Pesticides A Toxic Time Bomb in Our Midst

46.List of Chemicals Evaluated for Carcinogenic Potential(Washington, D.C.: Envi- ronmental Protection Agency, December 31, 1994 ...

Bayer Corporation,Cyfluthrin Material Data Sheet, 2002. 70.Recognition and Management of Pesticide Poisonings, 5th ed (Washingt ...

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Five Pesticides in Homes, Lawns, and Gardens There are substances commonly used in the home that make our lives easier. We use t ...

been found in the air inside homes. The amount of pesticides found in homes appears to be greater than can be explained by recen ...

of their time indoors. Overall, the study estimated that 85 percent of the total daily ex- posure to airborne pesticides was fro ...

Children who live and play in agricultural areas are at higher risk of exposure to pesticides in dust and soil. Researchers in W ...

children’s hands. Results indicated that six agricultural and eleven residential pesti- cides were found in the homes, with agri ...

products and formulations. General-use pesticides available for homeowner use indoors are usually aerosols (spray cans and fogge ...

The most common means of disposing of empty pesticide containers and left- over pesticides was to include these items in househ ...

‘‘sites’’ are unacceptable. Household pesticide product labels generally will indicate that partially filled containers may be w ...

The EPA does not even know if two-thirds of the top fifty household pesticide ingredients may cause cancer or not. More Disquiet ...

Decades-Long Chlordane Contamination Results Chlordane is such a highly toxic and persistent chemical that homes treated de- cad ...

exposed to chlordane. In another immune system test conducted by the same scien- tists, eleven of twelve chlordane-exposed perso ...

on the label in case of poisoning may be incomplete, out-of-date, or even dangerously wrong. Also, many labels do not indicate h ...

consequences. Fortunately, not one fatality was involved, although most victims required medical treatment. Most incidents occur ...

an improperly rinsed tea machine (a similar case was also reported in Los Angeles County). A Marin County lifeguard mistakenly ...

If blame is to be assessed, it must be placed squarely on the shoulders of the U.S. regulatory system, which allows dangerous ch ...

According to the EPA, the majority of lawn care chemicals in use today are possi- ble or probable carcinogens. A National Cancer ...

False Assumptions Consumers presume that lawn care pesticides are safe because they are sold in stores that also market foods an ...