Pesticide Storage: Keep It in the Container

Accidents happen quickly, and so do accidents with pesticides. Anyone storing pesticides, especially in the presence of children, needs to take precautions by keeping them in their proper, original containers. Several people have died when they unknowingly drank pesticides from containers that orig...

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Main Author: Fred Fishel
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Language:English
Published: The University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries 2015-06-01
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Online Access:https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/129088
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description Accidents happen quickly, and so do accidents with pesticides. Anyone storing pesticides, especially in the presence of children, needs to take precautions by keeping them in their proper, original containers. Several people have died when they unknowingly drank pesticides from containers that originally held soda, other beverages, or foodstuffs. In particular, the herbicide paraquat is highly toxic to humans; one small accidental sip can be fatal, and there is no antidote. This 3-page fact sheet was written by Fred Fishel, and published by the UF Department of Agronomy, May 2015. (Photo: Fred Fishel)  PI255/PI255: Pesticide Storage: Keep It in the Container (ufl.edu)
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spelling doaj-art-7407dfd8f75e4eafb6a1dcdb4a9a20222025-02-08T05:59:08ZengThe University of Florida George A. Smathers LibrariesEDIS2576-00092015-06-0120154Pesticide Storage: Keep It in the ContainerFred Fishel0University of Florida Accidents happen quickly, and so do accidents with pesticides. Anyone storing pesticides, especially in the presence of children, needs to take precautions by keeping them in their proper, original containers. Several people have died when they unknowingly drank pesticides from containers that originally held soda, other beverages, or foodstuffs. In particular, the herbicide paraquat is highly toxic to humans; one small accidental sip can be fatal, and there is no antidote. This 3-page fact sheet was written by Fred Fishel, and published by the UF Department of Agronomy, May 2015. (Photo: Fred Fishel)  PI255/PI255: Pesticide Storage: Keep It in the Container (ufl.edu) https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/129088Applying PesticidesPesticide StorageContainerPI255
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title Pesticide Storage: Keep It in the Container
title_full Pesticide Storage: Keep It in the Container
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