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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