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5.5.1.3 The website has links to other sites and databases for further information. For a list of state and regional poison control centers, or the nearest location, visit http://npic.orst.edu/.
5.5.2 American Association of Pesticide Safety Educators (AAPSE). The AAPSE maintains a list of Web resources by state, with links to program information, newsletters, journals, and other resources for pesticide educators. It includes guidebooks for evaluating pesticide applicator training programs and guides to EPA regulations. For more information, visit http://www.aapse.ext.vt.edu.
5.6 Pesticide Databases.
5.6.1 Extension Toxicology Network. The Extension Service’s Toxicology Network (EXTOXNET) provides science-based information about pesticides to healthcare providers treating pesticide-related health concerns. Pesticide toxicological information is developed cooperatively by the University of California, Davis; Oregon State University;
Michigan State University; Cornell University; and the University of Idaho. For more information, visit http://extoxnet.orst.edu/.
5.6.2 The Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS). IRIS is an electronic database on human health effects that may have been caused by exposure to various chemicals in the environment. IRIS is intended for those without extensive training in toxicology, but with some knowledge of health sciences. It provides hazard identification and dose–response assessment information. Combined with specific exposure information, the data in IRIS can be used in risk management to characterize the health risks of a chemical to protect public health. Extensive supporting documentation is available at http://www.epa.gov/iris/.
5.6.3 Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR). This organization (part of the HHS) publishes fact sheets and other information on pesticides and other toxic substances. For more information, visit http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/.
5.6.4 California Department of Pesticide Regulation. This website includes pesticidal chemical ingredients queries, links to EPA/Office of Pesticide Program’s chemical dictionary, Product/Label Database Queries (updated nightly), a current listing of California’s Section 18 Emergency Exemptions, and more: http://www.cdpr.ca.gov/dprdatabase.htm.
5.6.5 Federal Pesticide Recordkeeping Program. This website details USDA requirements for recordkeeping for restricted-use pesticides: http://www.ams.usda.gov/science/sdpr.htm.
5.6.6 Restricted Use Product Report (EPA). This is a list of restricted-use pesticides from the U.S. EPA: https://www.epa.gov/pesticide-worker-safety/restricted-use-products-rupreport.
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5.7 Industry Resources.
5.7.1 NAAA. This organization represents more than 1,300 members in 46 states. Its member operator/pilots are licensed as commercial applicator–operators that use aircraft to enhance food and fiber production, protect forestry, and control health-threatening pests.
Through its affiliation with the NAAREF, the NAAA contributes to research and educational programs focused on enhancing the efficacy and safety of aerial application.
For more information, visit http://www.agaviation.org/.
5.7.2 AgAir Update Online. AgAir Update is a monthly publication that delivers up-to-date news about new products and modifications for the agricultural aircraft to the agricultural aviation industry and its affiliates worldwide. The publication is filled with human interest stories about the people who fly agricultural aircraft, and how they run their individual flying operations. For more information, visit http://www.agairupdate.com/.
5.7.3 Agricultural Chemical Use Database. This website provides interactive access to data from the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) as part of a cooperative effort among USDA, the USDA Regional Pest Management Centers and the National Science Foundation Center for Integrated Pest Management. All data available have been previously published by NASS and have been consolidated at the state level. Commodity acreages and active ingredient agricultural chemical use data are available. All data can be searched by commodity, year, state, and active ingredient. Search results can be obtained in Web format and as downloadable Excel files. Dynamic U.S. maps of each use statistic can be generated for each individual active ingredient, commodity, year and statistic. Agricultural chemical usage statistic data can also be seen in a graphical format.
For more details on methodology, please see the NASS website:
http://www.pestmanagement.info/nass/.
5.7.4 Agricultural Health Study. More than 89,000 individuals are participating in the Agricultural Health Study. This includes private and commercial pesticide applicators and their spouses. The study is sponsored by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) (specifically, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)) and the EPA and is being administered through the efforts of collaborators at the University of Iowa and Battelle Centers for Public Health Research and Evaluation. The goal is to investigate the effects of environmental, occupational, dietary, and genetic factors on the health of the agricultural population.
This study will provide information that agricultural workers can use in making decisions about their health and that of their families. For more information, visit http://www.aghealth.org.
5.7.5 National Pesticide Stewardship Alliance. The Pesticide Stewardship Alliance (TPSA), founded in 2000, is an organization of Federal, state, and local governmental agencies;
educational and research institutions; public organizations; private corporations; and individuals that are involved in different aspects of pesticide stewardship. Stewardship in this context includes any activity that has a positive impact on the safety and efficacy of pesticides from manufacture, marketing and commerce, through storage and use, and ultimately disposal of unwanted or unusable products and the management of emptied
5-9 containers. TPSA will serve as a forum to facilitate cooperation among all interested individuals, organizations, agencies, and companies. The goal of TPSA is to increase the effectiveness, efficiency, and longevity of various pesticide stewardship efforts. TPSA will use education, training, outreach, and other activities to accomplish its stewardship objectives and will be involved in the local, national, and international arenas. For more information, visit http://www.tpsalliance.org/.
5.8 State and Local Licensing Requirements.
5.8.1 Rules and Regulations. Most state and local governments have rules and regulations pertaining to agricultural aircraft operations (including UAS operations). The scope of these rules and regulations vary. Operators should become familiar with the rules and regulations set forth in their respective state and local governments.
5.8.2 Subjects. Operators can expect to address the following subjects for local and state licensing requirements:
• Initial licensing requirements.
• Financial responsibility.
• Proof of residency.
• Licensing of nonresident applicators.
• Inspection of agricultural aircraft operation.
• Additional aircraft and pilots, deletions, and transfers.
• Records.
• License and pesticide violations.
5.9 Spray Application Information Resources. Spray drift is a significant issue aerial applicators face. The following website contains a list of studies and presentations that are dedicated to mitigating drift by using varied equipment and application techniques:
http://www.ars.usda.gov/main/site_main.htm?modecode=30-91-05-15.
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