PESTICIDES ACUTE &

Last updated 3/19/03

Pesticides can cause significant problems with both acute and chronic exposure. Since new pesticides are being formulated each year, it is best to know the databases that keep up with the changes.

National Pesticide Information Center - http://npic.orst.edu

National Pesticide Information Center - Presents - Recognition and Management of Pesicide Poisonings - http://ace.orst.edu/info/npic/rmpp.htm

National Pesticide Practice Skills Guidelines for Medical & Nursing Practice: National Environmental Eduation and Training Foundation - http://www.neetf.org/health/PestMgmnt.pdf

National Pesticide Competency Guidelines for Medical & Nursing Eduation: National Environmental Education and Training Foundation - http://www.neetf.org/health/PestEd.pdf

Signs and Symptoms of Pesticide Poisoning - University of Nebraska Extension - http://www.ianr.unl.edu/pubs/pesticides/ec2505.htm

The Vermont SIRI MSDS Collection http://hazard.com

Pesticide Information Profiles (PIPs) - Welcome to Search and Browse for EXTOXNET... http://ace.ace.orst.edu/info/extoxnet/pips/ghindex.html

Pesticide Action Network North America - Pesticide Action Network North America (PANNA) is a nonprofit citizen-based NGO that advocates adoption of ecologically sound practices in place of pesticide use. http://panna.igc.org

ATSDR: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry - http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/atsdrhome.html

Physician Guide to Pesticide Poisoning - http://www-aes.tamu.edu/doug/med/pgpp.htm

Pesticide Information Center On-Line - http://picol.cahe.wsu.edu/LabelTolerance.html

EXTOXNET: The Extension Toxicology Network - http://ace.ace.orst.edu/info/extoxnet/

Pesticide Safety - Environmental Health and Safety: Information & Articles http://www.pp.okstate.edu/ehs/links/pest.htm

Consider Zero Pesticide Storage - http://www.ae.iastate.edu/safety/pm1518a.txt

Dispose of Pesticides Properly - http://www.ae.iastate.edu/safety/pm1265e.txt

Farm Workers Poisoned in Pesticide Drift Accident - http://www.pmac.net/panup.htm

Documents by Topic: Chemicals/Pesticides: Poisoning - http://www.cdc.gov/nasd/menu/topic/chem_poisning.html

Documents by Topic: Chemicals/Pesticides: General - http://www.cdc.gov/nasd/menu/topic/chem_general.html

Suggested Reading Material

	Lessenger JE. "A Rash and Chemical Burns in a Cowboy Exposed to Permethrin"; Journal of Acromedicine; Vol. 2(3); 25-28; 1995.
	Lessenger JE, Estock MD, Younglove T. "An Analysis of 190 Cases of Suspected Pesticide Illness" JABFP; Vol. 8, No. 4; 278-282; July-August 1995.
	Bayer MJ, McKay C. "Insecticides and Herbicides: Reversing the Effects of Pesticide Poisoning Part 1" Emergency Medicine; 73-87; April 1997.
	Schneider EF, Dickert KJ. "Health Costs and Benefits of Fungicide Use in Agriculture: A Literature Review" Journal of Agromedicine; Vol. 1(1); 19-37; 1994.