Pesticide Storage, Handling and Application

Table of Contents

• Introduction
  • Benefits/Risks
  • Contamination of Water Resources
  • Hazards of Commonly Used Pesticides
• Storage
  • Site Selection
  • Structures
  • Storage Practices
• Handling
  • Mixing/Loading Systems
  • Permanent Mixing/Loading Facilities
  • Best Management Practices for Mixing/Loading
  • Closed Mixing Systems (CMS)
  • How to Manage Rinsate
  • Pesticide Spills/Empty Pesticide Containers
• Application
  • Effective Pest Control
  • Best Management Practices
  • Equipment/Maintenance
  • Troubleshooting
  • Keeping Records

This site contains excerpts from the Best Management Practices, Pesticide Storage, Handling and Application book. The published version can be ordered by following the link below. It is free to farmers.

For more detailed information on Pesticide Storage, Handling and Application, refer to the following documents:

• Pesticide Application and Safety - OMAFRA Factsheets, Infosheets, and Publications
• Pesticide Contamination of Farm Water Supplies
• Ontario Pesticide Education Program (Ridgetown College)
• Gardener's Handbook - An Integrated Approach to Insect & Disease Control
• CropLife Canada (formerly the Crop Protection Institute)
• Guide to Weed Control (Publication 75)
• Ways to Avoid Pesticide Spills
• Designing Facilities for Pesticide & Fertilizer Containment. 1991, MidWest Plain Service, Iowa State. ($15 US) or Call: 1-515-294-4337
• Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
• Ontario Federation of Agriculture
• Publications Ontario - BMP Ordering
• Best Management Practices - Series Information
• Pesticide Handling, Storing and Application - Acknowledgements

The production of the BMP series of books has been a cooperative effort of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, and the Ontario Federation of Agriculture.