Title: Explain how to store, handle, transport, and dispose of pesticides in a manner consistent with labeling, regulation and compliance, and adhering to all user safety guidelines.
Course: Landscaping I (18054-I) > Section: Maintaining the Landscape

Explanation should include

- describing personal safety considerations and precautions when working with pesticides
- describing an emergency response plan
- describing how improperly mixed and stored pesticides and pesticide spills and/or leakages can contaminate ground and surface water
- describing how accidental spills and leakages can have serious health and environmental consequences.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What are some personal safety precautions one should take when working with pesticides?
- How can accidental spills and leakages have detrimental effects on health and the environment?