About Chemicals Around Your House
Play this game and learn more about pesticides and other chemicals around the home. To take the house tour, just pick a room -- kitchen, bedroom, bathroom, living room, cellar or garage -- and find t... Details >
Office of Pesticide Programs, Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances/EPA |
Citizen's Guide to Pest Control and Pesticide Safety
This publication has been developed to help consumers understand what steps to take to control pest in and around your home; what alternatives to chemical pesticides are available, including pest prev... Details >
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
FAQ - About Pesticides
Get answers to your basic questions about pesticides, pesticide management, pesticide poisoning and sensitivity to these products.... Details >
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
FDA Glossary of Pesticide Chemicals
This is a glossary of alternative names for pesticides and related chemicals. Most of the chemicals included in this glossary are pesticides used during the production of foods or animal feeds. The e... Details >
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, U.S. Food and Drug Administration |
FDA Pestrak Files
These files provide information about pesticides of interest to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) because of their potential for use on foods. Data include names, molecular formulas and refe... Details >
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, U.S. Food and Drug Administration |
Food and Cosmetic International / Foreign Language Documents and Videos - U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Selected materials from the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition are available in various languages.... Details >
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, U.S. Food and Drug Administration |
Hazardous Waste Sites and Children's Health Risks
Children who live near hazardous waste sites often have greater exposures, greater potential for health problems, and less ability to avoid hazards. ATSDR has created this special home page to highli... Details >
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
Health Effects Notebook for Hazardous Air Pollutants
This site contains a listing of fact sheets that describe the effects on human health of substances that are defined as hazardous by the 1990 amendments of the Clean Air Act. These substances include ... Details >
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
There are many health risks associated with pesticides and toxic substances. This site provides links to information on the health hazards associated with these substances and prevention measures that... Details >
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
Pesticides and Child Safety
This consumer health information document discusses pesticide poisoning of children in the home and precautions to protect children from accidental pesticide poisonings or exposures.... Details >
Office of Pesticide Programs, Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances/EPA |
