abstract background: hazardous pesticides continue to be used in the farming industry purely because of economic reasons. farmers need to understand this risk. pesticide labels and pictograms were enforced to propagate this risk information to the farmers in a simple way. however, their effectiveness has not been evaluated in india. this study attempts to evaluate the efficacy of these labels a...

abstract:- introduction: pesticides continue to be used in the farming industry despite to compelling evidence of their ill effects purely because of economic reasons. time and again attempts have been made to help farmers understand these risk. pesticide labels and  pictograms have been enforces as a means to propagate this risk information to the farmers in a simple and effective way. this hy...

BACKGROUND By statute or regulation in the United States and elsewhere, pesticide ingredients are divided into two categories: active and inert (sometimes referred to as other ingredients, adjuvants, or coformulants). Despite their name, inert ingredients may be biologically or chemically active and are labeled inert only because of their function in the formulated product. Most of the tests re...

Pesticide companies and regulators in developing countries use the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) recommended pictograms on pesticide labels to communicate risk information based on toxicological and environmental risk assessment data. The pesticide label not only is often the only access people have to pesticide risk information, but also in many countries is a legally...

Immunoassays offer selective, sensitive and low-cost tools for the assessment of pesticide exposure through the measurement of parent compounds or key metabolites in biological fluids such as urine, blood or saliva. Recently conducted biomonitoring studies for paraquat and atrazine illustrate the strengths and weaknesses of the immunochemical approach. Development for improved assay throughput ...

BACKGROUND Home and garden pesticide use has been linked to cancer and other health outcomes in numerous epidemiological studies. Exposure has generally been self-reported, so the assessment is potentially limited by recall bias and lack of information on specific chemicals. OBJECTIVES As part of an integrated assessment of residential pesticide exposure, we identified active ingredients and ...

This fact sheet describes what the Material Safety Data Sheet is, how it is to be used, and covers the sections of the MSDS. The Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) is a technical bulletin that provides workers and emergency personnel with the proper procedures for handling or working with that substance. The MSDS includes information such as physical data (melting point, boiling point, flash poi...

Commercialization of horticulture farming, expansion of farms, and the practice of monoculture favor the proliferation of pests, which in turn increases the need for pesticides. Increased exposure to pesticides is associated with inadequate knowledge on the hazardous nature of pesticides, poor hygiene practices, lack of availability of washing facilities, and insufficient adherence to precautio...