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Pesticides

Pesticides Resources & Publications

Publications

  1. Residential Agricultural Pesticide Exposures and Risks of Preeclampsia [2018]
    Shaw GM, Yang W, Roberts EM, Aghaeepour N, Mayo JA, Weber KA, Maric I, Carmichael SL, Winn VD, Stevenson DK, English P
  2. Residential Agricultural Pesticide Exposures and Risks of Spontaneous Preterm Birth [2018]
    Shaw GM, Yang W, Roberts EM, Kegley SE, Stevenson DK, Carmichael SL, English PB
  3. Residential agricultural pesticide exposures and risks of selected birth defects among offspring in the San Joaquin Valley of California. [2016]
    Carmichael SL, Yang W, Roberts EM, Kegley SE, Brown TJ, English PB, Lammer EJ, Shaw GM.
  4. Early pregnancy agricultural pesticide exposures and risk of gastroschisis among offspring in the San Joaquin Valley of California. [2014]
    Shaw GM, Yang W, Roberts EM, Kegley SE, Padula A, English PB, Carmichael SL
  5. Residential agricultural pesticide exposures and risk of selected congenital heart defects among offspring in the San Joaquin Valley of California [2014]
    Carmichael SL, Yang W, Roberts EM, Kegley SE, Padula AM, English PB, Lammer EJ, Shaw GM
  6. Residential agricultural pesticide exposures and risk of neural tube defects and orofacial clefts among offspring in the San Joaquin Valley of California [2014]
    Yang W, Carmichael SL, Roberts EM, Kegley SE, Padula AM, English PB, Shaw GM
  7. Hypospadias and residential proximity to pesticide applications [2013]
    Carmichael SL, Yang W, Roberts EM, Kegley SE, Wolff C, Guo L, Lammer EJ, English P, Shaw GM

Resources

California Department of Pesticide Regulation (CDPR)

  • CDPR regulates, monitors, and reports on pesticide use in California.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

  • The U.S. EPA established federal pesticide regulations.

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Pesticide Illness & Injury Surveillance

  • The NIOSH Pesticide surveillance Program monitors trends in acute pesticide-related illness and injury.

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) Pesticides Page

  • NIEHS information on pesticides and health includes factsheets, and resources for educators.

National Pesticide Information Center (in Spanish)

  • The National Pesticide Information Center provides objective, science-based information about pesticides and pesticide-related topics to enable people to make informed decisions about pesticides and their use.

California County Agricultural Commissioners & Sealers Contact Information

  • California County Agricultural Commissioners are the primary enforcement agents for pesticide laws and regulations in California.

How California Regulates Pesticide Use (in Spanish)

  • CDPR mission and regulatory activities

County Plays Key Role in Regulating Pesticides (in Spanish)

  • Duties of County Agricultural Commissioners and pesticide application permitting considerations

Pesticide Complaints? You Have the Right to... (in Spanish)

  • How to report a pesticide complaint and the process for investigating complaints

Reporting Pesticide Incidents and Illnesses (in Spanish)

  • How to report pesticide-related illnesses and the process for investigating complaints

A Guide to Pesticide Regulation in California

  • Information on pesticide laws and regulations, regulatory and registration processes, local and state enforcement, and more

The Permit Process for Restricted Pesticides

  • How County Agricultural Commissioners evaluate and decide whether to grant requests to apply restricted pesticides

CDPR Process & Authority: From Registration to Mitigation Measures

  • Flowchart illustrating regulatory processes and authorities