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Document ID (ISN)50427
CIS number 88-1649
Year 1987
Convention or series no.
Title Manual of risk prevention in pesticide use
Original title Manual de prevención de riesgos en el uso de plaguicidas [in Spanish]
Bibliographic information Asociación Chilena de Seguridad, Bandera 84, Santiago, Chile, 1987. 77p. Illus.
Abstract This safety guide covers: general information on pesticides; toxicity information; hazards of use; preventive methods; first aid; table listing ca. 450 commonly used pesticides in Chile (source of information; type of insecticide; active ingredient with formulation and concentration information; chemical group; persistence; oral, dermal and inhalation toxicity).
Descriptors (primary) Chile; pesticides; agriculture; chemical hazards; toxic substances
Descriptors (secondary) manuals; list of chemical substances; data sheet; personal protective equipment; first aid
Document type F - Information notes, codes of practice, standards
Subject(s) Agriculture, fishing, animal husbandry
Broad subject area(s) Chemical safety
Browse category(ies) Agriculture
Agricultural chemicals