Chemistry and Specifications of Pesticides (WHO Technical Report)

Contents......Page 5
1. Introduction......Page 7
2. The WHO Pesticide Evaluation Scheme......Page 8
3.1 African Region......Page 11
3.2 Region of the Americas......Page 13
3.3 Eastern Mediterranean Region......Page 15
3.4 South-East Asia Region......Page 17
3.5 Western Pacific Region......Page 18
3.6 Common issues......Page 20
4. Analytical methods and quality control of pesticides in developing countries......Page 21
5. Specifications for pesticides......Page 23
5.1 Synthetic pesticides......Page 24
5.2 Bacterial larvicides......Page 26
5.4 Household insecticide products......Page 27
6. Containers, packaging, marking and storage of pesticides......Page 28
7. Disposal of unusable pesticides and pesticide containers......Page 31
8.2 Global Crop Protection Federation......Page 33
8.4 International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry......Page 34
Acknowledgements......Page 35
References......Page 36
Annex 1 Recommended changes to existing specifications and methods......Page 38
Annex 2 Recommended specifications for new pesticides and formulations, and new methods......Page 56