25
Jul
(Beyond Pesticides, July 25, 2012) A Texas border study has found that air samples in the homes of pregnant Hispanic women contain multiple household pesticides that could harm fetuses and young children. The first study of its kind conducted by the School of Medicine at The University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio, finds [...]
Posted in Children/Schools, Chlorpyrifos, Diazinon, Propoxur, Texas, Trifluralin | No Comments »
16
Apr
(Beyond Pesticides, April 16, 2012) The U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has released a draft Biological Opinion finding that three commonly used herbicides are increasing the chance of extinction for threatened and endangered Pacific salmon and steelhead runs. The NMFS assessment reverses earlier assurances from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that the pesticides [...]
Posted in California, Idaho, Oregon, Oryzalin, Pendimethalin, Trifluralin, Washington, Water, Wildlife/Endangered Sp. | No Comments »
29
Sep
(Beyond Pesticides, September 29, 2008) A new study by Pesticide Action Network North America (PANNA) confirms that school children in Florida continue to breathe air contaminated by hazardous pesticides. Air monitoring near South Woods Elementary School in Hastings detected four agricultural chemicals in the air, often at levels that pose unacceptable risks to children. The [...]
Posted in California, Children/Schools, Diazinon, Endosulfan, Florida, Pesticide Drift, Trifluralin | 1 Comment »