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EPA relaxes asbestos-related demolition rules for all "uninhabitable" residences in Louisiana - EPA Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, February 24, 2006 -
http://www.deq.louisiana.gov/portal/portals/0/news/pdf/LDEQdemolitionltr22406.pdf
http://www.deq.louisiana.gov/portal/portals/0/news/pdf/LDEQdemolitionltr22406.pdf
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Janette Sherman, MD has a new article posted on a very active Canadian anti-cancer group. www.stopcancer.org
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COURT SHOOTS DOWN BUSH ATTEMPT TO CIRCUMVENT CLEAN AIR ACT - By J.R. Pegg - WASHINGTON, DC, March 20, 2006 (ENS) – A federal appeals court on Friday blocked the Bush administration from implementing a regulation that would have eased clean air requirements for some 17,000 industrial facilities, including coal-fired power plants and oil refineries. The court handed down a stinging rebuke of the regulation, which it said is "contrary to the plain language" of the Clean Air Act. http://www.ens-newswire.com
BULGARIA RUSHES EU AGRICULTURAL REFORMS - By Tatyana Dimitrova - SOFIA, Bulgaria, March 20, 2006 (ENS) - In a last minute rush to meet commitments to the European Union in the run-up to its deadline for membership, Bulgaria is passing new agriculture laws at high speed. With nine months to go before Sofia hopes to join the Brussels club, many areas of economic and social life still fall short of EU benchmarks. Now parliament and the government are hurrying to fill the legislative gaps, in order to ensure Bulgaria’s membership is not put on ice. http://www.ens-newswire.com
SUMATRAN RHINOS ON BORNEO DOWN TO A FEW DOZEN ANIMALS - PETALING JAYA, Malaysia, March 20, 2006 (ENS) - Poaching has reduced Malaysia's population of Sumatran rhinos to just a small group plus a few individuals clinging to survival in the state of Sabah on the island of Borneo, according to an extensive field study conducted in 2005. Teams from nine government agencies, nongovernmental organizations and academic institutions were able to find just 13 animals in the state of Sabah. http://www.ens-newswire.com
NEW INITIATIVE WILL CONSERVE SACRED SITES RICH IN BIODIVERSITY - CURITIBA, Brazil, March 19, 2006 (ENS) - The realization that conservation of indigenous sacred places also conserves Earth's embattled biological diversity is the inspiration for a new international initiative to safeguard ancient sacred natural sites. The new project, backed by the United Nations Environment Programme and indigenous peoples' groups such as the Foundation created by Guatemalan Nobel Peace Prize laureate Rigoberta Menchu, has secured preliminary funding from the Global Environment Facility. http://www.ens-newswire.com
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BULGARIA RUSHES EU AGRICULTURAL REFORMS - By Tatyana Dimitrova - SOFIA, Bulgaria, March 20, 2006 (ENS) - In a last minute rush to meet commitments to the European Union in the run-up to its deadline for membership, Bulgaria is passing new agriculture laws at high speed. With nine months to go before Sofia hopes to join the Brussels club, many areas of economic and social life still fall short of EU benchmarks. Now parliament and the government are hurrying to fill the legislative gaps, in order to ensure Bulgaria’s membership is not put on ice. http://www.ens-newswire.com
SUMATRAN RHINOS ON BORNEO DOWN TO A FEW DOZEN ANIMALS - PETALING JAYA, Malaysia, March 20, 2006 (ENS) - Poaching has reduced Malaysia's population of Sumatran rhinos to just a small group plus a few individuals clinging to survival in the state of Sabah on the island of Borneo, according to an extensive field study conducted in 2005. Teams from nine government agencies, nongovernmental organizations and academic institutions were able to find just 13 animals in the state of Sabah. http://www.ens-newswire.com
NEW INITIATIVE WILL CONSERVE SACRED SITES RICH IN BIODIVERSITY - CURITIBA, Brazil, March 19, 2006 (ENS) - The realization that conservation of indigenous sacred places also conserves Earth's embattled biological diversity is the inspiration for a new international initiative to safeguard ancient sacred natural sites. The new project, backed by the United Nations Environment Programme and indigenous peoples' groups such as the Foundation created by Guatemalan Nobel Peace Prize laureate Rigoberta Menchu, has secured preliminary funding from the Global Environment Facility. http://www.ens-newswire.com
Chromium on the hands of children after playing in playgrounds built from chromated copper arsenate (CCA)-treated wood.- Hamula C, Wang Z, Zhang H, Kwon E, Li XF, Gabos S, Le XC.- Environmental Health Sciences, Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Children's exposure to arsenic and chromium from playground equipment constructed with chromated copper arsenate (CCA)-treated wood is a potential concern because of children's hand-to-mouth activity. However, there exists no direct measure of Cr levels on the hands of children after playing in such playgrounds. In this study we measured both soluble and total Cr on the hands of 139 children playing in playgrounds, eight of which were constructed with CCA-treated wood and eight of which were not. Children's age and duration of play were recorded. The hands of each child were washed after play with 150 mL deionized water, which was collected in a bag and subsequently underwent analysis of Cr and 20 other elements, using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. Total average Cr on the hands of 63 children who played in CCA playgrounds was 1,112 +/- 1,089 ng (median, 688; range 78-5,875). Total average Cr on the hands of 64 children who played in non-CCA playgrounds was 652 +/- 586 ng (median, 492; range 61-3,377). The difference between the two groups is statistically significant (p < 0.01). Cr levels were highly correlated to both Cu (r = 0.672) and As (r = 0.736) levels in CCA playgrounds (p < or = 0.01), but not non-CCA playgrounds (r = 0.252 and 0.486 for Cu and As, respectively). Principal-component analysis indicates that Cr, Cu, and As are more closely grouped together in CCA than in non-CCA playgrounds. These results suggest that the elevated levels of Cr and As on children's hands are due to direct contact with CCA wood. http://www.ehponline.org/docs/2005/8521/abstract.html
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Parents frustrated over possible poisoning - WSLS.com - Roanoke, VA, USA - A Dudley Elementary School parent, frustrated with Franklin County school administrators, is doing his own homework about the dangers of malathion poisoning ...
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Fighting Back Against GE Crops -
AlterNet - San Francisco, CA, USA ... of those promoting the technology as one that would reduce pesticide dependence.". ... patented genes without even knowing it because of contamination from nearby ...
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Scientists warn parents on pesticides and plastics -
The Observer - UK ... and Environmental Medicine, they say that research indicates that the dangers of pesticides ... children with organic diets have a big reduction in pesticide levels ...
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Poison Prevention Week - Keep Household Poisons Away from Kids -
NewsBlaze - Folsom, CA, USA ... Tips on how to protect children from pesticide and lead poisonings are available in both English and Spanish at EPA's Web site at: http://www.epa.gov/oppfead1 ... http://newsblaze.com/story/20060321080313nnnn.nb/newsblaze/TOPSTORY/Top-Story.html
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Using a Non-Toxic Insecticide May Help Prevent Eczema -
The Open Press (press release) - USA ... widely used as an economical, effective and non-toxic insecticide and pesticide. ... pets, birds, or beneficial insects, and you’re not poisoning yourself and ...http://www.theopenpress.com/index.php?a=press&id=8269
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Drift fight goes digital -
Bakersfield Californian (subscription) - Bakersfield, CA, USA BY SARAH RUBY, Californian staff writer. Kern's agriculture industry is trying to avoid an unwelcome annual event -- field-worker pesticide poisoning. ...
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Environmental Health Perspectives Volume 114, Number 3, March 2006 - Research. Altered Breast Development in Young Girls from an Agricultural Environment Elizabeth A. Guillette,1,2 Craig Conard,2 Fernando Lares,3 Maria Guadalupe Aguilar,3 John McLachlan,2 and Louis J. Guillette Jr.4 1Department of Anthropology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA; 2Center for Bioenvironmental Research, Tulane-Xavier Universities, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; 3Dirección del Area de Recursos Naturales, Instituto Tecnológico de Sonora, Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, Mexico; 4Department of Zoology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA.
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Nisus' Bora-Care Passes Stringent Florida Five-Year Efficacy Standards for Pre-Treatment -
Field efficacy trials demonstrated the effectiveness of Bora-Care to prevent tunneling over treated wood and to prevent termite damage to an untreated piece of target wood for five years as required by the rule. http://listmgr.questex.com/t/1263923/3281444/773994/0/
Bayer's Suspend Treats Bed Bugs, Tempo Registered for Use in NY -
Suspend can be used to treat areas where bedbugs hide such as headboards, baseboards and nightstands. Suspend is also labeled for direct application on mattresses and box springs. http://listmgr.questex.com/t/1263923/3281444/773995/0/
Dow's Vikane Effective in Eliminating Bed Bugs -
Whole-structure or chamber fumigation with Vikane gas fumigant from Dow AgroSciences has proven to be effective at eliminating all bed bugs within the treated structure. (More... <http://listmgr.questex.com/t/1263923/3281444/773996/0/
PestWest Releases Mirage Pro VS For Flying Insect Management -
PestWest's Mirage Pro VS is a high-powered 50-watt glue trap system designed specifically for discrete flying insect management in restaurants, dining rooms, cafes, bars and all public areas. http://listmgr.questex.com/t/1263923/3281444/773997/0/
Treat Bed Bugs With Heat: E-Therm -
The ThermaPure process uses superheated, dehumidified air to eliminate insect infestations as well as disinfect, decontaminate, and dry out buildings in much the same way heat is used to pasteurize milk and kill bacteria in wine. http://listmgr.questex.com/t/1263923/3281444/773998/0/
CPCO Offers Workbook of Basic OSHA Programs for PMPs <-
CPCO has selected six of the OSHA programs most directly related to PCOs and assembled a workbook of OSHA turnkey programs. Each is presented in a step-by-step format and all written plans and documentation forms are presented in fill in the blanks format. http://listmgr.questex.com/t/1263923/3281444/773999/0/
VM Products Makes Improvements to EZ Klean Bait System -
The rodent bait station has a baffling system that keeps moisture out of the baiting area, which makes it easier and faster to empty and clean. http://listmgr.questex.com/t/1263923/3281444/774000/0/
Something For Joey -
by Marty Whitford With the recent passing of St. Patrick's Day, it's fitting I take time here to talk about an issue that really hits home with me: drunk driving. http://listmgr.questex.com/t/1263923/3281444/773987/0/
Pests Ready to Spring Up This Season -
The National Pest Management Association (NPMA) is advising homeowners to consider using the services of a pest management professional in dealing with certain pests this spring. http://listmgr.questex.com/t/1263923/3281444/773988/0/
Time Running Out for BASF's All Star Technician Entries -
March 31 is the deadline for entering a co-worker or employee in BASF's 2006 Termidor All Star Technician Program. http://listmgr.questex.com/t/1263923/3281444/773989/0/>)
Orkin Named to Training Magazine's Top 100 List -
Orkin ranked number 74. This is the fourth straight year the company has been selected to the list. http://listmgr.questex.com/t/1263923/3281444/773990/0/
Discover Life -
Discover Life is a free on-line tool to identify species, share ways to teach and study nature's wonders, report findings, build maps, process images, and contribute to and learn from an encyclopedia of life. http://listmgr.questex.com/t/1263923/3281444/773992/0/
You're Never Too Old To Learn New (Sales) Tricks -
By Lloyd Smigel If you go into a sales seminar with an attitude that you are there to find that Golden Nugget that can help you make a sale, you can usually find at least one. http://listmgr.questex.com/t/1263923/3281444/773991/0/
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Beyond Pesticides Daily News Headlines (week of March 14 - 20, 2006)
Full stories available at http://www.beyondpesticides.org
* Minnesota Department of Ag Audit Calls for Notification and Increased Monitoring of Urban Areas
* California Urged To Restrict Toxic Chemicals, Replace With Safe Substitutes
* Upcoming Talks In Brazil Expected To Highlight Problems With GE Food
* Iowa County First to Mandate Purchase of Locally Grown Organic Foods
* Research Finds Exposure To Low Levels Of Pesticides Increases Risk Of Cancer
Full stories available at http://www.beyondpesticides.org
* Minnesota Department of Ag Audit Calls for Notification and Increased Monitoring of Urban Areas
* California Urged To Restrict Toxic Chemicals, Replace With Safe Substitutes
* Upcoming Talks In Brazil Expected To Highlight Problems With GE Food
* Iowa County First to Mandate Purchase of Locally Grown Organic Foods
* Research Finds Exposure To Low Levels Of Pesticides Increases Risk Of Cancer
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Local students ask council to limit pesticides -
Tillsonburg News - ON, Canada ... Apart from poisoning our air and water, and wasting resources, we also need to deal with empty pesticide containers," they said in their statement. ...
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The Not-So-Funny Farm -
Grist Magazine - Seattle, WA, USA ... The extensive use of pesticides for agricultural production puts Florida farmworkers at high risk for pesticide exposure, acute poisoning, and associated ...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -
Common Dreams (press release) - Portland, ME, USA ... seek to stop Dow from aggressively marketing its neurotoxic pesticide Dursban in India, now banned for home use in the US after the severe poisoning of several ...http://www.commondreams.org/news2006/0320-03.htm
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A Message to the Citizens of the World, from Dr. Doug Rokke -
UN Observer ... and physicians involved in the debates about uranium weapons from Dr. Doug Rokke, former Director, United States Army Depleted Uranium project, former United ...
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MARCH 20, 2006
For archived editions of AgProfessional Weekly, visit http://www.agprofessional.com/apweekly/ Arysta LifeScience To Buy Major Assets of Micro Flo Company From BASF
BIO Introduces New Legislators of the Year
Agriliance's George Thornton Named Agribusiness Leader of the Year
ASA and NBB Applaud Legislation to Extend Biodiesel Tax Incentive
IFCA: IL House of Representatives Passes Hours of Service Exemption
CropTalk
Farmers Gather at Market to Support Responsible Immigration Reform
Environmental Management Workshops Available Free for Business Owners
Seminar at Purdue to Address Challenges of Today's Agribusiness Sales Managers
NCGA Corn Board Addressed Top Issues During Washington, D.C., Visit
MGP Ingredients Announces Plans for Distillery Improvements at Illinois Plant
Upcoming Events
The Big Picture
For archived editions of AgProfessional Weekly, visit http://www.agprofessional.com/apweekly/ Arysta LifeScience To Buy Major Assets of Micro Flo Company From BASF
BIO Introduces New Legislators of the Year
Agriliance's George Thornton Named Agribusiness Leader of the Year
ASA and NBB Applaud Legislation to Extend Biodiesel Tax Incentive
IFCA: IL House of Representatives Passes Hours of Service Exemption
CropTalk
Farmers Gather at Market to Support Responsible Immigration Reform
Environmental Management Workshops Available Free for Business Owners
Seminar at Purdue to Address Challenges of Today's Agribusiness Sales Managers
NCGA Corn Board Addressed Top Issues During Washington, D.C., Visit
MGP Ingredients Announces Plans for Distillery Improvements at Illinois Plant
Upcoming Events
The Big Picture
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Pesticide cancer risk to babies - Babies and young children may be at risk of developing cancer through exposure to pesticides on food. Low levels of chemicals found in pesticides and plastics are more influential in causing cancer than previously thought, scientists have warned. They claim these chemicals pass to humans from eating meat and dairy products and can also be transferred from a mother to her baby via breast milk. Cancer experts are calling for a reduction in human exposure to chemicals such as pesticides in light of the findings.
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The American Council on Science and Health (ACSH) www.acsh.org announces the release of a new publication on Avian Flu: "Avian Influenza, or 'Bird Flu': What You Need to Know." By Aubrey Noelle Stimola Edited by Gilbert Ross, M.D. The full, peer reviewed paper is available for free PDF download at: http://www.acsh.org/docLib/20060309_birdflu.pdf
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Depleted Uranium: US Lung Cancer Rates Soar -
DisInfo.com - New York, NY, USA - 'On the March 8, 2006 edition of the CNN American Morning program with Miles O'Brien and Soledad O'Brien, they made a startling announcement. ...
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Vets plus DU plus the Law -
Pulse of the Twin Cities - Minneapolis, MN, USA ... But, in fact, the fallout from Iraq Wars One and Two will be never-ending since the poison from American depleted uranium (DU) weapons is dangerous to all life ...
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Bedbug scare hits Rotorua -
The Daily Post - Rotorua, New Zealand ... say the bedbug problem has escalated as a result of changing pest control measures ... tourism level, he had not heard of any Rotorua hotels having any problems. ...
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Philadelphia middle school 'IPM Pest Patrol' kicks out pests -
Penn State Live - PA, USA Students at Shaw Middle School in southwest Philadelphia are taking control of pest problems in their school as part of a Penn State service-learning project. ...
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World's Water Wells Are Drying Up! -
Executive Intelligence Review (EIR) - Leesburg, VA, USA ... supplies for China, and the magnitude of the extraordinary problems that have ... enabled them to use higher yielding crops, fertilizers, and pest control, making ... http://www.larouchepub.com/other/2006/3310endersbee_water.html
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US to Abandon Bald Eagle Project on Santa Catalina -
Los Angeles Times - CA, USA ... Their eggs contain high levels of DDT, a now-banned pesticide, that Montrose ... on the northern Channel Islands, farther from the source of contamination, will be ...
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Dogs killed from herbicide misuse -
NewsBlaze - Folsom, CA, USA ... exposed to the meat, including two currently being treated for paraquat poisoning. ... Paraquat Plus, a restricted use pesticide, is highly toxic and registered ...
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Sugar gliders: These marsupials make sweet pets -
Corvallis Gazette Times - Corvallis, OR, USA ... Ropes and branches make great cage furniture — make sure any branches come from a tree that is pesticide-free, or you could end up poisoning your pets. ...http://www.gazettetimes.com/articles/2006/03/17/news/home_garden/hag05.txt
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What's in Your Home Could be Poisonous to Your Pet -
WTOP - Washington, D.C., USA ... they'll eat pesticide bags. They're inquisitive and they'll eat a lot.". The ASPCA Poison Control Center managed almost 50,000 incidents of pet poisoning in 2005 ... http://www.wtopnews.com/index.php?nid=456&sid=726692
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Arsenic test puts school on hold -
Orlando Sentinel - Orlando, FL, USA ... Arsenic was widely used as a pesticide on huge vegetable farms once common ... say state law requires school districts to probe possible contamination on proposed ...
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It's not as outlandish as it may seem. -
Philadelphia Inquirer - Philadelphia, PA, USA ... The Impeach Bush movement has made great strides over the last few years, and today impeachment isn't just a looming carnival of the absurd, quacking and ...
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Push to impeach Bush deserves Congress' time -
Canton Repository (subscription) - Canton, OH, USA - With no end in sight, and with the American body count at 2,313 as of Wednesday (2,176 since George Bush declared "Mission accomplished" on May 1, 2003 ... http://www.cantonrep.com/index.php?ID=275566&Category=14
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‘Impeach Bush’ chorus grows -
EgyptElection.com - Hadley Gardens,UK ... John Kerry, the 2004 presidential nominee, was overheard in an Irish bar on Capitol Hill talking about how satisfying it would be to impeach Bush if Congress ...
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I have posted a lot of free pest control alternatives and other relevant information on the websites located at: http://www.safesolutionsinc.com/resources.htm . There is a free 86 page booklet on how to control most pest problems without using any pesticide POISONS entitled: THE BUG STOPS HERE. There is a free chapter on Lice/Scabies/Morgellons Disease, a chapter on Mosquitoes, a chapter on Fleas and Mange, a chapter on Bed Bugs, a free chapter on Detoxification/Healing and a section on fire ants from my newest IPM manual/encyclopedia entitled: THE BEST CONTROL II. All of these copyrighted items are free for you to simply read and/or download. There simply is no need to POISON yourself.
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"Want To Detox And Be Healthy?" learn how to Detox and become healthy again at: http://www.safesolutionsinc.com/healthy.pdf .
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"How to Beat Cancer"- http://www.safesolutionsinc.com/cancer.htm
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Respectfully, Stephen L. Tvedten
USA Representative - MCS International
http://www.mcs-international.org
Websites: http://www.thebestcontrol.com , http://www.getipm.com , http://www.learnipm.com , http://www.safesolutionsinc.com
To learn more about the Bug Stops Here Yahoo group group, please visit: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/thebugstopshere
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