Judy
Mock and Harriet T. Jennings
North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service
America's
abundant food supply is dependent upon the use of pesticides
in crop and livestock management. Some of these chemicals
can harm humans, so proper laundering of pesticidesoiled clothing
is important. Sound laundry procedures protect the pesticide
applicator, the person doing the laundry and the entire family
from pesticide residues.
Read
and answer the following true and false questions. Write your
answers on a piece of paper and then check them against the
answers. Were you using safe handling and laundering procedures
prior to the quiz? If not, what changes can you make now?
(True
or False)
- To
determine the toxicity of the pesticide, it is important
to read the pesticide label.
- Pesticide-soiled
clothing should be removed outdoors.
- Unlined
rubber gloves should always be worn when handling and laundering
pesticide-soiled clothing.
- All
pesticide-soiled clothing can be safely laundered.
- Never
prerinse pesticide-soiled clothing.
- Before
laundering, store pesticide-soiled garments with the rest
of the family's dirty clothes.
- Wash
pesticide-soiled garments separately from family laundry.
- Wash
only a few pesticide-soiled garments at one time.
- Cold
water wash temperature is the most effective when laundering
pesticidesoiled garments.
- Always
use granular-type detergents.
- Never
mix ammonia and chlorine bleach.
- After
laundering pesticide-soiled clothing, always clean the washer
by running it through a complete cycle with hot or warm
water and detergent.
- After
laundering pesticide-soiled clothing, dry the garments in
the clothes dryer.
- Clean
all other clothing items, such as washable caps, waterproof
gloves and goggles.
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NASD Review: 04/2002
This
document is from a series of the North Carolina Cooperative
Extension Service, North Carolina State University, Raleigh,
North Carolina. Publication date: January 1992.
Specialist-in-charge
(human environment), Extension Clothing Specialist; North
Carolina Cooperative Extension Service
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