Resources About Pesticides and Alternatives

Publications

• Designer Poisons - How to Protect Your Health and Home From Toxic Pesticides
• Dursban Fact Sheet
• Grow It - A vailable free from MCSTOPPP by calling the publication/request hotline at 485-3363
• Grow Smart. Grow Safe: A consumer guide to lawn and garden products
• Healthy Home and Garden for People, Pets and the Environment
• Pest and Disease Remedies
• Pesticide Hazard And Exposure Reduction (PHAER) Zones In The Landscape
• Toxic Secrets: "Inert" Ingredients in Pesticides 1987-1997
• We're Dying to Tell You... - Available for free from MCSTOPPP by calling the publication/request hotline at 485-3363.

Web Sites

• Beyond Pesticides - Safety Source for Pest Management
• EPA's Biopesticide Site
• EPA's Office of Pesticide Programs
• EPA's Restricted Use Site
• Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides
• National Pesticide Telecommunications Network
• Our Water - Our World
• Pesticide Action Network Pesticide Database
• Tox Town
• UC IPM Online - Pest Management Guidelines in Homes, Gardens, and Landscapes

Less Toxic Pest Management in Schools

• Assembly Bill 2260 - Healthy Schools Act of 2000
• California School Integrated Pest Management Program
• Creating Healthy School Facilities*
• Healthy Schools Campaign
• Insecticide Chalk: Safety Concerns (EPA Pesticide Alert)
• IPM for Schools: A How-To Manual (EPA Pesticides - Controlling Pests)
• IPM Standards for Schools
• Marin County School IPM Home Page
• Reducing Pesticide Use in Schools: An Organizing Manual
• Safe Start for Kids - Choosing Safer Products

Marin County Stormwater Pollution Prevention Program: P. O. Box 4186 San Rafael, CA 94913-4186 Phone (415) 499-6528, Fax (415) 499-7221, e-mail: mcstoppp@co.marin.ca.us