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A combination of two widely used agricultural pesticides - but neither one alone - creates in mice
the exact pattern of brain damage that doctors see in patients with Parkinson's disease.
http://www.urmc.rochester.edu/pr/news/archive/park.html
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WWF Toxics Programme
News, publications, factsheets, and other resources from an initiative to end threats to
biodiversity from the use of toxic chemicals.
http://www.panda.org/about_wwf/what_we_do/toxics/
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Pollution 'Damages Intelligence'
Environmental damage is sapping the intelligence of millions of people globally, says a British
social scientist. BBC News.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/722907.stm
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Consumers for a Toxic-Free America Petition
Petition against the toxic and carcinogenic ingredients found in cosmetic, personal care, and
household products.
http://www.lindachae.com/petition.htm
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Toxic Detective - Interview with Dr Dick Van Steenis
Investigation by Dick van Steenis into asthma, cancer and other diseases in areas near power
stations and cement works in Britain.
http://www.corporatewatch.org.uk/magazine/issue8/cw8tox3.html
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Is Global Warming Harmful to Health?
Computer models indicate that many diseases will surge as the earth's atmosphere heats up. Signs of
the predicted troubles have begun to appear. Scientific American.
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?articleID=0008C7B2-E060-1C73-9B81809EC588EF21
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Safelawn Alliance
Dedicated to highlighting the inherent risk lawn chemicals pose to human and ecological well-being.
Offers non-toxic alternatives and downloadable placards.
http://www.safelawn.org
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Cancer Incidence in Natick, Massachusetts
Provides information on environmental problems and certain rising cancer incidence data.
http://MMS.TheMillers.com/cancer.html
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Pesticide Action Network UK
Provides information on health effects of pesticides, news, campaigns and projects.
http://www.pan-uk.org/
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Natural Resources Defense Council - Toxic Chemicals and Health
NRDC provides information, reports, fact sheets and studies on everyday health threats posed by
toxic chemicals and pesticides.
http://www.nrdc.org/health/
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Pesticide Education Center
Provides information on health effects of pesticides. Promote safer alternative pest control
methods to the public through videos, books and other materials.
http://www.pesticides.org/
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The Women's Environmental Network
WEN campaigns on issues that link women, health and the environment. Campaigns promote positive
alternatives to polluting practices and consumer items. Provides information on environmental
health, food and genetic engineering.
http://www.wen.org.uk/
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Lindane Information
Offers scientific articles and reasons to ban the pesticide, Lindane.
http://www.pan-uk.org/banlindane/index.htm
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Radioactive Polonium
Article, references and background information on Polonium exposure and the attendant health risks.
http://www.webspawner.com/users/radioactivethreat/index.html
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Everydaytoxins.com
Provides information on the dangers from chemicals in household and personal care products and what
environmentally-friendly options exist for those with ADHD, ADD, multiple chemical sensitivity.
http://www.everydaytoxins.com/
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New York Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides
Provides information to assess the risks posed by pesticide use and alternatives to pesticides,.
http://www.crisny.org/not-for-profit/nycap/nycap.htm
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Penn State Pesticide Use
Pennsylvania arborist obtained list of ten tons of herbicides used at Penn State to maintain lawn
and other appearances. This documents his correspondence on subject.
http://www.chesco.com/~treeman/univer/pennstate.html
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Parents Against Leukaemia
Action group highlighting the possible link between emf and leukaemia. Background information,
personal stories, contact information and links.
http://www.pal-uk.org
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Pesticide Policy Project
Promote development and testing methodologies for crop protection policy reform. Provide
information on alternative crop protection methods like integrated pest management.
http://www.ifgb.uni-hannover.de/ppp/
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Toxic Substances and Kids Developmental Effects
Information about the effects of mercury, toxic metals, endocrine disrupting chemicals, air
pollution on kids health.
http://www.home.earthlink.net/~berniew1/
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Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides
NCAP works to protect people and the environment by advancing healthy solutions to pest problems.
Provide news and information on pesticide issues.
http://www.pesticide.org/
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Pesticide Action Network Pesticide Database
Provides pesticide information from many different sources. Includes definitions, references and
user manual.
http://www.pesticideinfo.org/
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Pesticide Watch
Information about pesticides and the problems associated with pesticide use. Provide California
communities with the tools they need to protect themselves and the environment from the hazards of
pesticides.
http://www.pesticidewatch.org/
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Californians for Pesticide Reform (CPR)
Resource designed to aid in understanding the chronic and acute health impacts of pesticides.
Provide review of studies linking pesticides with chronic and acute diseases.
http://www.igc.org/cpr/
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The Purdey Environmental Home Page
Mark Purdey's research into how organophosphate pesticides and other pollutants may be causing
diseases such as BSE, CJD, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Alzheimer's.
http://www.purdeyenvironment.com/
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Times Beach
The dioxin contamination of Times Beach, Missouri.
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Styx/3222
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Insecticide Causes Mad Cow Disease
Research that shows insecticide used in the UK government warble-fly campaigns triggered the UK
surge of 'Mad Cow' disease. Latest experiments by Cambridge University prion specialist David R.
Brown shows that prions in the bovine spine can be damaged by organophosphate insecticides causing
the disease. Optimal Wellness Center News.
http://www.mercola.com/2000/dec/17/bovine_spongiform_disease.htm
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Beyond Pesticides
National Coalition Against the Misuse of Pesticides provides information on pesticides. Current
actions and newsletters including pesticide safety and alternatives.
http://www.beyondpesticides.org/
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Greenpeace Chemical Kitchen
Interactive guide of chemicals in kitchen products that cause harmful pollution in the environment
and are toxic to humans. Names those cleaning products that do not contain these long-lasting,
toxic chemicals.
http://www.greenpeace.org.uk/Products/Toxics/
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The Healthy Community: One for All, All for One
Chapter from the free online book, How to Get the Best Medical Care - A Guide for the Intelligent
Patient. Discusses the environments effect on human health.
http://www.thebestmedicalcare.com/book/ch12_1.htm
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Workplace Toxins Can Kill at Home
Investigation found that employees in more than 35 states have unwittingly transported toxins away
from work sites exposing family members. USA Today.
http://usatoday.com/money/bighits/toxin1.htm
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Conspiracy of Silence
Documents a PCB spill and clean up, industries reaction and the eventual ban of the sale of PCB's.
http://www.planetwaves.net/silence2.html
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Pesticide Action Network International
Network of over 600 participating nongovernmental organizations, institutions and individuals in
over 60 countries working to replace the use of hazardous pesticides with ecologically sound
alternatives. Projects and campaigns are coordinated by five autonomous Regional Centers.
http://www.pan-international.org/
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Produce Items May Exceed EPA Standards
Pesticide residue levels on produces exceed EPA standards. Washingtonpost.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/national/pesticides.htm
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The Ailing EnvironmentÂ
Perspective by Stephen J. Gislason on how the environment is getting sicker and making people
sicker.
http://www.nutramed.com/environment/
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Canadians Against Pesticides
Informing Canadians of pesticide risks. Actions against pesticides and toxins.
http://www.caps.20m.com/
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Long Islanders Against Pesticides
LIAP is a non-profit community education organization providing information on the use of
pesticides in the New York and Long Island communities.
http://www.angelfire.com/folk/liap
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Burning Issues
Research and data on wood smoke pollution and combustion particulates. Research shows that 60,000
people in the US die each year from smoke pollution. Site chosen by the BBC Education Directory for
excellence in the information presented.
http://Burningissues.org
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Composted Kitchen Waste May Put Heavy Metals In The Soil
Some systems of ecological arable farming in developed countries, which use only organic
fertilisers contaminate the soil with levels of cadmium, copper and lead which are twice as high as
when a combination of both animal manure and artificial fertiliser is used. (Studied samples using
kitchen waste)
http://www.scienceagogo.com/news/19990109225423data_trunc_sys.shtml
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CQS Health and Environment
Health alert and toxic alert information about health, fitness, and the environment and their
intimate connection. Activist group's site. Some alternative views on HIV and AIDS.
http://www.cqs.com/
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Civitas - Citizens for Planetary Health
Promotes environmental and human health by exposing harmful practices and policies such as relying
upon unscientific animal experiments to justify poisoning the environment and to predict the
effects of toxins and medicines on humans.
http://www.linkny.com/~civitas/
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Infertility
"The global fertility rate has dropped by nearly half since 1955! The cumulative effects of
radiation-caused infertility raise the possibility of gradual human extinction." Article from
"The Golem" (no date given).
http://www.applicom.com/pnews/infert.htm
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Pesticide Action Network North America (PANNA)
Organization working to reduce the use of hazardous pesticides world wide.
http://www.panna.org/
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