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Pesticide Fact Sheets

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Ingredient
Fact Sheets

Popular ingredients:

• Diatomaceous earth
• Glyphosate
• Boric acid
• 2,4-D
• More ingredients

Topic
Fact Sheets

Popular topics:

• Rodenticides
• What's my risk?
• Pesticide formulations
• Cleaning up
• More topics

NPIC fact sheets are designed to answer questions that are commonly asked by the general public about pesticides and pesticide related topics. They are intended to promote informed decision-making about pesticide use.

Ingredient Fact Sheets

Ingredient Fact Sheets summarize the current knowledge for a specific pesticide active ingredient.

• They are not intended to be an exhaustive review of available scientific information.
• They are written in an easy-to-understand, Q & A format.
• Topics include mode of action, regulation, health effects, and environmental fate.
• They present relevant scientific information from credible sources.
• They are written for the general public or those with limited scientific backgrounds.

NPIC discontinued creating and updating technical pesticide fact sheets in 2011. The collection of technical fact sheets will continue to be archived but may contain out-of-date material.

Topic Fact Sheets

Topic fact sheets provide general information on pesticide-related topics. Topics are selected based on common questions and interests of those contacting NPIC.

Related Topics:

What are pests?

What are pesticides?

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NPIC provides objective, science-based information about pesticides and pesticide-related topics to enable people to make informed decisions. NPIC is a cooperative agreement between Oregon State University and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (cooperative agreement #X8-83947901). The information in this publication does not in any way replace or supersede the restrictions, precautions, directions, or other information on the pesticide label or any other regulatory requirements, nor does it necessarily reflect the position of the U.S. EPA.