Over 300,000 people in the USA died as a result of pesticides.
Our local water resources are testing positive for deadly pesticides as well.
Washoe County Health Department Vector Borne Division says West Nile Virus is a deadly threat to the citizens of Washoe County.
Our studies from reputable sources like the EPA, CDC and BeyondPesticides.org say something else.
The Environmental Protection Agency estimates that 10,000-20,000 physician-diagnosed pesticide poisonings occur each year in the Agriculture industry alone. source: http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/pesticides/
“The total number of pesticide poisonings in the United States is estimated to be 300,000/year) (EPA, 1992).” -The incidence of cancer in the US ranges from 10,000 to 15,000 cases per year. If the incidence of cancer among Latino farm workers per year were applied to the rest of the US population, there would be 83,000 cases of cancer per year associated with pesticides. 3.
source: www.beyondpesticides.org/documents/pimentel.pesticides.2005update.pdf
Documented Pesticide Hospitalization and/or Death reports here:
http://www.cdph.ca.gov/programs/ohsep/Pages/PesticidePubs.aspx#reports
Oregon Spray Pilot Fined $10,000 for Pesticide Drift that Residents Say Poisoned Them
Tracking Pesticide-Related Illness and Injury – Publications
Fact sheets and educational materials
Conference presentations and posters
Fact sheets and educational materials
- Pesticides used to treat bed bugs can make you sick (PDF)
– pesticide hazard alert (2012) - Managing pests and pesticides in your office (PDF) – fact sheet for employers and building managers (co-produced by the California Department of Pesticide Regulation, 2011)
- Bank workers become ill after fumigation (PDF) – pesticide hazard alert (2011)
- Keep pests and pesticides out of your office! (PDF) – fact sheet for employees (co-produced by the California Department of Pesticide Regulation, 2011)
- Pesticide Illness: A comprehensive educational curriculum for health care providers. Copies are also available on CD (see web link for information)
- Occupational Pesticide Illness in California, 1998-2007 (PDF) (August 2009)
- Alternatives to the Use of Cyfluthrin to Control Thrips Damage in the Orange Growing Industry (PDF) – Consultant report prepared for OHB describes non-chemical and less toxic alternatives. (2008)
- Safety Of Pesticides Used To Control Adult Mosquitoes (PDF) (2006)
- Occupational Illness Among Flight Attendants Due to Aircraft Disinsection (PDF) (44-pages, 2003)
- The San Luis Obispo County Farmworker Survey (PDF) – Implementation of Worker Safety Regulations (144 pages, 2002)
- Aircraft Disinsection (PDF) – Letter published in Bulletin of the World Health Organization (2001)
- Occupational Illness Due to Pesticide Drift from a Sprinkler Application of Metam-Sodium (PDF, Full report) … Spanish summary report (2001)
- Farm Worker Illness Following Exposure to Pesticide Drift in Kings County, California, 1999 (PDF, Full report) … Spanish summary report (2001)
- Skin Rash Due to a Spray Application of Pesticide Formulations (PDF) (2000)
- Pesticide Illness Due to Room Disinfection with Paraformaldehyde (PDF) (1999)
Related topics in OHB’s Occupational Health Watch newsletter
- Findings from OHB’s pesticide illness tracking activities (PDF) – Fall 2005, pages 2-3
- Health risks of pesticide use onboard airliners (PDF) – Summer 2004, Page 4
- Monitoring pesticide exposure with cholinesterase tests (PDF) – Summer 2004, Page 11
- San Luis Obispo farm workers safety training (PDF) – Spring 2003, Page 6
- Pesticide drift; farm workers and others poisoned by pesticides (PDF) – Summer 2002, Page 2
- Acute pesticide-related illnesses and injuries associated with pyrethrin and pyrethroid exposures – journal article abstract (2013)
- Inhalation of phosphine gas following a fire associated with fumigation – journal article abstract (2013)
- Acute pesticide-related illness resulting from occupational exposure to acrolein – MMWR Report (2013)
- Gender differences in pesticide-related farmworker illnesses – journal article abstract (2012)
- Acute illness and injury from swimming pool disinfectants – MMWR Report (2011)
- Acute illnesses associated with insecticides used to control bed bugs – MMWR Report (2011)
- Acute illnesses associated with agricultural pesticide drift (PDF) (2011)
- Acute illnesses associated with exposure to fipronil – journal article abstract (2010)
- Application of the Industrial Hygiene Hierarchy of Controls to Prioritize and Promote Safer Methods of Pest Control (PDF) (2009)
- Acute Pesticide Poisoning Among Agricultural Workers in the United States, 1998–2005 (PDF) (2008)
- Acute Pesticide Poisoning in the U.S. Retail Industry, 1998–2004 (PDF) (2007)
- Pesticide Illness Among Flight Attendants Due to Aircraft Disinsection (PDF) (2007)
- Worker Illness Related to Ground Application of Pesticide – MMWR Report (2006)
- Acute occupational pesticide-related illness in the US, 1998-1999 – journal article abstract (2004)
- Acute pesticide-related illnesses among working youths, 1988-1999 – journal article abstract (2003)
- Pesticide-related Illness among Migrant Farm Workers in the United State (PDF) (2001)
- Farm Worker Illness following exposure to Carbofuran and Other Pesticides – MMWR Report (1999)
Conference presentations and posters
- Safer Alternatives for Pest Control in Agriculture – May 2009 conference summary and presentations
- Pesticide Illness Among Farmworkers in the United States and California (PDF) – poster (2002)
- Pyrethroid pesticide illnesses in occupational settings (PDF) – poster (2001)
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