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Medical Information
and Research
on PESTICIDES
Information Page
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THE ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECTS
OF PESTICIDES
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~*~New~*~
Clinical Information on Exposures
to Organophosphorous Pesticides
Newcastle University
August
14, 2001
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Although Marie has never shown symptoms of,
suffered from, or taken psychotropic medication for
the more severe forms of psychiatric disturbance
mentioned in the
above
clinical information,
not all
SBU students, alumni,
or their
children
have been so fortunate.
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Is SBU a Toxic Waste
Dump?
Thursday,
March 22, 2001 10:15 (CST)
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Tuesday, March 13, 2001
6:00
pm (CST)
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Someone Finally
Listened
When Marie first heard of this
campaign,
she wept.
"Someone finally is listening,"
she said,
"Maybe this will save someone else's
kid."
Please
read:
Care For
Kids Now
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Comprehensive Pesticide Resources
are now available
through the Care for
Kids Site
Wednesday, March
14, 2001 12:00 noon (CST)
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Poisoned Schools:
New Study Cites Pesticides and Contamination
in Schools as Contributing to Disease
March 19, 2001
CNN
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New Articles:
Basic Information
about Pesticides,
and Researching Pesticides' Health Effects
on the Web
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Organophosphate
Pesticide Poisoning
Emergency Medicine Textbook
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A
Case Study in Exposure to
(Now-Banned)
Organophosphate Pesticides
ABC News
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Unthinkable
Risk
Northwest Coalition for
Alternatives to Pesticides (NCAP)
The report documents nearly
100 actual incidents,
and cites additional reviews showing
that literally thousands of
children and school staff have been sickened
by pesticide exposures
at schools around the country.
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Fact
Sheet: Organophosphate
and Carbamate Insecticides
Natural Resources Defense Council
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The Adverse Health Effects
of Pesticides
~*~Major
Update~*~
~*~Migraine
and "Toxic Headache"
~*~
Update includes new research on:
Skin Sensitivity
and Neurological Sensitization
Accompanying Migraines
and "Toxic Headaches"
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~*~Asthma
and Respiratory
Disease ~*~
~*~Sensitization
Reaction~*~
~*~Chemical
Allergies
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~*~Anaphylactic
Reactions
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~*~
Reactive
Airway Dysfunction Syndrome
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Information on Pesticide
Poisoning
Various Sources
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Toxic Bodies:
Endocrine Disruption, Our Imperiled Future
Environmental News Service
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Chronic
Organophosphate Pesticide
Leaves 'Fingerprint,'
'Damages Brain at Low Levels'
BBC News
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Information Brief
on Pesticides and
Cholinesterase Inhibition
EXOTOXNET
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Biological
Monitoring of Workers
Exposed to Organo-phosphorus Pesticides
British Health and Safety Executive,
First published 1981
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Report
on Organophosphate Pesticides
Royal College of Physicians and Psychiatrists
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Health Effects
of Pesticides
NYCAP
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Pesticide
Information
The American Medical Association
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The
Toxic Effects
of the Organophosphate Pesticide Dursban
on the Immune System
California Department of Health
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Organophosphate
Pesticide Dursban
New EPA Review
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THE ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECTS
OF PESTICIDES
and
"INERT INGREDIENTS"
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Perhaps you will listen to Bill Moyers:
COMING CLEAN
TRADE SECRETS: A Moyers
Reports
*PBS*
Public Broadcasting
Service
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What Is An Inert
Ingredient?
*NCAP*
Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to
Pesticides
also:
Important NCAP Links
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Inert Ingredients
Disclosure Campaign
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Coalition Calls
for Open Files
on Pesticide Use
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80 More
Groups
Demand that EPA Require Disclosure
of All Ingredients on Pesticide Label
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Pesticide Industry
Willingly
Identifies Inert Ingredients
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ORGANOPHOSPHATES
DURSBAN AND DIAZINON
BANNED
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Scientists
Call For Ban on Dursban
Environment News Service
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Organophosphate
Dursban
May Be Banned for Indoor Use
June 2000 * Chicago Sun Times
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EPA
Bans Pesticide Dursban,
Says Alternatives Available;
Is Diazinon Next to be Banned?
June 8, 2000
CNN Health News
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EPA
Pulls Bug Killer,
Nerve Destroyer Off the Shelf
June 2000 * Philadelphia News
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EPA
Bans Most Home Use
of Dursban Pesticide
June 2000 * ABC/Reuters
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Diazinon
Banned for Indoor Use
December 2000 * CNN
Coverage
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SAFER AND NON-TOXIC
PEST CONTROL
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~*~Updated~*~
Information on
Pesticide Poisoning
and Safer Pest Control
Contacts, Information, and Resources
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Pesticide Use Reporting
Program
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School Pesticide Use
Reduction Program
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Sustainable Agriculture
Program
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See NCAP's list of
fact sheets and
books
about pesticides and alternatives
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Sign up now for a free copy of the
Journal of Pesticide
Reform,
NCAP's quarterly magazine
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Oregon's Governor
Signs
Pesticide Use Reporting Bill
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