Enclosed is a copy of Janet's email sent to me...
hey everyone:
after doing some research in GOOGLE on west nile virus and pesticide spraying, i've found several things worth exploring. the freaky thing is that the current global climate change is what is prompting this migration of mosquitoes and the spread of west nile virus. and the prospects of that are very scary, too. it is the ole' ''caught between a rock and a hard place'' situation. in any case:
1)Human Exposure to Mosquito-Control Pesticides --- Mississippi ...
The findings indicated ULV application in MC activities did not result in
substantial pesticide exposure to humans; however, public health interventions ...
www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5421a1.htm
from the National Resources Defense Council (NRDC) website:
2)The EPA?’s Pesticide-Protection Failure
Opinion
Linda Greer, the director of NRDC?’s public health program, discusses the failure of the federal government to implement the Food Quality Protection Act, a groundbreaking 1996 law recognizing that children are particularly vulnerable to the ill-effects of pesticides.
http://www.nrdc.org/health/pesticides/olgpesticides.asp
3)Pesticide Exposure
Human pesticide routes of exposure, including dermal, oral, respiratory and eyes.
www.agf.gov.bc.ca/pesticides/b_2.htm
4)Canadians Against Pesticides - Links between Pesticides and Health
Scientists, health advocates, politicians and pesticide manufacturers continue
to argue about the truth surrounding health effects from pesticide exposure. ...
www.caps.20m.com/facts.htm
hey everyone:
after doing some research in GOOGLE on west nile virus and pesticide spraying, i've found several things worth exploring. the freaky thing is that the current global climate change is what is prompting this migration of mosquitoes and the spread of west nile virus. and the prospects of that are very scary, too. it is the ole' ''caught between a rock and a hard place'' situation. in any case:
1)Human Exposure to Mosquito-Control Pesticides --- Mississippi ...
The findings indicated ULV application in MC activities did not result in
substantial pesticide exposure to humans; however, public health interventions ...
www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5421a1.htm
from the National Resources Defense Council (NRDC) website:
2)The EPA?’s Pesticide-Protection Failure
Opinion
Linda Greer, the director of NRDC?’s public health program, discusses the failure of the federal government to implement the Food Quality Protection Act, a groundbreaking 1996 law recognizing that children are particularly vulnerable to the ill-effects of pesticides.
http://www.nrdc.org/health/pesticides/olgpesticides.asp
3)Pesticide Exposure
Human pesticide routes of exposure, including dermal, oral, respiratory and eyes.
www.agf.gov.bc.ca/pesticides/b_2.htm
4)Canadians Against Pesticides - Links between Pesticides and Health
Scientists, health advocates, politicians and pesticide manufacturers continue
to argue about the truth surrounding health effects from pesticide exposure. ...
www.caps.20m.com/facts.htm
