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Agricultural Chemical Use Database [USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service] - Provides interactive access to data from NASS on commodity acreages and active ingredient agricultural chemical use. Statistics are provided for selected states and crops only [U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)]

Antimicrobial Products to Disinfect Poultry and Other Facilities Against Avian (Bird) Flu - Site features a list of registered antimicrobial products with label claims for Avian (Bird) Flu disinfectants [U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)]

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Bed Bugs - Information about preventing, identifying and treating bed bug infestations [U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)]

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CDC - Malaria - Information about Malaria - a mosquito borne disease caused by parasite. [U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)]

Compliance and Enforcement - Information about environmental requirements. [U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)]

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Earth Day: Selected Resources - Science Reference Guide - Finding guide from the Library of Congress, Science Reference Section [U.S. Library of Congress (LOC)]

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Household Products Database - Health & Safety Information on Household Products [U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), National Inst. of Health (NIH), National Library of Medicine (NLM), Specialized Information Services]

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Leafy Spurge Herbicide Manual - Provides information concerning the use of herbicides and their integration with other weed control technologies for the control of leafy spurge. [U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agriculture Research Service (ARS)]

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Midcontinent Agricultural Chemical Research Program - Homepage for the research on occurrence, movement, flux, fate, and effects of agricultural chemicals, such as pesticides, in 25 states by the Midcontinent Agricultural Chemical Research Project (MACRP) with links to study results and publications. [U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)]

Mosquito Control - Prevention, public educaiton, and population management of mosquito control [U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)]

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National Agriculture Compliance Assistance Center - Is the first stop for information about environmental requirements that affect the agricultural community [U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)]

National Analysis of Trace Elements in Ground Water, Streams, Stream and Reservoir Sediment, and Fish and Clam Tissue across the United States - Trace elements are inorganic chemicals occurring in small amounts in nature. This web site of the National Water-Quality Assessment links to U.S. data, publications, news, and other sites on trace metals, metalloids and radionuclides in water [U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), National Water-Quality Assessment Program (NAWQA)]

National Pesticides Information Center (NPIC) - A service that provides objective, science-based information about a wide variety of pesticide-related subjects [U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)]

National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program - Primary homepage for studying water quality in river, aquifer and coastal water basins throughout the nation. Links to reports, data, models, maps and national synthesis studies [U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)]

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Office of Pest Management Policy [USDA] - Develops tools for assessing new soil-water-crop management schemes to make effective use of limited resources where salinity and/or pesticides are a concern. Includes the models, their descriptions and contacts [U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)]

Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) - EPA activity of evaluating and reviewing pesticides and their use [U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)]

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Pest Management Regional Centers [USDA Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension] - Locate information on pest management by tactic, state or commodity in minimized pesticide use, enhanced environmental stewardship, and sustainable systems [U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Cooperative State Research Education and Extension (CSREES)]

Pesticide Data Program (PDP) - Data on pesticide residues in food, with an emphasis on commodities highly consumed by infants and children. [U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS)]

Pesticide Management and Coordination - Provides information on Forest Service Policy regarding the use of pesticides on National Forest System lands and on the proper use of pesticides. [U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service]

Pesticide Product Information System (PPIS) - Data concerning all pesticide products registered in the United States [U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP)]

Pesticide Product Label System (PPLS) - A collection of images of pesticide labels which have been approved by EPA [U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)]

Pesticide Properties Database (USDA, ARS) - Database of pesticides with potential to move into ground and surface waters under a range of weather and soil conditions [U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agriculture Research Service (ARS), Alternate Crops & Systems Laboratory]

Pesticide Safety Education Program [USDA, Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension] - A directory of web sites and contacts for pesticide safety, pesticide applicator training and information on preventing exposure to pesticides [U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Cooperative State Research Education and Extension (CSREES)]

Plant Sciences Institute (PSI) - Weed Science Laboratory - Discovers and develops biological, chemical, and physical processes and principles (including bioregulation) that will improve pest management systems, crop production efficiency, conservation of natural resources, environmental quality, and support of re [U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agriculture Research Service (ARS), Beltsville Agricultural Research Center (BARC)]

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Quick Stats - Interactive database of agricultural statistics. Keyword searchable, and data can be filtered by commodity, location, and time. [U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), National Agricultural Statistics Service]

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Salinas Agricultural Research Station - USDA-ARS - Determine the basic biology of virus diseases of sugarbeets and vegetables in relationship to etiology, epidemiology, vector transmission and pathogenesis. [U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)]

Soybean Rust Information Site - USDA's Web site supporting the goals of a coordinated response framework and providing stakeholders with timely and accurate information for managing soybean rust in 2005. [U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)]

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TOXNET - Collection of databases covering toxicology, hazardous chemicals, and related areas [U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), National Inst. of Health (NIH), National Library of Medicine (NLM), Specialized Information Services (SIS)]

Tickborne rickettsial diseases - Information about tickborne rickettsial diseases that are transmitted to humans by tick bites. [U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)]

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USDA - Economic Research Service - Briefing Room, Agriculture Chemicals and Production Technology - Synthesizes ERS research on the economic and environmental factors involved in the adoption of management practices and technologies as farmers move to more environmentally friendly practices [U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)]

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West Nile Virus - Information on the spread and infection of the West Nile Virus [U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)]