Pesticides A Toxic Time Bomb in Our Midst

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  2. ‘‘Keep Those Pests Away from School,’’Alternative Medicine(March 2002).

  3. Brian Dementi, ‘‘Cholinesterase Literature Review and Comment,’’ paper pre-
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  4. Ibid.

  5. Ted Schettler, Jill Stein, Fay Reich, Maria Valenti, and David Wallinga, ‘‘In
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  6. Walter A. Alarcon et al., ‘‘Acute Illnesses Associated with Pesticide Exposure
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  8. Gregory M. Williams, H. Michael Linker, Michael G. Waldvogel, Ross M.
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  9. J. L. Morehouse, C. W. Scherer, and P. G. Koehler,Pests and Pesticides in
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  10. EPA. Op. cit.

  11. W. Forbes, ‘‘From Spray Tanks to Caulk Guns: Successful School IPM in
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  12. Marc Lame, IPM specialist, Monroe County school district, Indiana, personal
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  13. Angelo Ranieri, building engineer, Susquehanna school district, New York, per-
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