Recognition and Management of Pesticide Poisonings
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Table of Contents | Ordering Information | Updates and Corrections
The new revised version of EPA's pesticide poisoning handbook is now available.The fifth edition of Recognition and Management of Pesticide Poisonings is edited by Dr. Routt Reigart and Dr. James Roberts, and is published by EPA's Office of Pesticide Programs. Both English and Spanish versions are available.
Revisions:
The new edition covers about 1,500 pesticide products in an easy-to-use
format. Toxicology, signs and symptoms of poisoning, and treatment are
covered in 19 chapters on major types of pesticides. The new edition covers
new pesticide products that have come on the market since 1989, includes
a new chapter on disinfectants, reviews clinical experiences with pesticide
poisonings, and contains detailed references.
View Entire Handbook (238 pp, 895K)
Table of Contents
Title Page and Table of Contents (4 pp, 17K)
Section I General Information
1 Introduction (9 pp, 35K)
2 General Principles (7 pp, 31K)
3 Environmental and Occupational History (16 pp, 64 K)
Section II Insecticides
4 Organophosphate Insecticides (15 pp, 63K)
5 N-Methyl Carbamates (7 pp, 37K)
6 Solid Organochlorine Insecticides (8 pp, 41K)
7 Biologicals (11 pp, 48K)
8 Other Insecticides (19 pp, 77K)
Section III Herbicides
9 Chlorophenoxy Herbicides (6 pp, 31K)
10 Pentachlorophenol (5 pp, 32K)
11 Nitrophenolic and Nitrocresolic Herbicides (5 pp, 26K)
12 Paraquat and Diquat (10 pp, 47K)
13 Other Herbicides (7 pp, 26K)
Section IV Other Pesticides
14 Arsenical Pesticides (12 pp, 54K)
15 Fungicides (19 pp, 76K)
16 Fumigants(13 pp, 65K)
17 Rodenticides (14 pp, 60K)
18 Miscellaneous Pesticides, Solvents, and Adjuvants (13 pp, 55K)
19 Disinfectants (12 pp, 53K)
Section V
Index of Signs and Symptoms (13 pp, 39K)
Index of Pesticide Products (14 pp, 53K)
Ordering Information
Recognition and Management of Pesticide
Poisonings, ed. Dr. J. Routt Reigart and Dr. James R. Roberts, 5th edition.
Free.
EPA #735-R-98-003, English. March 1999.
EPA#735-R-98-004, Spanish. June 1999.
For 5 or fewer copies:
Call EPA's Office of Pesticide Programs, at 703-305-7666 for individual copies.
Order from EPA by e-mail (pesticide-safety@epa.gov)
For larger orders:
Order by mail, telephone, fax, or online from NSCEP:
National Service Center for Environmental Publications
Tel: 800-490-9198
Fax: 513-489-8695
http://www.epa.gov/ncepihom
Updates and Corrections
Updates and corrections to Recognition and Management of Pesticide Poisonings will be posted here. Please send comments and corrections to: group.pesticide-safety@epa.gov.
Correction, p.6: The source for the data in the table should have been identified as Louise Mehler, M.D.
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