Pesticides and active ingredients

Health and environmental effects of fipronil (PDF 593KB), November 2000, 30pp.

Fipronil is an insecticide discovered and developed by Rhône-Poulenc between 1985-87 and placed on the market in 1993. Although effective against a variety of pests, there are concerns about its environmental and human health effects. Actively marketed in many industrialised and developing countries, its worldwide use is increasing.
The List of Lists (pdf 259KB), 2005, pp20

A catalogue of lists of pesticides identifying those associated with particularly harmful health or environmental impacts