Technical Pesticide Information
Toxicology and Active Ingredient Factsheets
- National Pesticide Information Center Pesticide Fact Sheets - NPIC
- Pesticide Information Profiles from the EXtension TOXicology NETwork - over 150 pesticide technical fact sheets
- Pesticides: Topical and Chemical Fact Sheets - EPA
- Fact Sheets on New Active Ingredients - EPA
- Biopesticide Active Ingredient Fact Sheets - EPA
- Reregistration Eligibility Decisions (RED) (fact sheets and full documents) - EPA
- Toxicity and Exposure Assessment For Children's Health (TEACH) Chemical Summaries - EPA
- Chemicals in the Environment: OPPT Chemical Fact Sheets - EPA
- ATSDR ToxFAQ's - Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)
- INCHEM Pesticide Data Sheets - WHO
- Human Health and Ecological Risk Assessments - U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service
- Right to Know Hazardous Substances Fact Sheets - New Jersey Department of Health
- ASPCA Toxicology Briefs (pesticide fact sheets for your pet) - American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA)
- NIOSH/OSHA/DOE Health Guidelines - Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
- International Chemical Safety Cards (ICSCs): US National Version - National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
- Haz-Map: Occupational Exposure to Hazardous Agents - National Library of Medicine
- Inert Ingredients in Pesticide Products - Reassessment Status List - EPA
- More Information about Inert Ingredients
Health Information Databases
- EXtension TOXicology NETwork (EXTOXNET) and EXTOXNET's Frequently Asked Questions Database
- Integrated Risk Information Systems (IRIS) Database (contains information on human health effects that may result from exposure to various chemicals in the environment) - EPA
- The U.S. EPA list - "Chemicals Evaluated for Carcinogenic Potential," April 26, 2006 (report provides the cancer classification for many pesticide active ingredients) - EPA
- U.S. EPA Drinking Water Health Advisories - EPA
- ToxSeek - National Library of Medicine
- Hazardous Substances Data Bank - National Library of Medicine
- Pesticide Human Health Effects by Chemical Class - Cornell University
- IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risk to Humans - International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC)
- California Proposition 65 Chemical List (a list of chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer or reproductive toxicity) - Prop65 News
- NHANES Third Report on Human Exposure to Pesticides - CDC
- Sound Management of Pesticides and Diagnosis and Treatment of Pesticide Poisoning WHO-UNEP (large file)
Environmental and Chemical Properties Databases
- Pesticide Properties Database - Oregon State University Extension
- ARS Pesticide Properties Database - USDA, Agricultural Research Service
- EPA, OPP Pesticide Ecotoxicity Database - National Information System for the Regional IPM Centers
- Pesticide Fate Database (physical and chemical properties, chemical fate, transport of registered pesticide active ingredients, degradates or breakdown products, and endpoint information such as half-lives and soil-water partitioning coefficients) - EPA
- Envirofacts Chemical References - EPA
- INCHEM Environmental Health Criteria Monographs - WHO
- Regional EPA contaminant concentration guidelines for evaluating and cleaning up contaminated sites:
- Human Health Risk Assessment - Risk-Based Concentration Table - EPA Region 3
- Ecological Risk Assessment - Screening Values - EPA Region 3
- Human Health Medium-Specific Screening Levels - EPA Region 6
- Preliminary Remediation Goals - EPA Region 9
- ChemFinder WebServer - CambridgeSoft Corporation
Product, Label, and MSDS Databases
- NPIRS Pesticide Products Information System (PPIS) Databases (Developed by the National Pesticide Information Retrieval System (NPIRS) from U.S. EPA's Pesticide Product Information System (PPIS) to search for information on EPA registered and cancelled pesticide products, chemical ingredients, and firm/registrants.) - Purdue University
- National Pesticide Information Retrieval System (NPIRS) Searchable Databases (collection of pesticide-related databases available through subscription) - Purdue University
- Household Products Database - Health and Safety Information on Household Products
- California Department of Pesticide Registration (CDPR) Databases - Search on chemical ingredients, products and labels, firm and registrant information, and California's registered pesticide products.
- DOD Standard Pesticides and Pest Control Equipment - Armed Forces Pest Management Board
- CDMS Label and MSDS Database - Crop Data Management System, Inc.
Statistics
- Pesticide Industry Sales and Usage Reports (1994-2001 market estimates) - EPA
- National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) - U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
- NASS Agricultural Chemical Use Database - USDA
- USDA Crop Profiles - North Carolina State Extension
- USDA Economics, Statistics and Market Information System (ESMIS) - USDA and Cornell University
- USDA ESMIS Economics and Management - USDA and Cornell University
- Pesticide Use Maps - U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
- Pesticides Detected in Surface Waters and Groundwater - USGS (Full Report)
- Pesticide National Synthesis Project - USGS
- NHANES Third Report on Human Exposure to Pesticides - CDC
- FAOSTAT - International Statistics on Agriculture - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
More Technical Info
- Substance Registry System - EPA
- Compendium of Pesticide Common Names - AlanWood.net
- Introduction to Insecticides - University of Minnesota
- Insecticides: Chemistries and Characteristics - University of Minnesota
- Mode of Action of Structural Pest Control Chemicals - Maryland Cooperative Extension
- Herbicide Mode of Action Summary - Purdue University
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