Recognition and Management of Pesticide Poisonings

Front Cover of Recognition and Management of Pesticide poisoningsThe Recognition and Management of Pesticide Poisonings: 6th Edition manual gives healthcare providers a quick reference resource for the best toxicology and treatment information for patients with pesticide exposures.  

This manual also guides clinicians on how to:

  • Conduct environmental and occupational exposure screening on patients
  • Report of exposure incidents
  • Find a wealth of available pesticide information resources

This manual was developed under a cooperative agreement between the EPA and the Medical University of South Carolina, and as such, reflects the views of the authors and not the EPA.

Recognition and Management of Pesticide Poisonings: 6th edition (full document)

Table of Contents

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Section I - General Information

Section II - Insecticides

Section III - Herbicides

Section IV. Other Pesticides

Section V. Chronic Effects

Section VI. Appendices

Section VII. Indexes

Ordering Information

Free copies of the manual are available from the National Service Center for Environmental Publications. 

  • Search for EPA publication number 735K13001.
  • Click the USPS icon.
  • Click the check box by the publication, which will take you to the "private library."
  • Click the "show order form" box.
  • Fill out and submit the order form to receive your copy.
  • If you want more than one copy, note the number in the “Special Instructions” box on the order form.

About this Publication

  • The 6th edition of Recognition and Management of Pesticide Poisonings was developed under Cooperative Agreement No. X8-83384201, awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to the Medical University of South Carolina.
  • The updated manual is authored by James R. Roberts, M.D., M.P.H, and J. Routt Reigart, M.D., of the Medical University of South Carolina.
  • The design and printing of this manual was facilitated by the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture Research Foundation (NASDARF) under the NASDARF Cooperative Agreement with EPA, No. X8-83456201.

For more information please contact Elizabeth Evans at (703) 305-7891 or evans.elizabeth@epa.gov

The 5th Edition of the Recognition and Management of Pesticide Poisonings remains available in Spanish.