Pesticide Storage, Handling, and Application

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  • Introduction
    • A century of development …2
    • Benefits …3
    • Risks …4
    • Fate of Pesticides in the environment …5
    • How pesticides can contaminate water resources …8
    • Hazards of most commonly used pesticides in Ontario …10
  • Storage
    • Principles …13
    • Site selection …14
    • Structures …18
    • Storage practices …35
    • Storage during transportation …37
  • Handling
    • Principles …38
    • Mixing/loading systems …39
    • Permanent mixing/loading facilities …41
    • Best management practices for mixing/loading …45
    • Pesticide spills …52
    • Empty pesticide containers …55
  • Application
    • Effective pest control …57
    • Best management practices …64
    • When applying pesticides, be professional …100