Bangladesh17 February 2022, Chattogram, Bangladesh -Risk preparedness training is provided to local police and fire brigade personnel ahead of DDT clean-up operations.

Bangladesh15 February 2022, Chattogram, Bangladesh - Field workers seal the compound windows so that the DDT would not spread during the clean-up process.

Bangladesh26 February 2022, Chattogram, Bangladesh - Field workers wearing safety equipments lined up in front of the decontamination tent. A total of 11 local field workers were trained and assigned to carry o...

Bangladesh23 March 2022, Chattogram, Bangladesh - Field workers packaging DDT in new UN approved containers using safety measures inside one of the compounds at Medical Sub Depot.

Bangladesh23 March 2022, Chattogram, Bangladesh - Field workers packaging DDT in new UN approved containers using safety measures inside one of the compounds at Medical Sub Depot.

Bangladesh23 March 2022, Chattogram, Bangladesh - A field worker using a specialist loading equipment to lift piles of DDT for repackaging in new containers.

Bangladesh21 March 2022, Chattogram, Bangladesh - Field workers leaving the work site decontaminating themselves and their equipment to ensure that no chemicals is carried out of the site.

Bangladesh23 March 2022, Chattogram, Bangladesh - A field worker putting on his mask before going back to the godown after the break. 2. The breathing equipment must be carefully adjusted to prevent contaminant...

Bangladesh23 March 2022, Chattogram, Bangladesh - A field worker suiting up with protective gear before beginning his workday of DDT disposal.

Bangladesh15 February 2022, Chattogram, Bangladesh - Local community members and their children using a pond next to the medical sub depot where massive stockpiles of the chemical DDT pesticides were stored.

Bangladesh15 February 2022, Chattogram, Bangladesh - Selina Akter with her children at their home in a slum nearby the MSD where DDT pesticides were stored for years. Most local residents were unaware of the to...

Bangladesh15 February 2022, Chattogram, Bangladesh - A woman working in the community kitchen in the slum which is located nearby the MSD depot where DDT pesticides were stored for years. For the last 20 years...

Bangladesh15 February 2022, Chattogram, Bangladesh - Field workers prepare a framework to seal the entrance to a store. This is part of the measures taken to prevent any external contamination by DDT during the...

Bangladesh17 October 2022, Chattogram, Bangladesh - A truck loaded with packaged DDT stands at PortLink Container Depot, ready to be loaded into shipping containers.

Bangladesh17 October 2022, Chattogram, Bangladesh - Field workers closing the container after carefully securing bags of DDT inside.

Bangladesh17 October 2022, Chattogram, Bangladesh - Field workers Inside the shipping containers adjust ropes to prevent the DDT bags from moving during loading and transportation.

Bangladesh17 October 2022, Chattogram, Bangladesh - Trucks loaded with packaged DDT wait in front of the medical sub depot before heading to the Portlink container depot. Local authorities and police closed sur...

Bangladesh21 March 2022, Chattogram, Bangladesh - Field workers carefully remove their personal protective equipment in a closed tent to prevent outside contamination at the end of their shift. Contaminated pro...

Bangladesh21 March 2022, Chattogram, Bangladesh - Packed DDT bags stand with their serial numbers and weight markings. Every bag packed with DDT was individually weighed and labeled with its sequence number and...

Bangladesh21 March 2022, Chattogram, Bangladesh - Field workers labelling bags containing DDT before storage. Every bag packed with DDT was individually weighed and labeled with its sequence number and weight u...

Bangladesh21 March 2022, Chattogram, Bangladesh - Field workers carefully close and seal bags containing DDT before storage. Each plastic lined big-bag was placed in another plastic bag and then into another ov...

Bangladesh27 November 2022, Chattogram, Bangladesh - Medical Sub-Depot compound stands empty after DDT disposal operations.

Bangladesh26 February 2022, Chattogram, Bangladesh - 2nd Meeting of DDT disposal committee.

Bangladesh27 November 2021, Chattogram, Bangladesh -Pesticide Risk Reduction in Bangladesh Project's Inception Workshop.

Bangladesh18 September 2022, Chattogram, Bangladesh -Workshop on Obsolete Pesticide Contaminated Site Risk Assessment.

Bangladesh15 February 2022, Chattogram, Bangladesh - Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) training is provided to field workers ahead of DDT clean-up operations.

Bangladesh21 March 2022, Chattogram, Bangladesh - Field workers carefully close and seal bags containing DDT before storage. Each plastic lined big-bag was placed in another plastic bag and then into another ov...

Bangladesh16 February 2022, Chattogram, Bangladesh - Pile of DDT powder stored inside warehouse 13 in the medical depot.

Bangladesh25 January 2022, Chattogram, Bangladesh - Pile of DDT powder stored inside warehouse 13 in the medical depot.

Bangladesh25 January 2022, Chattogram, Bangladesh - Pile of DDT powder stored inside warehouse 13 in the medical depot.

Bangladesh27 November 2022, Chattogram, Bangladesh - Medical Sub-Depot compound stands empty after DDT disposal operations.

MOROCCO26 July 2004, Agadir - Locust operational technicians taking inventory of cleaning fluids used for removing pesticide residues.

MOROCCO22 July 2004, Bouarfa - A locust operational technician cleaning pesticide residues off an airplane after aerial spraying in the area.

ITALY24 September 2010, Rome - Group Shot of partecipants to the joint FAO/WHO Meeting on Pesticide Residues.

ITALY24 September 2010, Rome - Group Shot of partecipants to the joint FAO/WHO Meeting on Pesticide Residues.

ITALY24 September 2010, Rome - Group Shot of partecipants to the joint FAO/WHO Meeting on Pesticide Residues.

ITALY24 September 2010, Rome - Group Shot of partecipants to the joint FAO/WHO Meeting on Pesticide Residues.

SENEGAL19 May 2010, Pont Gendarme - A chemical engineer (left) with a lab assistant preparing a filter for collecting pesticide residues from water before submerging it in the reservoir of an irrigation pump...

SENEGAL19 May 2010, Pont Gendarme - A metal filter being fitted with a plastic strip for collecting pesticide residues for inspection. The filter will be placed in a reservoir of an irrigation pumping statio...

MaliClose-up of a bottle of out-of-date cypermetrina insecticide with a screw top that has split. - - FAO/CILSS Management of Pesticides in the Sahel.

MaliView of open air deposit of discarded pesticide cans that are polluting the environment, soil and water nearby. The very high temperatures that are sometimes reached in the area cause the emission of...

MaliView of open air deposit of discarded pesticide cans that are polluting the environment, soil and water nearby. The very high temperatures that are sometimes reached in the area cause the emission of...

MaliAnimals grazing a few meters from a deposit containing deteriorating cans of pesticides that are polluting the environment. - - FAO/CILSS Management of Pesticides in the Sahel.

MaliClose-up of a dead bird on a rusting pesticide can that is highly toxic. - - FAO/CILSS Management of Pesticides in the Sahel.