A new web page that addresses the relationship between pesticides and human health has been added to the National Library of Medicine's (NLM) Enviro-Health Links. The page provides links to selected web sites on pesticide exposure, as well as on the treatment and prevention of pesticide poisoning.

http://sis.nlm.nih.gov/enviro/pesticides.html

In our everyday lives, we all handle many chemicals (including pesticides) that can be toxic if ingested or inhaled. Acute or chronic exposure to pesticides can cause severe and even life-threatening illnesses.  The risk of potential injury to a chemical is determined by exposure and toxicity. Without both factors there is no risk. If we take care to limit our exposure and handle these substances safely, we reduce our risk. This web page provides selected links to help identify and reduce the risk.

NLM also offers other Enviro-Health Links on topics such as:

Children's Environmental Health http://phpartners.org/cehir/sampler.html
Indoor Air Pollution http://sis.nlm.nih.gov/enviro/indoorairpollution.html
Outdoor Air Pollution http://sis.nlm.nih.gov/enviro/outdoorairpollution.html
Lead http://sis.nlm.nih.gov/enviro/lead.html
Arsenic http://sis.nlm.nih.gov/enviro/arsenicandhumanhealth.html
NLM Enviro-Health Links http://sis.nlm.nih.gov/enviro/envirohealthlinks.html

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