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Skin can absorb chemicals from inadequately cleaned clothing and equipment. Safe removal of pesticide demands special care in handling and washing of contaminated clothes:
- Handle soiled clothing with unlined, nitrile gloves
- Remove pesticide granules from cuffs and pockets outdoors
- Discard any garment saturated with chemical concentrate
- To discard disposables, place in a plastic bag and take to an approved landfill site
- Wash the clothing daily
- Wash separately from regular laundry
- Pre-treat with a stain removal product or pre-rinse on pre-soak cycle of washer if an emulsifiable formulation is used
- Avoid overcrowding washer
- Use hot water setting
- Use full water level and normal cycle
- Use extra heavy duty detergent
- Repeat wash
- After use, clean washer (run empty washer through full cycle with hot water and detergent)
Drying tip:
Line dry to prevent contamination of dryer. Line drying also increases the chemical breakdown of pesticide residues.
Alberta Farm Safety Program
Email: farm.safety@gov.ab.ca
or toll-free: 310-FARM (3276)
Alberta Agriculture and Forestry Farm Safety Staff:
Janice Donkers, Youth Coordinator: janice.donkers@gov.ab.ca
Kenda Lubeck, Awareness Coordinator: kenda.lubeck@gov.ab.ca
Raelyn Peterson, Coordinator: raelyn.d.peterson@gov.ab.ca
Sharon Stollery, Manager: sharon.stollery@gov.ab.ca
Blair Takahashi, Specialist: blair.takahashi@gov.ab.ca
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For more information about the content of this document, contact Kenda Lubeck.
This information published to the web on June 3, 2003.
Last Reviewed/Revised on November 6, 2018.
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