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About NPIC

NPIC provides objective, science-based information about pesticides and pesticide-related topics to enable people to make informed decisions about pesticides and their use. NPIC is a cooperative agreement between Oregon State University and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

The objectives of NPIC are:

1. To operate a toll-free telephone service to inquirers in the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands, including a recording device to capture off-hour inquiries.
2. To provide access to NPIC and pesticide-related information via the internet and e-mail.
3. To serve as a source of factual, unbiased information on pesticide chemistry, toxicology, and environmental fate to all who inquire, including industry, government, medical, and agricultural personnel, in addition to general public.
4. To provide the medical community with diagnostic and crisis management assistance involving pesticide incidents in situations pertaining to both human and animal patients.
5. To acquire accurate and complete information on all inquiries considered to be pesticide incidents.
6. To computerize all inquiry information as well as pesticide incident data for easy retrieval.

Click on the headphone icon to the left to download and listen to a short PestiByte PODcast describing NPIC services. Look for the PestiByte headphone icon on other pages, including Common Pesticide Questions page for more PODcast downloads!

Foreign Language Capability:

NPIC can assist people in over 170 different languages through the use of an over-the-phone language service with staff trained in medical and scientific terminology. This same service is used by numerous poison control centers across the United States.

NPIC Publications:

NPIC produces many types of publications including research papers, frequently asked questions, annual reports, outreach materials, podcasts and other resources available to the public. Click here to see a complete list of publications.

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