Pesticide Resource Library
With the prevalent use of pesticides in agricultural, urban, rural, workplace, and community settings, health care professionals are currently ill prepared to diagnose and treat pesticide-related health conditions. This information can be useful to health care professionals in their education, research and practice to learn and understand more about pesticides issues.
The information presented here has been gathered from various sources including the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Pesticide Telecommunication Network, University Agromedicine Programs, American Academy of Family Physicians, Rachel Carson Council, and others.
Click on category heading for a list of available resources or click on the category subheading to go directly to resource descriptions.
Academic Institutions
Government
Health Care Provider Associations
Organizations
Academic Institutions
- Cornell University - Pesticide Management Education Program
- EXTONET - Pesticide Information Profiles
- Harvard Center for Cancer Prevention - DDT, PCBs Not Linked to Breast Cancer
- Medical University of South Carolina Agromedicine Program
- National Antimicrobial Information Network (NAIN)
- National Pesticide Telecommunications Network (NPTN)
- North Carolina State University Agromedicine Program
- Rutgers University - Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute - Pesticides and Public Health
- Texas A & M University System - Texas Agricultural Extension Service
- University of California Agricultural Health and Safety Center at Davis
- University of California - Agriculture and Natural Resources
- University of Maryland, Pesticide Education and Assessment Program
- University of Michigan - Environmental Justice Case Study: DDT Contamination
- University of Nebraska - Lincoln, Cooperative Extension, Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources
- University of Nebraska - Pesticide Education Resources
- University of Texas - Health Science Center at San Antonio
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University - Rural Health Policy Program, Pesticide Risk Management
- Washington State University Tri-Cities - Agrichemical and Environmental News
Government
- Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)
- California Environmental Protection Agency - Department of Pesticide Regulation
- Environmental Health Information Service
- Texas Department of Agriculture - Pesticides Programs Division
- Texas Department of Health (TDH)
- U S Department of Agriculture (USDA)
- U S Environmental Protection Agency Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP)
Health Care Provider Associations
Organizations
- Association of Occupational and Environmental Clinics (AOEC)
- Californians for Pesticide Reform (CPR)
- Conservation Technology Information Center (CTIC) - Know Your Watershed, Appendix A: Pesticides and Health
- Environmental Defense Center
- Environmental Health Clearinghouse
- Environmental Health Coalition (EHC)
- Farmworker Health and Safety Institute (FHSI)
- International Food Information Council (IFIC)
- Maple Springs - Pesticides, Herbicides, and Ag Books
- National Coalition Against the Misuse of Pesticides (NCAMP)
- National Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
- National Women's Health Information Center - Women and Pesticides
- The North American Agromedicine Consortium
- Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides (NCAP)
- Pesticide Action Network - North America
- Pesticide Watch
- Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR)
- Rachel Carson Council
- Rachel's Environment and Health Weekly
- Wisconsin Stewardship Network
- World Resources Institute
- World Socialist Website
Publications
- Basic Guide to Pesticides: Their Characteristics and Hazards
- CRC Press
- Critical Issues for Children and Youths
- The Death of Ramon Gonzales: The Modern Agricultural Dilemma
- Fields of Poison: California Farmworkers and Pesticides
- Hazards and Exposures Associated with DDT and Synthetic Pyrethroids Used for Vector Control
- Help Yourself to a Healthy Home: Protect Your Children's Health
- How Children are Exposed and Harmed When Pesticides are Used at School
- Investigating the Effects of Pesticide Exposure in the Home
- Living Downstream: An Ecologist Looks at Cancer and the Environment
- Nature Wars: People vs. Pests
- Our Stolen Future: Are We Threatening Our Fertility, Intelligence, and Survival?
- Pesticides in Drinking Water
- The Pesticide Hazard: A Global Health and Environmental Audit
- Pesticides and Human Health
- Pesticides and Human Health: A Resource for Health Care Professionals
- Pesticides and the Immune System: The Public Health Risks
- Pest Management at the Crossroads - Pesticides as Carcinogens