by Jan Greene

• Paints anticipated regulatory issues in broad national terms
• Gives an overview of the federal pesticides law, how it works, and how the states carry out its mandates
• Presents results from a first-ever 50-state survey of state certification and training regulations
• Describes California's comprehensive and stringent pesticide regulatory program, used as a model for what many other states would like to do in the future
• Contains a chapter on labels with important pointers on how to read them and how to recognize symptoms of pesticide poisoning
• Provides a list of whom to contact in your state to get started on the certification process or to get more information

The Pesticide Regulation Handbook is the only volume that, in clear language, describes the system, the current issues in regulation, and the science behind them for the user. It can be helpful for the beginner, the veteran, or anyone who needs a reference encompassing the entire range of pesticide regulatory issues, such as groundwater, endangered species, recordkeeping, worker protection, and more.

There's also an exclusive, first-ever compilation of the rules in all 50 states and the District of Columbia for the training and testing required to become a certified applicator-something that varies considerably from state to state.

Contents

1. Introduction to Pesticide Regulation
2. The System
3. Question and Answer with a Golf Course Superintendent
4. Pesticides, Poisoning, and the Public
5. Issues in Regulation
6. Question and Answer with the Head of the National Coalition Against the Misuse of Pesticides
7. Science: Dead Rats and You
8. Question and Answer with a Prominent Researcher in Health Effects of Pesticides
9. Labels
10. Question and Answer with a State Pesticide Control Official. State Regulations
11. Chart of Survey Results
12. Brief Synopses of Each State's Regulations
13. California
14. Directory of State Pesticide Control Officials

Index

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