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Chemicals are a way of life in most American homes. A typical home may contain 100 to 200 products used for cleaning, painting, lubricating, disinfecting, etc. the house, yard, workshop, and garage. When used according to label directions, most household products pose little hazard to people or the environment. However, these products may become hazardous when used, stored, or disposed of carelessly. Improper use may cause toxic health effects. Improper storage may harm people or the environment. Some chemicals when released into the environment cause water, soil or air pollution and may be toxic to people or animals. Improper disposal allows these materials to enter the environment directly. Water may be polluted or wildlife killed, or chemicals may accumulate in the food chain of people or wildlife.

The products listed in this guide typically contain hazardous materials. Hazardous materials may be toxic, ignitable, corrosive, or reactive (may explode during routine handling), alone or in combination with other materials. A few precautions can prevent unused household products or containers from becoming hazardous wastes. Think carefully before buying a product. Do you really need it? Do you already have something similar? Buy just enough product to do the job.

Look for a non-hazardous or less hazardous substitute for each job. Read the label and follow use, storage, and disposal directions carefully. (Watch for signal words such as caution, warning or danger. Keep these products out of reach of children and animals!) Keep leftover product in original labeled container. Share unused materials with others if product is in original container with a label. Locate firms for recycling oil, antifreeze, batteries. Locate a community hazardous waste collection or help organize one.

Drain all containers thoroughly before disposal. Triple rinse all containers of water soluble materials. Use rinse water according to label. Do not dump leftover products. It may be illegal and it contaminates the soil, water, and air.

Do not burn used or leftover products. Burning may produce toxic fumes. Do not bury leftover products. Do not reuse pesticide or other chemical containers for other purposes.Do not mix chemical products or wastes. Do not put products in other than original container. Do not put any liquids in the trash. Do not put toxic materials such as pesticides in the trash or sewer. Do not put products containing heavy metals (mercury, lead, nickel, chromium, cadmium, etc.) such as re-chargeable or mercury batteries in the trash.

Do not permit wastes to enter unlicensed or unregulated landfill, recycles, incinerator, hauler, etc.

This information comes from the Guide to Hazardous Products Around the Home, part of the HouseHold Hazardous Waste Project in Missouri.



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Reading a Pesticide Label


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One of the more important tools for safe and effective use of pesticides is the information on the product label. Labels are legal documents and are required to contain directions on how to properly mix, apply, store and dispose of a pesticide product. These directions are designed to ensure the safe and effective use of pesticides, and failure to comply can harm humans and the environment as well as lead to possible legal liability. (Vis. 1)

Warning or Caution Statements

Statement of practical treatment. The label must tell you how to avoid the hazards the product poses. Within the precautionary statement or elsewhere on the label, emergency first aid measures must be stated. The label must also state what types of exposure require medical attention. Precautionary statements. Hazards to humans and domestic animals: This section well tell you in what ways the product may be poisonous. It will also tell you how to avoid poisoning, such as protective clothing or ventilation requirements. If the pesticide is highly toxic, this section must inform physicians of the proper treatment for poisoning.

Physical and chemical hazards: This section will say if the pesticide may pose any fire, explosion or chemical hazards.

Environmental hazards: if used improperly, pesticides or pesticide residues may contaminate water supplies, accumulate to dangerous levels in the environment or harm birds, fish or wildlife. To avoid these problems, the label may contain environmental precautions applying to air, water, soil or wildlife.

Endangered species: if the pesticide has potential for harming an endangered species or its habitat, use restriction statements will appear that indicate where the pesticide may not be used.

Directions For Use The instructions on the label must tell you how to use the product properly within its legal requirements to get the best results. The directions will tell you: The pests the product is registered to control. The crops, animals or other items the product can be us on.

In what form the product should be applied. How to apply the product. How much to use. Where it should be applied. When it should be applied. How frequently it should be applied. How soon the crop may be used or eaten after the product is applied.

Re-Entry Statement This statement tells how much time must pass before people can re-enter a treated area without appropriate protective clothing and equipment. If no re-entry statement appears, then all unprotected workers must wait until sprays have dried or dusts have settled before reentering. If re-entry period is in effect and early re- entry is required, the protective clothing to be worn will be indicated.

Registration and Establishment Numbers Every pesticide on the market must be registered with the federal government with the Environmental Protection Agency. The registration number must be on the front panel of the label and is written as "EPA Registration No. XXXX." The establishment number, a code of the factory that made the chemical, must also be on every pesticide container. It usually appears under the registration number.

Type of Formulation A pesticide may be available in more than one type of formulation: liquids, wettable powders, emulsifiable concentrates, dusts and others. Different types of formulations require different methods of handling. The label will say what type of formulation the package contains and how to use it properly.

Misuse Statement Chemical companies are required by law to do extensive testing on a product before it may be placed on the market. They must meet all labeling requirements and prove that labeling information is correct. To use a pesticide product in any manner inconsistent with its labeling is a violation of federal law. You are reminded of this in the misuse statement.

Child Hazard Warning Every pesticide container must bear the statement "KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN" on the front label.

Ingredient Statement Every pesticide label must list what is in the product. It must show the percentage that is the active ingredient and the percentage that is inert ingredients. The name of the active ingredient must also be listed. It can be shown either by chemical name or common and chemical name. The inert ingredients do not need to be named.

Name of The Product Brand name: The name, brand or trademark is plainly on the front panel of the product label. The brand name is the name used in ads by the company that makes the product and is the most identifiable name for the product.

Common Name: All chemicals have a scientific name. Many times, a chemical with a complex scientific name is also given a simpler common name. The scientific and common names do not vary between companies. Brand names are different, depending on which company made the chemical.

Name and Address of Manufacturer The name and address of the company that made or distributed the product must be on the label so the purchaser of the product knows who made or sold the product and can contact them if necessary.

Net Contents The label must show how much product is in the container. This can be expressed in ounces, liters, pounds or other units.

This information comes from Michigan State University Extension bulletin E-2182, Reading a Pesticide Product Label.

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