Pesticides And Toxins 
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Firms in toxic milk scam send SMS: Please forgive
Beijing: Please forgive us, a group of Chinese dairy firms said in a New Year text message sent to millions of mobile phone subscribers.
The 22 dairy firms, led by the now-bankrupt Sanlu, apologised and asked forgiveness for the contamination of their products by melamine, which killed at least six babies and made 290,000 ill.
- Date:
- 03/01/2009
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- Times Of India (New Delhi)
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Govt plans stricter norms for imported ‘toxic’ toys
- Date:
- 26/12/2008
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- Indian Express (New Delhi)
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- Reports and Documents
The poisoned fruit of American trade policy: produce imports overwhelm American farmers and consumers
Americans are consuming more imported fresh fruits and vegetables, frozen and canned produce, and fruit juice than ever before. An examination of U.S.
- Date:
- Dec 2008
- Source:
- Food & Water Watch
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Changes in pest infestation levels, self-reported pesticide use, and permethrin exposure during pregnancy after the 2000–2001
Widespread residential pesticide use throughout the United States has resulted in ubiquitous, low-level pesticide exposure. The mix of active pesticide ingredients is changing in response to 2000–2001 regulations restricting use of the organophosphorus insecticides chlorpyrifos and diazinon. The study aimed to determine the impact of U.S.
- Date:
- Dec 2008
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- Environmental Health Perspectives Vol: 116 Issue: 12 pp: 1681-1688
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Depression and pesticide exposures among private pesticide applicators enrolled in the agricultural health study
The researchers evaluated the relationship between diagnosed depression and pesticide exposure using information from private pesticide applicators enrolled in the Agricultural Health Study between 1993 and 1997 in Iowa and North Carolina.
- Date:
- Dec 2008
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- Environmental Health Perspectives Vol: 116 Issue: 12 pp: 1713-1719
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Hormone disruption by PBDEs in adult male sport fish consumers
Persistent pollutants, such as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), affect endocrine function. Human exposure to polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), which are similar in structure to PCBs, has increased recently, but health effects have not been well studied.
- Date:
- Dec 2008
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- Environmental Health Perspectives Vol: 116 Issue: 12 pp: 1635-1641
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Green groups protest at toxic ship breaking at Chittagong port
Green groups Green Voice and Sheba jointly formed a human chain in Dhaka on Friday, protesting at local and international move to break a toxic ship at the Chittagong port.
- Date:
- 15/11/2008
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- New Age (Bangladesh)
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Pesticide use widespread
Hyderabad, Nov. 3: Prohibited pesticides are in rampant use across the state and the stark reality is that the authorities, which are supposed to prevent pesticide use, are themselves recommending it, unaware of the consequences. The Central Insecticides Board and Registration Committee (CIB & RC) has given a list of banned pesticides including chlordane and ethyl parathion.
- Date:
- 04/11/2008
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- Deccan Chronicle (Hyderabad)
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S-Ethyl-N,N-dipropylthiocarbamate exposure & cancer incidence among male pesticide applicators in the agricultural health study
The Agricultural Health Study (AHS) is a prospective cohort study of licensed pesticide applicators from Iowa and North Carolina enrolled between 1993 and 1997. EPTC (S-ethyl-N,N-dipropylthiocarbamate) is a thiocarbamate herbicide used in every region of the United States. The U.S.
- Date:
- Nov 2008
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- Environmental Health Perspectives Vol: 116 Issue: 11 pp: 1541-1546
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Exposure of neonatal rats to Parathion elicits sex-selective reprogramming of metabolism
Developmental exposures to organophosphate pesticides are virtually ubiquitous. These agents are neurotoxicants, but recent evidence also points to lasting effects on metabolism. The researchers administered parathion to neonatal rats.
- Date:
- Nov 2008
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- Environmental Health Perspectives Vol: 116 Issue: 11 pp: 1456-1462
