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warehouses - for shipment to chemical plants for salvage, 

 detoxification or other disposition, as appropriate. This 

 suggestion may seem"far out" and undoubtedly it would take 

 a bit of persuading, or possibly subsidizing and legislat- 

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 time. 



Further, the amount of such "hot" material carried by most 

 growers at any one time is usually of small enough volume to per- 

 mit storing it in a water-proof, locked, master container such as 

 mentioned above, and surplus or left-over "hot" pesticides should 

 be similarly stored. Necessary regulations to require this safety 

 measure might be brought to fruition and receive better compliance 

 by all concerned if it were all inclusive for toxic, persistent, 

 accumulative pesticides rather than restrictive for "empty" con- 

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3. As previously mentioned Plan EX 5966P, Storage Shed for Pesti- 

 cides, would provide a vast improvement over most of the premises 

 now being used for storage of pesticides. It seems reasonable that 

 these facilities, so important to health and well-being, should 

 meet certain minimum standards and conform to approved specifica- 

 tions similar to requirements for milk houses for cooling and stor- 

 ing milk. These latter premises are inspected currently and must 

 meet the established standards. Why should not similar precautions 

 be exercised in the conduct of storing pesticides, especially the 

 more dangerous formulations? 



