 13 publications) and Pesticide Regulations.

Pesticide Impact Assessment Program (PIAP), Department of Crop Science, University of Illinois, USDA. Available: Projects, Call for proposals, directories for specialists & program associates, pest density & location maps for corn & soybean, atlas of crops in the North Central States (acerage & production), links and more. Biologic and Economic Assessment of: (I) Pesticide Use on corn & soybeans and (II) Benefits from Use of Phenoxy Herbicides in the United States. You can get detailed information on both topics.