Pesticide Safety Checklist

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• Read the label before purchasing
• Buy only one season's worth
• Calibrate equipment carefully
• Plan around weather conditions
• Locate mixing/loading site away from wells, streams, and lakes
• Carefully fill tank
• Empty tank properly
• Store at proper temperature
• Always follow the label
• Don't exceed the label's application rate

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