Attorney General of New York New York State Office of the Attorney General Environmental Protection Bureau
Inerts usually make up at least half if not most of consumer pesticide products. For instance, 99.1 percent of Raid's Ant and Roach Killer is inert ingredients and Ortho Diazinon Dust is 96 percent inerts. Of the 85 pesticide products examined by the Attorney General's office, 75 percent contained over 90 percent inert ingredients
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The information below provides solid evidence for the accelerated transition away from chemical volatile pest control in homes, schools and businesses.
*100 gallons of chemical pesticides are soaked into the soil per 1000 square feet of home area prior to pouring of concrete foundation. Research now shows these chemicals enter into the home years later and are breathed continuously by home occupants.
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"I am here to bear witness for all those who have no voices. The dead, the injured and those who don't know they are poisoned yet." - Steve Tvedten
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The use of pesticides and chemicals in farming and livestock industry could be behind the rise of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) and other new diseases, a resource person at the Pesticide Action Network (PAN)-Asia and the Pacific Congress said over the weekend.
Dr. Romeo Quijano, a toxicologist and health and human rights activist, said prolonged use of chemicals and their ingestion by humans could weaken or even destroy the immune system.
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National Pesticide Information Center
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Article - French Ban pesticide in Australia
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Environment & Human Health Org.
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US Environment Protection Agency
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