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Guidelines for retail distribution of pesticides with particular reference to storage and handling at the point of supply to users in developing countries

Year of publication 1988

Pages 12p.

Author Plant Production and Protection Division

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Document

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) The pesticide may be stored under rather varying conditions which could adversely affect its physical and chemical properties and damage the packaging by the time the end-user receives it. Thus pesticides must be suitably packaged to withstand the rigors of transportation, loading, unloading and storage at various points from the manufacturing or packaging premises until supplied to the user. These guidelines provide information on general precautions and requirements, sale and storage, storage in warehouses, and transportation.

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