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Getting
started
 System/Software
Requirements
What
is the Difference Between a Product and a Chemical?
Selecting
the Search Mode
Other
Resources Available
Finding
Definitions, References, and Data Sources
System/Software
Requirements
Software
Requirements
A
Java-enabled browser, either Netscape 6.0 or higher, or Microsoft
Explorer 4.0 or higher, minimum. Best viewing results will be obtained
with Explorer 5.0 or Netscape 6.0 or higher. The PAN Pesticide Database
has only been optimized for Explorer, which means that Netscape
users may see some formatting that isn't perfect.
System Requirements
A network connection, either through a phone-line modem, DSL,
or cable modem. A computer with enough memory to run your browser.
If performance is slow, one way to improve it is to increase memory
allocation to your browser application (for Macintosh computers
only).
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What
is the Difference Between a Pesticide Product and a Pesticide Chemical?
A formulated
pesticide product is what the consumer, exterminator, or
farmer purchases from a retail outlet or pesticide distributor.
It is composed of active ingredients and other ingredients that
are not pesticidal, but serve to dilute the pesticide, make it
easier to apply, and/or allow different components to mix properly.
The active ingredients are the specific chemicals designed
to kill a particular pest. All pesticide chemicals are listed
as "active ingredients" on the label of all pesticide
products.
Selecting
the Search Mode
As of August
2002, there are three general categories of information contained
in the PAN Pesticide Database. You can easily access any of these
databases from the Home
Page by clicking on the blue button that links to the particular
database of interest.
- Chemicals:
This data set provides toxicity, ecotoxicity, regulatory, and
identification information for the active ingredients in pesticides.
Active ingredients are the chemicals in a pesticide product that
are responsible for the pesticidal action. Information is also
available for adjuvants and solvents used in pesticide products,
and for some pesticide breakdown products. You can search by chemical
name, Chemical Abstract Service (CAS) number, US EPA PC Code number,
or California Code number. You can also search by chemical characteristics,
including toxicity, use type, regulatory status, or chemical classification.
Detailed instructions for using this search mode can be found
by clicking here.
- Products:
This data set provides information about formulated pesticide
products (the form of the pesticide available to consumers and
farmers), including the name and address of the manufacturer,
regulatory status, formulation, active ingredients and their toxicity,
and a link to the U.S. EPA pesticide label. You can search for
pesticide products by brand name or product registration number.
You can also search by product characteristics, including date
registered, pests or crops on which the product is used, product
toxicity characteristics, and more. Detailed
instructions for searching the Product database are available
here.
- California
pesticide use: This data set provides pesticide use information
for any combination of crop, chemical and geographic area in California.
You can select a county or a crop from the lists provided to get
to a detail page that gives pesticide use information for the
latest data year. You can also search the database by any combination
of crop, chemical and geographic area to obtain information on
pesticide use for all years between 1991 and 2000. Detailed instructions
for searching the California Pesticide Use database are available
here.
- International
pesticide registration information (Coming in fall, 2002):
This data set will provide information on the pesticides that
are registered for use, banned, or severely restricted in countries
around the world. PAN has collected registration lists from approximately
40 countries to date. These lists tell you what chemicals are
approved for use in that country. We have also included
the United Nations Prior
Informed Consent (PIC) list, which gives information on the
chemicals that are banned or severely restricted. The PIC
list provides this type of information for approximately 130 countries.
Detailed instructions for searching the International Pesticide
Regsitration database will be available here.
- Pesticide Poisoning Information (Coming in early 2003): This
data set will provide information on symptoms of pesticide poisoning
and recommended first aid and treatment where this information
is available.
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Other
Resources Available
There
are several other resources available at the PAN Pesticide Database
web site, also accessible from the home page. These include:
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Pesticide
Tutorial and References:
This section provides additional information you may need to
understand the data, as well as references to the original data
sources. For example, information is included on how pesticides
are registered in the US, what the different toxicity rankings
mean, how ecotoxicity information can be used, what regulatory
schemes are in place and how they are intended to work, and
background on pesticide use, both in California and in other
states in the US. Click here
to access this information.
- Least/Not-Toxic
Alternatives: We have collected links to other web sites that
have information on biologically based Integrated Pest Management
(IPM). These sites will help you find information on non-chemical
methods of pest control by pest, crop, or geographic area. Click
here to access this information.
- Links
to Other Resources:
This is our Global Pesticide Resources page where we have collected
and categorized links to many other web sites with pesticide-related
information, including information on physical properties of pesticides,
human toxicity, business and economics, environmental effects,
relevant international treaties, and more.
Finding
Definitions and References
The Chemical
Information and Product Information
pages are the center of information resources for pesticides.
On these pages, there is a great deal of information packed into
a small area. Clearly there is not room on the page to be both
concise and thorough, so we opted to be concise on the data pages.
The `thorough' part is only a click away, however.
Any underlined
term on any of the data pages is linked directly to detailed documentation
that clearly defines the terminology used. It also cites the source
of the data, and if the data are web-accessible, a link is provided
to the site with the original data.
The reference
documents are also accessible from the opening page of the database,
by clicking on the Pesticide
Tutorial and References link in the sidebar menu. This link
will take you to an overview page that lists the individual reference
pages.
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Last updated
October 11, 2002
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