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Acute Pesticide-Related Illness Among Emergency Responders, 1993-2002. |
Article published in American Journal of
Industrial Medicine.
Emergency responders are among the first to arrive at a
pesticide-related emergency event. Magnitude, severity and risk
factor information on acute pesticide poisoning among those
workers is needed.
Calvert GM, Barnett M, Mehler LN, Becker A, Das R, Beckman J, Male D,
Sievert J, Thomsen C, Morrissey B. Am J Ind Med 2006; 49:383-393.
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NIOSH Web page with this article. |
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Acute Organophosphate
Poisonings in Washington Apple Orchards. |
Article. Occupational poisonings with the
pesticide mevinphos (Phosdrin) in Washington State.
Authors: Skeers VM,
Morrissey B. J.
Environ. Health 1995; 58 (2): 18-23.
Posted, with permission from
the Journal of Environmental Health, a publication of
the National Environmental Health Association (www.neha.org).
Copyright 1995. |
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Bug Bombs: Overkill Can Be Dangerous |
Brochure: Safety tips on the use of total release foggers
(bug bombs) in your home. |
Bug Bomb brochure on the Health Education Resource Exchange (H.E.R.E)
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European
Gypsy Moth Fact Sheet |
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Improving Data Quality in Pesticide Illness Surveillance
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A DOH study on enhancing the quality of pesticide illness
and incident data. 06 / 2004 |
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4.5 MB
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Lindane Fact Sheet |
Fact sheet about lindane, which is the active ingredient in
some lice shampoos. Lindane is no longer available without
a prescription. |
355 kb |
79 kb
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Pesticide Illnesses in Schools |
Website and fact sheets.
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Website on
Pesticide Illnesses in Schools |
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Protect Yourself Against Pesticides! |
Poster. Tips for staying safe if you're working with
pesticides. 07 / 2005. In
English |
English
(122 kb) |
English
(67 kb) |
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Espanol (Spanish) |
Spanish
(135 kb) |
Spanish
(68 kb)
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Suspected Pesticide-related Illness is a Notifiable Condition |
Small poster.
The same poster has both English and Spanish.
Fall 2005 |
134 kb |
1.1 MB |
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UPEST (Urban Pesticide Education Strategy Team), |
Designed to help schools adopt integrated pest management (IPM) strategies
for landscape and indoor pest problems in Washington State. |
Website on UPEST (Urban Pesticide Education
Strategy Team) |
