Posts Tagged ‘pesticides’
Wash With Care 1: Reduce exposure to pesticides
April 9th, 2011 | 
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Simon Fraser University’s department of communication has produced several public-service videos to educate B.C.’s Punjabi farm workers about how to safely launder clothing worn during pesticide application. The Bollywood-styled videos feature Simon Fraser University’s N.S.M. Bhangra dance team.
For more information visit: http://www.washwithcare.ca
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Tags: Bhangra, care, dance, Fraser, pesticides, SFU, Simon, university, Wash, with | 
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Epa Test’s toxic pesticides on Kids
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), led by Bush appointees, plans to launch a new study in which participating low income families will have their children exposed to toxic pesticides over the course of two years.
For taking part in these studies, each family will receive $970, a free video camera, a T-shirt, and a framed certificate of appreciation.
In October, the EPA received $2 million to do the study from the American Chemistry Council, a chemical industry front group that includes members such as Dow, Exxon, and Monsanto. The EPA’s Linda Sheldon says the study is vital, because so little is known about how small children’s bodies absorb harmful chemicals.
As of press time, none of the EPA’s employees are offering to have their own children take part in this research project.
The Organic Consumers Association is calling on the nation’s citizens to demand the EPA forgo this project before its scheduled launch in early 2005. Sign petition by clicking here and forward this email to family and
friends… http://www.organicconsumers.org/epa-alert.htm
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Pesticides tied to ADHD in children
Marc Weisskopf, assistant professor of environmental and occupational epidemiology, discusses a study that finds children exposed to higher levels of pesticides known as organophosphates could have a higher risk of being diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
Duration : 0:2:3
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Tags: add, adhd, attention deficit, epidemiology, harvard, hsph, organophosphates, pesticides, public health, risk |
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Common Pesticide Use Noncompliances
Excerpts from a presentation by Laurel Thomassin, Supervising Agricultural Inspector, as part of the Landscape Professionals and Pesticide Applicators Workshop held on 3/3/11, sponsored by Marin County Dept. of Agriculture-Weights & Measures.
Duration : 0:4:39
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Tags: County of Marin, IPM, Laurel Thomassin, Marin G Channel, pesticides, Weights & Measures |
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What Thailand Can Teach Us About Pesticides
A new research project to be carried out in Thailand will test new, improved methods for measuring pesticides in breast milk and infant formula. Little is known about the exposure of infants to pesticides, despite their vulnerability and evidence of widespread dietary exposure among older children and adults. Here Anne Riederer and P. Barry Ryan of the Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, talk about why Thailand was chosen as the trial location.
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Background
Although the breast milk testing method will be pilot-tested on samples collected from a cohort of women in Thailand, it should have broad applications in the U.S. Because these chemicals are widely distributed in the food supply, all U.S. infants are potentially expose. A valid method for measuring these compounds in breast milk and infant formula would have a major impact on our ability to evaluate pesticide exposures in early life, contributing to an improved understanding of their longer-term health effects.
This research project is funded by a grant from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences.
Related Links
Dept. of Environmental and Occupational Health,
Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University
http://www.sph.emory.edu/cms/departments_centers/eoh/
Biosketch: Anne Riederer, ScD
http://www.sph.emory.edu/cms/departments_centers/eoh/faculty/index.php?Network_ID=ARIEDER
Biosketch: P. Barry Ryan
http://www.sph.emory.edu/cms/departments_centers/eoh/faculty/index.php?Network_ID=BRYAN
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Rachel Carson DDT chemical pesticides
Rachel Carson DDT chemical pesticides 1962 book Silent Spring
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What Are Pesticides? (Part 1)
The OrganicNation.tv crew visited Purdue University’s Throckmorton Farm in Indiana where we spoke with Professor Fred Whitford about what pesticides are and how they’re used on conventional farms. (Make sure to check out Part 2 of the video in which Professor Whitford shows us organic pest control tactics.)
http://www.OrganicNation.tv
Duration : 0:4:19
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Tags: apples, farm, orchard, organic, OrganicNation.tv, pesticides, purdue, sustainable, toxic chemicals |
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Doty Farm & Garden Supply Inc. – Winter Haven, FL
Doty Farm & Garden Supply Inc. 863-293-9730 http://www.yellowbook.com/profile/doty-farm-and-garden-supply-inc_1854394067.html
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Tags: and, Doty, farm, feed dealers, Fertilizers, garden, garden supplies, Garden-Centers;, Inc;, lawn, nurseries, pesticides, sprayers, Supply |
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Pesticides and Health: Part 4
Dr. Stephen McCurdy of the UC Davis Department of Public Health Sciences, Division of Environmental and Occupational Health, Western Center of Agricultural Health and Safety presents the fourth part of an update on pesticides and health. Series: UC Grand Rounds [8/2008] [Health and Medicine] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 14822]
Duration : 0:54:49
Possible Pesticides and ADHD Link
Dr. Jennifer Ashton discussed a new study that suggests a possible link between ADHD and certain pesticides found in food.
Duration : 0:2:46
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Tags: adhd, ashton, cbsepisode, dr., food, jennifer, pesticides |
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