A 62-year-old man was taken to hospital following a “chemical incident” in Angus on Tuesday morning.
At least three fire appliances and several police cars responded to the incident which took place on a lane off the A92 Arbroath to Montrose road, just north of Inverkeilor.
The pesticide, found within a van, was removed by specialist firefighters.
A police spokeswoman said the find posed no risk to the public and no
damage to the environment.
The man, believed to be the van driver, was released from Ninewells Hospital in Dundee after being checked over.
At the time of the incident a police spokeswoman said: “Police Scotland and Scottish Fire and Rescue Service are in attendance at an off-road track near the A92 north of Inverkeilor and are dealing with a minor chemical incident within a vehicle.
“There is no risk to the public and the A92 remains open both directions.”
The spokeswoman later added: “Police Scotland can confirm that the chemical was a pesticide.
“There was no risk to the public and no damage to the environment in the incident.
“A 62-year-old man was taken to Ninewells Hospital and later released.”
Fire appliances from Arbroath, Balmossie Station in Monifieth and Macalpine Road in Dundee attended the incident.
The specialist detection identification monitoring unit from Balmossie was in use to identify the chemical.
A spokesman for Scottish Fire and Rescue said: “We assisted police at a chemical incident and had a few appliances in attendance.
“It was a chemical in a vehicle that someone had come across.
“We received the call at 8.18am and we attended to make the scene safe.
“We then disposed of the chemical safely. We can’t disclose the chemical involved.
“We left the scene at 9.48am.”
