Environmental Management

Mark the exterior of the store (and where it is located within a larger building, the exterior of the building) with the general danger warning… Read More »Guide to Organizing a Pesticide Store

The aim is to provide a store that is resistant to fire, capable of retaining leakage/spillage (eg if containers were to melt in a fire),… Read More »Construction of a Pesticide Store and General Principles Applying to all Stores

Poisonings due to pesticides are usually acute and result from extensive skin contact or ingestion. Signs and symptoms vary with the type of pesticide and… Read More »Signs or Symptoms of Poisoning and First-Aid Treatment

Pesticides are toxic to both pests and humans, but they need not be hazardous to humans and non-target animal species if appropriate precautions are taken.… Read More »Guide to Safe Use of Pesticides

Pesticides are biologically active compounds that act not only on their targets, but also constitute a potential hazard for human health and the environment. All… Read More »Sanitary Fundamentals and Classification of Pesticide Application

Hazardous wastes are materials which are discarded after use from e- products, vehicles, clinical and medical products, fuel products (e.g. oil), gas exploration and extraction.… Read More »Management of Hazardous Wastes in the Environment

Protecting public health is the primary reason why risk assessment of xenobiotics, be they pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, or industrial chemicals, is of utmost importance. Exposure to… Read More »Human Health Risk Assessment of Pesticide as Representative Xenobiotic

In order to make a waste determination, the generator can use either laboratory analysis results and/or apply knowledge of the waste based on the materials… Read More »Waste Determination Methods

Hazardous wastes can be process wastes, chemicals or compounds designated as “listed wastes” and/or they can exhibit hazardous characteristics (ignitability, corrosivity, reactivity or toxicity). A… Read More »Listed or Characteristics of Hazardous Wastes

What is a Solid Waste? Generally, if a material can longer be used for its intended purpose, and the waste is being discarded, abandoned, recycled… Read More »What is a Solid Waste and Hazardous Waste

When it comes to matters of environmental pollution, the words “toxic” and “hazardous” are used interchangeably. The word “toxic” simply means “poisonous”, and by implication,… Read More »Guide to Waste Determination Process

Risk assessment needs reliable scientific information and one source of information is the characterization of the metabolic fate and toxicokinetics of compounds. Toxicokinetics refers to… Read More »Pesticide Metabolism in the Human Body

Pesticides are widely used in agriculture mainly to increase crop yields to cater for the huge supply of food products for increasing world population as… Read More »Routes of Exposure to Pesticides and the Dose-Response Relationship

The great majority of residues found in edible tissues of animals have their source at the farm of origin. Most are fairly transient residues derived… Read More »Measures to Manage Pesticide Residues in Livestock

Mannivannan (2001) reported that pesticide affect the quality of dairy products by inhibiting the metabolic activities of starter bacteria. Effects on animal are determined by… Read More »Effects of Pesticide Residues on Livestock Animals

The problem of satisfying the dietary requirements of a growing world population is becoming increasingly acute. Drugs that improve the rate of weight gain, improve… Read More »Sources of Pesticide Residue Contamination of Meat and Dairy Products

Different types of pesticides are used in different countries for different types of crops to prevent pests, insects, and weeds. Because of the expansion of… Read More »Preventive Measures to Reduce Pesticide Residues In vegetables and Fruits

Pesticide residue refers to the pesticides or metabolic products of the pesticides that may remain in food grains, vegetables and fruits after they are applied… Read More »Pesticide Residues in Fruits and Vegetables