環境用藥4問Handle with Care：Tips for using household pesticides
「何時」到期?
化學藥劑的使用期限到什麼時候?
你不會吃久放不新鮮的食物或是服用效期已過的藥品，,因此千萬不要使用已經過期的環境衛生用藥。
居家殺蟲劑會隨著時間進行分解,其中的化學成分可能會發生變化，繼而使得化學藥劑失效或造成使用上的危險。
「哪裡」使用?
哪裡是使用該產品的安全範圍?
在設定區域內使用化學製品非常重要；使用室內用藥劑時，應該盡可能讓人和寵物到室外去。
此外，使用室內用藥劑期間或使用之後，應該打開門窗讓房間保持適度通風。
環保署也建議大家避免在食物或餐具附近使用任何化學藥劑。
新的環境衛生用藥上市之前，環保署會審慎進行檢核，以確保流入市面的劑不含任何高毒成分。
環保署力求批准的所有化學藥劑皆符合安全標準，但是若能完全避免使用化學藥劑還是最好。
避免使用特定種類化學製劑所衍生而出的潛在風險。
維護居家清潔、乾燥、緊閉,就不會打從一開始便引出害人蚊蟲或是提供適合黴菌生長的環境。
When?
When should a chemical be used by?
You wouldn't eat old food or take outdated medicine, so don't use a household pesticide that has passed its expiration date. Household pesticides break down over time, and their chemical composition may change, making them either ineffective or dangerous to use.
Where?
Where is it safe to use this product? It is important to use the chemicals in the areas they are designed for. When you are using an indoor agent, people and pets should be kept outdoors if possible. Additionally, the room should be properly ventilated with open windows or doors during and after use.
expiration date有效期限
This can of tuna is way past its expiration date, so throw it away!
Check the expiration date on that discount coupon to make sure that you can still use it.
Ben let his driver's license expire, so now he has to
take the driver's test again,
Utensil
Ventilate使空氣流通
We rarely run our air conditioner because the breeze
through the open windows ventilates the house.
When frying food, you need to ventilate your kitchen, or your smoke alarm will go off.
It is really stuffy in here, which means the ventilation system isn't working very well
outdate/ expired
"best before" date vs. production date
EXP/E.D.
expiration date / expiry date
BB=best before
Used by/ last
The EPA also recommends that you avoid applying any chemical near food or eating utensils. Before new household pesticides hit stores, the EPA carefully reviews them to make sure they don't have any highly toxic ingredients. Safe as the EPA strives to make all the chemicals they approve,
it's preferable to not have to use them at
all.
Avoid the potential risk that comes from using these kinds of chemicals. Keep your home clean, dry and well-sealed so that you don't lure pests or provide a welcoming environment for mold in the first place.
toxic
The government forced that factory to close because it was dumping toxic waste into the water system.
toxic有損害的；不健康的
Pamela is in a very toxic relationship with Brad. I hope she gets out of it soon.
Several thousand people were treated for breathing toxic air from the chemicals that were being burned on the edge of our town
lure引誘；誘惑
Many people won't put out birdseed because it also lures mice and other small animals looking for food.
The corner shoe store has lured many people because of its big sale.
Titan Company lured our company's most creative marketinq person with the offer of a huge salary increase
spiders are arachnids
