Guidelines for the management of small quantities of unwanted and obsolete pesticides
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Guidelines for the management of small quantities of unwanted and obsolete pesticides
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FAO PESTICIDE DISPOSAL SERIES 7
UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS
Rome, 1999
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:
Chief, Plant Protection Service
Plant Production and Protection Division
Viale delle Terme di Caracalla
00100 Rome
Italy
What are pesticides?
The problem
The solutions
Chapter 2
Identifying the problem
Roles of national and local authorities
Roles of suppliers
Roles of users
Chapter 4
Solving existing problems
Reuse
Inappropriate disposal practices
Appropriate disposal practices
Annex 1
Reproducible advice to farmers and other pesticide users