Guidelines for the Management of Small Quantities of Unwanted and Obsolete Pesticides
Guidelines for the Management of Small Quantities of Unwanted and Obsolete Pesticides

Author: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Publisher: Fao

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 32

ISBN-13: 9789251072943

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The guidelines do not set out to provide all the information necessary for management and disposal operations, but strict adherence to the principles that they outline will definitely minimize the further accumulation of unwanted pesticides and the subsequent need for disposal.

Environmental Management Tool Kit for Obsolete Pesticides
Environmental Management Tool Kit for Obsolete Pesticides

Author: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Publisher:

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 116

ISBN-13:

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Stocks of obsolete, unwanted and banned pesticides continue to represent a serious public health and environmental threat, particularly in developing countries. This tool kit has been developed for country project managers, officers of government ministries of agriculture, environment and health, and regional and district officers and storekeepers, to support them in planning all the steps of a safe disposal program.--Publisher's description.

International Code of Conduct on Pesticide Management
International Code of Conduct on Pesticide Management

Author: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.

Published: 2018-09-03

Total Pages: 37

ISBN-13: 9251091870

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The understanding that some pesticides are more hazardous than others is well established. Recognition of this is reflected by the World Health Organization (WHO) Recommended Classification of Pesticides by Hazard, which was first published in 1975. The document classifies pesticides in one of five hazard classes according to their acute toxicity. In 2002, the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) was introduced, which in addition to acute toxicity also provides classification of chemicals according to their chronic health hazards and environmental hazards.

Managing pesticides in agriculture and public health
Managing pesticides in agriculture and public health

Author: World Health Organization

Publisher: World Health Organization

Published: 2021-04-08

Total Pages: 82

ISBN-13: 9240022473

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This second edition of the compendium provides brief description of all the technical guidance documents, manuals, toolkits, databases and other resources for pesticide management developed by FAO and WHO. These resources support the standards outlined in the International Code of Conduct on Pesticide Management by providing detailed information and guidance on how to manage pesticides at the different stages of their life cycle, i.e. from production to disposal of waste. The resources are principally intended for use by governments in low- and middle-income countries but they may also be useful to other stakeholders. The resources cover both agricultural and public health uses of pesticides. The documents listed in this compendium have been prepared, reviewed and adopted by FAO and WHO expert groups including, since 2007, the FAO/ WHO Joint Meeting on Pesticide Management (JMPM). The compendium will be updated regularly in the future. Older documents included in the compendium are still considered valid as the issues they address have not changed.