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How To Wash Clothing Worn By Pesticide Handlers

  • Handle all contaminated clothing with rubber gloves.
  • Presoak with baking soda.
  • Wash separately from the family's other wash.
  • Use a heavy-duty detergent.
  • Use hottest and longest washing cycle.
  • Line dry.
  • After washing, run the machine through a complete cycle, with detergent only.

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Form 931
Extension Service of Mississippi State University, cooperating with U.S. Department of Agriculture. Published in furtherance of Acts of Congress, May 8 and June 30, 1914. Ronald A. Brown, Director

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