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Database Provides Pesticide Information
The National Pesticide Information Retrieval System (NPIRS) database at http://ppis.ceris.purdue.edu contains information about registered pesticides at the state and federal levels. The NPIRS federal database includes the Office of Pesticide Programs' registered and canceled pesticide products, chemical ingredients, company information, and a label system if the product registration number is known. The state database (available in the Southeast for Florida, Georgia, and Texas) is searchable by active ingredient, site of application, pest to be controlled, Environmental Protection Agency registration number, product name, and company name. Multiple criteria can...