{"id":16056,"date":"2020-12-23T09:37:22","date_gmt":"2020-12-23T13:37:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/advocacy\/mofgas-public-policy-platform-copy\/"},"modified":"2020-12-23T10:09:21","modified_gmt":"2020-12-23T14:09:21","slug":"what-to-do-if-you-are-exposed-to-pesticides","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/what-to-do-if-you-are-exposed-to-pesticides\/","title":{"rendered":"What To Do If You Are Exposed To Pesticides"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"16056\" class=\"elementor elementor-16056\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9dd323d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9dd323d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-67c7791\" data-id=\"67c7791\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9aea73 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b9aea73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What To Do If You Are Exposed To Pesticides\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7a2a10 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a7a2a10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIf you are exposed to pesticides spray drift, follow these steps:\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-885c921 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"885c921\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-double-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Shower as soon as possible if exposure was to your skin.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-double-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">If you have any symptoms at all, see a doctor.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-double-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">If possible, photograph spraying in progress.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-double-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Call the Maine Board of Pesticides Control (BPC) immediately at 207-287-2731. If you were exposed from aerial spraying, call the Maine office of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) as well at 207-780-3263.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-double-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">If you know the person\/company responsible for the contamination, complain to them immediately by phone and follow up in writing.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-double-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Document any damage to plants and crops by taking photographs.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-double-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Preserve all evidence of exposure except, of course, on your body.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-double-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Do not destroy or wash clothes that were contaminated. Keep them in a plastic bag, out-of-doors, and turn them over to agency inspectors for testing. Have the inspectors sign documentation of what they took, date, etc.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-double-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Depending on the severity of the exposure, you may ask the BPC investigators to come to the site. Insist that they take samples inside your home as well as outside if exposure took place at or near your place of residence.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-double-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Keep records of everything -- conversations, correspondence, doctor and hospital visits, results of any tests and diagnoses -- and ask for copies of the investigative reports by the BPC and FAA inspectors if an investigation is done.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-double-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Keep a copy for your records.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-double-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Legal counsel may be warranted.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-double-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Consult the BPC for information about procedures to request advanced notification of pesticides applications by your neighbors and commercial applicators. Download an application for the Pesticides Notification Registry.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-double-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">For additional assistance, call the National Pesticide Information Network at 800-858-7378.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-double-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Submit a written incident report to each agency listed below. Include your name, address, phone number, email address, and the name of those exposed. Be specific in your description of the exposure, including date and time, weather conditions (wind severity and direction), where and how the exposure took place, name of the person responsible for the contamination (if known), name of pesticide manufacturer (if known), and symptoms. Sending your report by registered or certified mail is recommended.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7dd2630 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7dd2630\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-93ce08f\" data-id=\"93ce08f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7458883 elementor-widget elementor-widget-tp-info-box\" data-id=\"7458883\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tp-info-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"info_box69fcfa3c5e265\" class=\"pt_plus_info_box hover_normal    info_box69fcfa3c5e265 info-box-style_3      \"  data-id=\"info_box69fcfa3c5e265\"    dir= data-connection=\"\" data-eventtype=\"\" ><div class=\"post-inner-loop \"><div class=\"info-box-inner content_hover_effect  tp-info-nc\"   ><div class=\"info-box-bg-box     \" ><div class=\"info-box-content\"><div class=\"service-center  \"><div class=\"info-icon-content\"><\/div><div class=\"service-title \"> Maine Board of Pesticides Control <\/div><div class=\"service-border\"> <\/div><div class=\"service-desc\"> 28 State House Station<br>Augusta, ME  04333-0028\n<br><br>\n<strong>Physical Address:<\/strong> Route 9 (Hospital Street), AMHI Campus, Deering Building, Room 333\n<br><br>\n<strong>Phone:<\/strong> 207-287-2731\n<br><br>\n<strong>Fax:<\/strong> 207-287-7548\n<br><br>\n<strong>Email:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:pesticides@maine.gov\">pesticides@maine.gov<\/a>  <\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"infobox-overlay-color \"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1275ddf\" data-id=\"1275ddf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ff3753 elementor-widget elementor-widget-tp-info-box\" data-id=\"0ff3753\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tp-info-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"info_box69fcfa3c5ec81\" class=\"pt_plus_info_box hover_normal    info_box69fcfa3c5ec81 info-box-style_3      \"  data-id=\"info_box69fcfa3c5ec81\"    dir= data-connection=\"\" data-eventtype=\"\" ><div class=\"post-inner-loop \"><div class=\"info-box-inner content_hover_effect  tp-info-nc\"   ><div class=\"info-box-bg-box     \" ><div class=\"info-box-content\"><div class=\"service-center  \"><div class=\"info-icon-content\"><\/div><div class=\"service-title \"> Federal Aviation Administration <\/div><div class=\"service-border\"> <\/div><div class=\"service-desc\"> Flight Standard District Office - 05<br>\n2 Al McKay Avenue<br>\nPortland, ME  04102\n\n<br><br>\n\n<strong>Phone:<\/strong> 207-780-3262\n\n<br><br>\n\n<strong>Fax:<\/strong> 207-780-3296\n\n<br><br>\n\nOpen Monday through Friday, 8:00 am - 4:30 pm <\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"infobox-overlay-color \"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d3ea291\" data-id=\"d3ea291\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ffb3e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-tp-info-box\" data-id=\"2ffb3e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tp-info-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"info_box69fcfa3c5f4bc\" class=\"pt_plus_info_box hover_normal    info_box69fcfa3c5f4bc info-box-style_3      \"  data-id=\"info_box69fcfa3c5f4bc\"    dir= data-connection=\"\" data-eventtype=\"\" ><div class=\"post-inner-loop \"><div class=\"info-box-inner content_hover_effect  tp-info-nc\"   ><div class=\"info-box-bg-box     \" ><div class=\"info-box-content\"><div class=\"service-center  \"><div class=\"info-icon-content\"><\/div><div class=\"service-title \"> Environmental Protection Agency <\/div><div class=\"service-border\"> <\/div><div class=\"service-desc\"> Office of Pesticide Programs\n\n<br><br>\n\nAriel Rios Building (7501C)<br>\n1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW<br>\nWashington, DC  20460\n\n\n <\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"infobox-overlay-color \"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9e3ab7a\" data-id=\"9e3ab7a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa2feca elementor-widget elementor-widget-tp-info-box\" data-id=\"aa2feca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tp-info-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"info_box69fcfa3c5fdd2\" class=\"pt_plus_info_box hover_normal    info_box69fcfa3c5fdd2 info-box-style_3      \"  data-id=\"info_box69fcfa3c5fdd2\"    dir= data-connection=\"\" data-eventtype=\"\" ><div class=\"post-inner-loop \"><div class=\"info-box-inner content_hover_effect  tp-info-nc\"   ><div class=\"info-box-bg-box     \" ><div class=\"info-box-content\"><div class=\"service-center  \"><div class=\"info-icon-content\"><\/div><div class=\"service-title \"> Environmental Protection Agency <\/div><div class=\"service-border\"> <\/div><div class=\"service-desc\"> Office of Pollution Prevention &amp; Toxic Substances\n\n<br><br>\n\nAriel Rios Building (7101M)<br>\n1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW<br>\nWashington, DC  20460 <\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"infobox-overlay-color \"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What To Do If You Are Exposed To Pesticides If you are exposed to pesticides spray drift, follow these steps: Shower as soon as possible if exposure was to your skin. If you have any symptoms at all, see a doctor. If possible, photograph spraying in progress. 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