by Rob | Dec 22, 2008 | Pesticide News
Triclosan rubber-stamped by EPA : environmental safety down the drain This fall, EPA approved re-registration of antibacterial soap ingredient triclosan for yet another five years of use in consumer products, potentially leaving human and environmental health at great...
by Rob | Dec 11, 2008 | Pesticide News
A mix of two pesticides had greater toxic effects on exposed salmon than would be expected from one separately, adding to concerns that health risks from pesticides are underestimated. Risk assessment tests determine how dangerous chemicals are and if they should be...
by Rob | Dec 10, 2008 | Pesticide News
When women from 120 middle-class homes learned their bodies contained low levels of toxic chemicals, most of them blamed chemical spills, waste dumping or secret military experiments. They were stunned to learn the truth was closer to home. Most of their exposure came...
by Rob | Dec 1, 2008 | Pesticide News
Scientists: Obesity-Chemical Exposure Link Is Both “Plausible and Provocative” A common pesticide used to kill pests on food crops, boats, wood and textiles could be causing diabetes, according to new research by Japanese scientists published in...
by Rob | Nov 23, 2008 | Pesticide News
Pesticides leach into the Hawaii ground water system and end up in our drinking water. The warm tropical sun causes the pesticides to evaporate and enter the building through gaps in the foundation and infect breathing spaces inside the homes and schools and office...
by Rob | Nov 21, 2008 | Pesticide News
GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) — Farms and orchards that continue to use three pesticides that harm salmon will have to greatly expand buffer zones around their fields so the chemicals don’t reach streams, federal biologists ruled Tuesday. Acting under terms of a...
