09
Oct
(Beyond Pesticides, October 9, 2012) Sewage sludge is big business in Channahon, IL, but many residents who live near fields treated with the fertilizer believe they’re the ones paying the price. Farms in the area began applying the “biosolids” in 2010, and residents say that’s when their health issues began, according to Morris Daily Herald. [...]
Posted in Agriculture, Antibacterial, Cancer, Chemicals, Disease/Health Effects, Illinois, Resistance, Respitory Problems, State/Local, Water | 1 Comment »
12
Sep
(Beyond Pesticides, September 12, 2012) Expectant mothers exposed to the pesticide additive piperonyl butoxide (PBO), widely used in synthetic prethroid insecticides and those ending in “thrin” (popular in mosquito spray programs), during pregnancy pass to their children a heightened risk of noninfectious cough at ages 5 and 6, according to researchers at the Columbia Center [...]
Posted in Biomonitoring, Chemicals, Children/Schools, Disease/Health Effects, Permethrin, Piperonyl butoxide (PBO), Respitory Problems | No Comments »