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Toxicity of Pesticides

O. Norman Nesheim, Frederick M. Fishel, and Mark Mossler


Release Date: 9/15/2020

Reviewed At: 4/2/2025

DOI: 10.32473/edis-pi008-2005

About this Publication

This document is PI-13, one of a series of the Department of Agronomy, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date July 1993. Revised July 2005 and February 2017. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication.

About the Authors

O. Norman Nesheim, professor emeritus, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition; Frederick M. Fishel, professor, Department of Agronomy, and director, Pesticide Information Office; and Mark Mossler, former Doctor of Plant Medicine, Department of Agronomy; UF/IFAS Extension, Gainesville, FL 32611.

How to Cite

Nesheim, O. N., Fishel, F. M., & Mossler, M. (2019). Toxicity of Pesticides. EDIS, 2005(8). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-pi008-2005

Authors

Frederick Fishel
Frederick Fishel

professor (retired), Department of Agronomy, and former director, UF/IFAS Pesticide Information Office

Olaf Norman Nesheim
Olaf Norman Nesheim
Specialist
University of Florida

professor emeritus, UF/IFAS Food Science and Human Nutrition Department and former director, UF/IFAS Pesticide Information Office, Gainesville, FL

Mark A. Mossler
Mark A. Mossler

former assistant in, DPM, Pesticide Information Office, Department of Agronomy

Contacts

Tyler Newberry
Tyler Newberry
Specialist
University of Florida

Extension program specialist, UF/IFAS Pesticide Information Office, Gainesville, FL

Amy Solis
Amy Solis
staff
University of Florida

Extension program manager, UF/IFAS Pesticide Information Office, Gainesville, FL

Brett Bultemeier
Brett Bultemeier
Specialist
University of Florida

director, UF/IFAS Pesticide Information Office; and Extension associate professor, weed science and invasive plants, Department of Agronomy, Gainesville, FL

Publication #PI-13

Disclaimers

Use pesticides safely. Read and follow directions on the manufacturer's label.