17
May
(Beyond Pesticides, May 17, 2013) California’s Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) have proposed restrictions on the use of chloropicrin, a fumigant commonly applied to strawberries, peppers, tomatoes, raspberries, and blackberries. The proposed rule would not only increase buffer zones around application sites, but also restrict application acreage, impose notification requirements, enhance emergency preparedness requirements, and [...]
Posted in Agriculture, California, Chemicals, chloropicrin, Farmworkers, Fumigants, Pesticide Regulation, State/Local, Take Action | No Comments »
28
Jun
(Beyond Pesticides, June 28, 2010) A new report documents high levels of pesticide drift in the California community of Sisquoc. Poison Gases in the Field: Pesticides put California families in danger, released by Pesticide Action Network North America and local community members, presents results of community air monitoring for fumigant pesticides in the central coast [...]
Posted in California, chloropicrin, methyl iodide, Pesticide Drift | 2 Comments »
13
Jul
(Beyond Pesticides, July 13, 2009) With the stroke of a pen, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger could bow to industry interests and force the California Department of Pesticide Regulation to register a new fumigant pesticide, methyl iodide. Highly toxic, and not approved for use in California, this chemical has been given a comprehensive review by the state’s [...]
Posted in California, chloropicrin, methyl iodide | No Comments »
19
Jun
(Beyond Pesticides, June 19, 2009) Farmworker unions, support groups, and worker advocacy organizations today asked Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa P. Jackson to stop the pesticide poisoning of farmworker communities and uphold the Obama administration’s commitment to environmental justice. Citing a long EPA history of “inhumane neglect of toxic pesticide effects on farmworker community [...]
Posted in Announcements, chloropicrin, Dazomet, Disease/Health Effects, Environmental Justice, Farmworkers, Metam Sodium, methyl bromide, methyl isocyanate (MIC) | No Comments »
29
May
(Beyond Pesticides, May 29, 2008) The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced May 27, 2009 modified safety measures for soil fumigant pesticides, falling short of safety advocate efforts to adopt more stringent use restrictions and chemical bans. The new regulations follow a July 10, 2008 proposed rule, which resulted from three years of deliberation. Safety advocates [...]
Posted in chloropicrin, Dazomet, Farmworkers, Idomethane, Metam Potassium, Metam Sodium, methyl bromide, Pesticide Drift, Pesticide Regulation | No Comments »
15
Jul
(Beyond Pesticides, July 15, 2008) After three years of deliberation, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed new rules for five highly toxic fumigant pesticides on July 10, 2008. Environmental health, community and farmworker groups say the rules, while substantially better than the past, still fall short of protecting people, workers and the environment. The [...]
Posted in Chemicals, chloropicrin, Dazomet, Disease/Health Effects, Environmental Justice, Metam Sodium, methyl bromide | 2 Comments »
09
Oct
(Beyond Pesticides, October 9, 2007) Two state agencies and the U.S. EPA are close to completing an investigation of the poisoning of over 100 farmworkers in Nevada two weeks ago. Chloropicrin, an agricultural fumigant, drifted to a worker-occupied field, sending 121 laborers to Saint Lyon Medical Center (SLMC) for treatment on the morning of September [...]
Posted in chloropicrin, Nevada | 1 Comment »
