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Background IPM Information
American School and University Magazine Article on IPM For Your School - Discusses health hazards of pests and pest control treatments at schools, costs of implementing IPM programs, what is IPM?, and establishing a program, from Responsible Industry for Sound Environment web site.
1999 GAO Report - Pesticides: Use, Effects, and Alternatives to Pesticides in Schools (Report 00-17) - A national review of the extent to which pesticides are used in and around public schools and the magnitude of the risk of exposure to children.
EPA Healthy School Environments - This site is "intended to serve as a gateway to on-line resources to help facility managers, school administrators, architects, design engineers, school nurses, parents, teachers and staff address environmental health issues in schools."
National School IPM Website - Offers current news on school IPM and extensive information on implementing IPM in schools, web site supported by EPA, National IPM Network, and Univ. of Florida.
National PTA Leader's Guide to Environmental Issues - Pesticide information with a statement supporting use of IPM to reduce pesticide use in home and schools from the National Parent-Teacher Association.
Pest Control and Sanitation - Explains the basic concepts of IPM and what each person within the school can do to control pest problems, from Maryland Dept. of Agriculture
What is School IPM? IPM Overview Website discussing benefits, barriers, and implementing IPM in schools from Minnesota Dept. of Ag.