General

A pesticide is any substance or mixture of substances used to destroy, suppress or alter the life cycle of any pest. A pesticide can be a naturally derived or synthetically produced substance. A pesticide can also be an organism. Pesticides include bactericides, baits, fungicides, herbicides, insecticides, lures, rodenticides, and repellents. Excessive or unnecessary use of pesticides can lead to detrimental impacts on a waterways biological activity.

Protocols

United States Geological Survey (USGS)-General Information
http://ca.water.usgs.gov/pnsp/

United States Geological Survey (USGS)-Sampling protocol
http://ca.water.usgs.gov/pnsp/reports.html

US EPA
http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/

Useful documents

WorkCover NSW (1998)

Code of Practice for the Safe Use of Pesticides on Non-agricultural Workplaces

Code of Practice for the Safe Use and Storage of Chemicals in Agriculture

NSW Agriculture (1998)
Principles of Spray Drift Management

Copies of NSW legislation

NSW Government Information Service (city)
Goodsell Building
Hunter Street (corner Elizabeth Street)
Sydney NSW 2000
02 9743 7200

NSW Government Information Service (Parramatta)
130 George Street
Parramatta NSW 2150

Mail orders to:
PO Box 258
Regents Park NSW 2143

Legislation online

Australasian Legal Information Institute
http://www.austlii.edu.au

Parliamentary Counsel's Office
www.pco.nsw.gov.au

Costs

Depending on analysis being undertaken it can cost between

Case Studies

United States
http://ca.water.usgs.gov/pnsp/pest.rep/src7.html

NSW EPA
http://www.epa.nsw.gov.au/pesticides/index.htm

US EPA
http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/

University of Missouri
http://www.fse.missouri.edu/waterquality/

Organisation contacts

Department of the Environment and Conservation (EPA)
http://www.epa.nsw.gov.au/pesticides/index.htm

Pollution Line (local call cost) 131 555
EPA pesticide officers are located at the following EPA offices:
Sydney 02 9995 5789
Parramatta 02 9995 6823
Dubbo 02 6884 9757
Grafton 02 6640 2500
Griffith 02 6964 1880
Moree 02 6750 1519
Newcastle 02 4926 9971
Queanbeayn 02 6122 3100
Tamworth 02 6766 7871

US EPA
http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/

National Registration Authority for Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals
www.nra.gov.au
02 6272 5158

WorkCover NSW
WorkCover Information Centre
www.workcover.nsw.gov.au
131 050

NSW Health
www.health.nsw.gov.au
Switch and General Inquiries 02 9391 9000
Australian Agricultural Health Unit, Moree 02 6752 8210

NSW Agriculture
http://www.agric.nsw.gov.au
Switch and General Inquiries 02 6391 3100

Department of the Environment and Conservation (Parks Division)
www.npws.nsw.gov.au
02 9585 6444

Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Natural Resources
www.dlwc.nsw.gov.au
02 9228 6111

www.planning.nsw.gov.au
02 9762 8000

Local Government and Shires Associations
www.lgsa.org.au
02 9242 4000

National Farmers Federation
www.nff.org.au
02 6273 3855

NSW Farmers Association
www.nswfarmers.org.au
02 9251 1700

Australian Local Government Association
www.alga.com.au
02 6281 1211

Rural Lands Protection Boards
web site not available at time of publication
02 6391 3242

Australian Plague Locust Commission
www.affa.gov.au/aplc
02 6272 5072

National Association for Crop Protection and Animal Health (Avcare)
www.avcare.org.au
02 6230 6399

Agsafe (Avcare)
www.agsafe.com.au
02 6230 4799

Total Environment Centre
www.tec.nccnsw.org.au
02 9299 5599

Nature Conservation Council of NSW
www.nccnsw.org.au
02 9279 2466

Organic Retailers and Growers Association
web site not available at time of publication
1800 356 299 or 03 9737 9799

Aerial Agricultural Association of Australia
www.aerialag.com.au
02 6262 8256

Australian Environmental Pest Managers Association
www.pestworld.org/aepma
03 9597 0664