Pesticide Topic Fact Sheets

Topic fact sheets are designed to answer questions that are commonly asked by the general public about pesticides and pesticide related topics. These documents are intended to be helpful to consumers making decisions about pesticide use. To view the fact sheets you will need Adobe Reader.

Antimicrobials

Ecotoxicology

Inert or "Other" Ingredients

Older Adults

Pesticide Formulations

Pesticides in Drinking Water

Pesticides in Indoor Air of Homes - General

Pesticides in Indoor Air of Homes - Technical

Pets and Pesticide Use

Pesticides: Minimizing Exposure

Pesticides: What's my Risk?

Rodenticides

Signal Words

Veterinary Pesticide Incident Reporting Portal

Wildlife and Pesticides

If you have questions about this, or any pesticide-related topic, please call NPIC at 1-800-858-7378 (7:30am-3:30pm PST), or email us at npic@ace.orst.edu.

Last updated December 15, 2011

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NPIC provides objective, science-based information about pesticides and pesticide-related topics to enable people to make informed decisions. NPIC is a cooperative agreement between Oregon State University and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (cooperative agreement #X8-83458501). The information in this publication does not in any way replace or supersede the restrictions, precautions, directions, or other information on the pesticide label or any other regulatory requirements, nor does it necessarily reflect the position of the U.S. EPA.