All Entries Tagged With: "Pesticides"
Last Chance to Call the Governor – Stop Methyl Iodide
Methyl iodide is so dangerous that it is used to create cancer in laboratories and over 50 scientists across the country – 5 of them Nobel Laureates – sent a letter to the EPA expressing astonishment that the agency was “working to legalize broadcast releases of one of the more toxic chemicals used in manufacturing into the environment.”
Making Use of Pesticide Data to Prevent Poisonings
The thousands of workers who apply pesticides to California’s crops are subject to a medical testing program that’s meant to prevent pesticide poisoning in workers. As the program currently stands, it fails to work, and PSR-LA is supporting legislation to fix it: AB 1963 (Nava), Tracking Pesticide Poisoning in California.
January 30 – Pesticide Exposures in Urban Settings – How to Recognize and Manage Pesticide Illness
More than half of pesticide-related poisonings cases in California are caused by non-agricultural use, including home use insecticides. Join PSR-LA’s Environmental Health Ambassador Program for a health professional training on how to recognize and manage pesticide illness.
Keep Methyl Iodide Out of California!
Methyl Iodide would seriously threaten the health of farmworkers and rural communities, and could contaminate California’s groundwater. The agrochemical industry is pushing hard to use methyl iodide. Make sure your voice is heard!
Training Faculty: Michael O’Malley, MD
Dr. Michael O’Malley is a featured Environmental Health Ambassador for the Dec. 5 training, Pesticide Exposures in Urban Settings: How to Recognize and Manage Pesticide Illness. Read more about the training. Dr. Michael O’Malley is a graduate of the University of California, Santa Cruz with a bachelor’s degree in chemistry. He graduated from the University [...]
Pesticide Exposures in Urban Settings: How to Recognize and Manage Pesticide Illness
More than half of pesticide-related poisonings cases in California are due to non-agricultural use, including home use insecticides. 2.5 CME Credits are available for this training, which will cover clinical and advocacy skills related to urban pesticide illness management and policy issues.
Tell Governor NO on Smog-Forming Pesticides in Budget
Republicans have added a trailer to the state budget bill to further roll back promises to reduce smog pollution from pesticides. Call or email Governor Schwarzenegger, and tell him to NOT accept the Budget Trailer on smog-forming pesticides!
Bed-Bugs and Beyond: A Case for Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
Recently, there has been quite a bit of media attention given to the resurgence of bed-bugs in southern California and across the U.S. These tiny parasites that are notoriously difficult to kill or contain have returned in full force. Resistant strains of “super” bed-bugs are infesting mattresses at an alarming rate across the country. Pest [...]
Pesticide Drift Exposure Response Act – SB 391 Florez-Escutia
In the past four years, California has experienced numerous incidents where pesticide use had drifted outside the area of application. These drift incidents have exposed well over a thousand people to pesticides, resulting in short and longterm illnesses. Hundreds of thousands of people in California live in areas where they are at risk of health [...]
In Harm’s Way
Pesticides Training Presentation The In Harm’s Way PowerPoint presentation was created as the core curriculum for the In Harm’s Way Training Programs for Health Professionals which was designed to assist health professionals in understanding and preventing toxic threats to child development. The presentation includes slides and notes based on the Greater Boston Physicians for Social [...]