Obsolete Pesticides: Resources

The FAO Obsolete Pesticide Programme publishes a wide range of communcation materials designed to raise public awareness about the problems of obsolete pesticides and assist developing countries deal with specific aspects of the problem.

Technical Guidelines:

FAO Pesticide Disposal Series 12: Environmental Managment Tool Kit for Obsolete Pesticides(EMTK) - Volume 1

Environmental risk assessment
Prioritization of stores
Regional prioritization and risk tracking

FAO Pesticide Disposal Series 13: Environmental Managment Tool Kit for obsolete pesticides(EMTK) - Volume 2

Selection of collection centres
Management of collection centres
Transport planning

FAO Pesticide Disposal Series 14: The Preparation of Inventories of Pesticides and Contaminated Materials*

Inventory planning

FAO Pesticide Disposal Series 15: Environmental Managment Tool Kit for obsolete pesticides(EMTK) - Volume 3*

Safeguarding strategy
Disposal strategy
Environmental Assessment report and Environmental Management Plans

FAO Pesticide Disposal Series 16: Environmental Managment Tool Kit for obsolete pesticides(EMTK) - Volume 4*

Zoning of workplaces
Risk assessment
Standard Operating Procedures
Selection and use of equipment
Health, safety and environment plan

_{* Publication no. 14, 15 and 16 have been produced with the financial assistance of the European Union. The views expressed herein can in no way be taken to reflect the official opinion of the European Union.}