The following resources offer science-based information of various types on pesticides.
- National Pesticide Information Center
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.
- EXTOXNET
a source of objective, science-based information about pesticides - written for the non-expert
- Toxicology Literature
Description of 3 major databases serving primary toxicological literature.
- Agricultural Health Study
An academic and government sponsored study to investigate the effects of environmental, occupational, dietary, and genetic factors on the health of the agricultural population.
- Recognition & Management of Pesticide Poisonings
This EPA manual describes signs and symptoms of acute toxicity by class of pesticide, and provides treatment regimens
- Mosquito Repellent Information
Recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control
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NLM's Toxicology Tutor - Intended as an aid for researchers using the National Library of Medicine's chemical and toxicological databases:
- Toxicology Tutor I-- basic principles of toxicology
- Toxicology Tutor II-- toxicokinetics
- Toxicology Tutor III-- cellular effects and biochemistry.
