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Lethal Dose 50 What it means to you,
                           and other things you need to know!

Pesticide Categories of Acute Toxicity

Category	Signal Word Required on Label	Oral Ld50 Mg/kg	Dermal LD50 mg/kg	Inhalation LC50 mg/l	Approximate Oral dose that can Kill an Average Person
I Highly toxic	DANGER-*[Poison! Skull Crossbones]	From 0 to 50	From 0 to 200	From 0 to 0.2	A few drops to 1 teaspoon full [or a few drops on the skin]
II Moderately Toxic	WARNING!	From 50 to 500	From 200 to 2000	From 0.2 to 2	Over 1 teaspoonful to 1 ounce
III Slightly Toxic	CAUTION!!	From 500 to 5000	From 2000 to 20,000	From 2.0 to 20	Over 1 ounce to 1 pint or 1 pound
III Slightly Toxic	CAUTION!!	More than 5000	More than 20,000	Greater than 20	Over 1 pint or 1 pound

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