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Local pesticide reduction efforts

Advocacy for pesticide reduction

State or federal regulatory sites

Pesticide data

Precautionary Principle

Specific health effects of pesticides

West Nile Virus

Local pesticide reduction efforts

http://www.bostonmagazine.com/highlights/bestplaces.shtml

Great article on Marblehead, Newton and other towns searching for reasons for elevated cancer rates.

http://www.turi.org/community/CWIPMC.html

A community-wide integrated pest management campaign. Excellent description of current work in Newton to reduce pesticide use town-wide.

http://www.cambridgegreen.org/

A list of local organizations supporting green issues.

http://www.turi.org/

Toxic Use Reduction Institute at the University of Massachusetts, Lowell. Information for businesses and organizations to help reduce the use of toxic materials.

http://www.ela-ecolandscapingassn.org/

The Ecological Landscaping Association (ELA), through education and networking, advocates environmentally responsible landscaping and horticultural practices to professionals and the public.

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Advocacy for pesticide reduction

http://www.pesticidefreesign.com/

Plain language advocacy for pesticide reduction from a couple in Wisconsin. They also have nice “pesticide free” lawn signs.

http://www.panna.org/panna/

Pesticide Action Network North America. “Explore our extensive resources, find out about our organization and work, and join us in reducing the use of hazardous pesticides.”

http://environet.policy.net/health/neighborhood/cehfuture/wirth.vtml

Transcript of a talk on Environment & Health, A Connection to the Current Debate, Presented at the The National Academy of Sciences. By Timothy E. Wirth, President, United Nations Foundation June 20, 2000.

http://www.turi.org/community/IPMresourses.html

Useful for schools and organizations. A set of links on where to get integrated pest management (IPM) and pesticide information. Integrated Pest Management (IPM) provides a systematic strategy for managing pests which considers prevention, avoidance, monitoring and suppression.

http://www.pesticide.org/factsheets.html

Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides (NCAP). Numerous downloadable articles on pesticide health effects, toxicology, and alternative treatments for pests. Very useful.

http://www.masspirg.org/

Massachusetts Public Interest Research Group. Goals of environmental campaign and pesticide use reduction campaign.

http://www.pmac.net/

Pest Management At the Crossroads. Good articles on pesticides, human health and the environment. Also information on Integrated Pest Management.

http://www.pesticide.org/

Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides. Good articles on pesticide effects on health. Excellent source of links to other sites.

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State or federal regulatory sites

http://ace.orst.edu/info/nptn/

National Pesticide Telecommunications Network. A cooperative effort of Oregon State University and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Provides a toll-free telephone service that provides pesticide information to any caller in the United States, Puerto Rico, or the Virgin Islands. A service that provides objective, science-based information about a wide variety of pesticide-related subjects.

http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/

Environmental Protection Agency Office of Pesticide Programs. Mission is ”To protect public health and the environment from the risks posed by pesticides and to promote safer means of pest control.” A lot of good information, including children’s corner and pesticide recalls.

http://www.massdfa.org/

Massachusetts Department of Food and Agriculture. Massachusetts pesticide regulations.

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Pesticide data

http://ace.orst.edu/info/extoxnet/pips/ghindex.html

Find a descriptive profile, including toxicological effects, of any pesticide.

Precautionary Principle

http://www.pmac.net/precaut.htm

Pest Management at the Crossroads, in-depth article describing the Precautionary Principle, by Joel Tickner.

http://www.biotech-info.net/precautionary.html

Ag BioTech InfoNet covers all aspects of the application of biotechnology and genetic engineering in agricultural production and food processing and marketing. This section offers extensive information on the Precautionary Principle.

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Specific health effects of pesticides

http://146.203.34.27/fact_sheets.htm

Center for Children’s Health and the Environment Fact Sheets

http://www2.cancer.org/zine/index.cfm?fn=001_12052000_0

“Pesticide Exposure May Increase Kids’ Risk of Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma”, December 5, 2000 (American Cancer Society NewsToday)

http://www2.cancer.org/zine/index.cfm?fn=001_02161999_0

“Pesticide and Breast Cancer Link in Study of Danish Women,“ February 16, 1999 (American Cancer Society NewsToday)

http://jnci.oupjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/83/17/1226?maxtoshow=&HITS=10&hits=10&RESULTFORMAT=&searchid=QID_NOT_SET&stored_search=&FIRSTINDEX=&volume=83&firstpage=1226&fdate=1/1/1991&tdate=12/31/1991

“Case-control study of canine malignant lymphoma: positive association with dog owner's use of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid herbicides,” Journal Of The National Cancer Institute, Vol 83, 1226-1231

http://ehpnet1.niehs.nih.gov/docs/1998/Suppl-3/893-908zahm/abstract.html

“Pesticides and Childhood Cancer”, Environmental Health Perspectives 106, Supplement 3, June 1998, p893-908.

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Organic land care and pest control techniques

http://www.richsoil.com/lawn

Organic lawn care for the cheap and lazy. This is a page with great, simple advice for getting a nice looking lawn without the use of pesticides. Fun to read.

http://ma.nofa.org/

Northeast Organic Farming Association. Click on "…Land Care Professionals." Description of new organic land care standards program and list of books on the subject of healthy organic lawns. Also short list of suppliers of organic lawn care products.

http://www.birc.org/

Bio-Integral Resource Center. Find non-toxic and least toxic integrated pest management solutions to urban and agricultural pest problems. Publications to purchase on lawn care, plus many more. Excellent subscription publications on biological and barrier pest controls.

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West Nile Virus

http://www.orgsites.com/ma/npac/

Neighborhood Pesticide Action Committee. NPAC is working to stop pesticide spraying for West Nile Virus in Jamaica Plain (Massachusetts) and surrounding neighborhoods.

http://ace.orst.edu/info/nptn/wnv.htm

National Pesticide Telecommunication Network WNV resource guide.

http://www.cfe.cornell.edu/risk/WNVmainpage.html

Cornell University, Environmental Risk Analysis Program, Center for the Environment, What's Going on with the West Nile Virus? Good scientific discussion and references on West Nile Virus.

http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/westnile/index.htm

Center for Disease Control site on West Nile Virus.

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