| Title |
Date |
Type |
Description |
| Terms and conditions |
07/05/2025 |
PDF |
Full list of terms and conditions for using the database and data within it. |
| Copyright |
07/05/2025 |
PDF |
Copyright statement on the use of the database |
| Background and support information |
15/10/2025 |
PDF |
Detailed document containing all the support information. |
| Instructions for use |
07/05/2025 |
PDF |
Basic instructions on how to use the database. |
| Questions and answers |
07/05/2025 |
PDF |
Answers to some commonly posed questions |
| Glossary of terms |
07/05/2025 |
PDF |
Provides basic information on the terms used within the PPDB, BPDB and the VSDB. |
| Using the databases offline |
07/05/2025 |
PDF |
Provides information regarding the use of the PPDB, BPDB and the VSDB offline, i.e. in the MS Access or Excel format. |
| CIPAC code numbers |
08/09/2016 |
PDF |
Describes what the CIPAC Code numbers are. |
| The IUPAC International Chemical Identifier |
08/09/2016 |
PDF |
An IUPAC document outlining the InChl descriptor. |
| CLP Hazard phrases |
19/10/2020 |
PDF |
Summary of hazard phrases – CLP classification |
| Global Harmonised System (GHS) codes |
21/10/2025 |
PDF |
UN GHS codes |
| Global Harmonised System (GHS) labels |
21/10/2025 |
PDF |
UN GHS labels |
| PPDB History |
03/04/2024 |
PDF |
An overview of the history of the development of the PPDB. |
| FAO pesticide soil parameters |
14/03/2024 |
PDF |
An overview of the parameters of pesticides that influence processes in the soil (FAO, 2000) |
| Rules for generating hazard alerts |
20/08/2025 |
PDF |
An overview of how the hazard alerts shown at the top of each record are generated. |
| PPDB Error report form |
02/05/2025 |
DOCX |
A MS Word document that can be used to report an error in the PPDB (and related databases). |
| Understanding the data |
30/07/2025 |
PDF |
A brief outline on how to understand the data that is available in the databases. |