"Study Ties Some Pesticides to Risk of ADHD in Children"
A new study has linked attention deficit hyperactivity disorder to organophosphate pesticides, which attack the nervous system.
Source: VOA, 05/26/2010
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"Study Finds Supplements Contain Contaminants"
"Nearly all of the herbal dietary supplements tested in a Congressional investigation contained trace amounts of lead and other contaminants, and some supplement sellers made illegal claims that their products can cure cancer and other diseases, investigators found."
Source: NYTimes, 05/26/2010
"EPA Will Limit Pesticides Near Salmon Streams"
"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Monday it will impose restrictions on spraying three agricultural pesticides to keep them out of salmon streams after manufacturers refused to adopt the limits voluntarily."
Source: AP, 05/18/2010
"Research Links Pesticides With ADHD In Children"
"A new analysis of U.S. health data links children's attention-deficit disorder with exposure to common pesticides used on fruits and vegetables."
Source: AP, 05/17/2010
"U.S. Farmers Cope With Roundup-Resistant Weeds"
After years of heavy application of glyphosate (Roundup) herbicide, farmers are struggling with superweeds that have developed resistance.
Source: NYTimes, 05/04/2010
"Conventional Celery: Stalks of Pesticides"
Celery tops the Environmental Working Group's 'Dirty Dozen' list of conventional produce that is most contaminated with pesticide residues
Source: Mother Nature Network, 04/29/2010
"Metro Storm-Water Ponds Are Chemical Soups"
"Metro communities from White Bear Lake and Maplewood to South St. Paul are discovering that their storm-water ponds are chemical soups of pesticides, fertilizers, pet wastes, oil, grease and other contaminants."
Source: Minneapolis Star Trib, 04/27/2010
"EPA Tightens Rules on Pesticide Linked To Deaths"
"Federal officials have moved quickly to clamp down on the use of potent rodent-killing pesticides after one was linked to the deaths of two Utah girls earlier this year. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said aluminum and magnesium fumigants can no longer be used near homes."
Source: AP, 04/09/2010
EPA Mulls Disclosure of Pesticide Inert Ingredients
The EPA is considering requiring pesticide-makers to disclose often-toxic "inert" ingredients, changing a policy of secrecy that has been in effect for nearly 2/3 of a century.
Source: EHP, 04/06/2010
"Farm Pesticides Linked To Deadly Skin Cancer"
"Workers who apply certain pesticides to farm fields are twice as likely to contract melanoma, a deadly form of skin cancer, according to a new scientific study."
Source: EHN, 03/31/2010
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