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Chemical agents used to destroy pests.
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Organic farming saves Mindanao on rainy days
Published October 14, 2008, 9:47 am, Sun Star
WHEN the whole country was astir over the skyrocketing prices of rice, coupled by high prices of other basic commodities, many families from Sultan Mastura in Maguindanao were not shaken a bit.
Shopping for Affordable Organic Foods Has Never Been Easier
Published October 14, 2008, 6:59 am, Palatka Daily News
(ARA) - Providing a family with nutritious, well-balanced meals is hard enough for busy consumers, but in today's changing economy, affordability is also a factor.
Nigeria: NAFDAC Campaigns Against Food Poisoning in Ogun
Published October 14, 2008, 6:31 am, AllAfrica.com
NATIONAL Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has taken its campaign against food poisoning to Ogun State, seeking the cooperation of stakeholders.
VIETNAM: Dengue fever warning as prevention programme phased out
Published October 14, 2008, 6:31 am, IRIN
HANOI, 14 October 2008 (IRIN) - Even though more than 50,000 Vietnamese contracted dengue fever in the first nine months of this year, the government's programme to prevent such epidemics has been phased out, health officials say.
Seventh Generation and the Environmental Working Group Host Educational Event on Chemicals Effect on Children
Published October 14, 2008, 5:39 am, Centre Daily Times
This evening, Seventh Generation, in partnership with the Environmental Working Group, will host an engaging and educational panel discussion at the Boston Children's Museum billed as "A Conversation About Chemicals & Our Children," in observation of National Children's Health Month. The panel is moderated by EMMY award-winning journalist, Simran Sethi and features Dr. Alan Greene, renowned ...
Seventh Generation and the Environmental Working Group Host Educational Event on Chemicals Effect on Children
Published October 14, 2008, 5:00 am, Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance
BOSTON----This evening, Seventh Generation, in partnership with the Environmental Working Group, will host an engaging and educational panel discussion at the Boston Children's Museum billed as "A Conversation About Chemicals & Our Children," in observation of National Children's Health Month.
Nigeria: Killer Milk - Porous Borders As Challenge
Published October 14, 2008, 4:48 am, AllAfrica.com
Recently, the world was greeted with the news of the needless death of scores of infants in China after they were fed with toxic milk. This development has expectedly fuelled global concerns over milk and other dairy products made in the People's Republic of China.
2 Dead In Marek Fire, At Least 35 Homes Destroyed
Published October 14, 2008, 3:51 am, CBS 2 Los Angeles
Two lives were lost Monday in the Marek Fire, which scorched more than 5,000 acres in the Angeles National Forest and burned 35 to 50 mobile homes, as well as other structures and vehicles in the Sylmar area, Alex Calder reported from Chopper 2.
Purr-fectly 'Green' Cat Care Tips
Published October 14, 2008, 3:24 am, Carteret County News-Times
(ARA) - She can jump from the floor to the top of the refrigerator, or bound across your desk without disturbing a single sheet of paper. Your cat personifies the graceful, enviable sure-footedness of her species. But what about her eco-footprint?
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Published October 14, 2008, 2:33 am, Yemen Observer
News reports warn of increasing problems among Yemeni’s associated with the chewing of Qat. The World Health Organization’s report warns of both health and social hazards for the people of Yemen because of their consumption of the plant.
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- Environmental Working Group || foodnews.org
- Polietilén tasak, zacskó: Polietilén zacskók a ditiokarbamáto k extrakciójához
- IOBC technikai irányelv: Almatermésûek integrált termesztésének irányelvei Európában, Ditiokarbamáto k permetezése
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- PCO Directory: Non-Toxic Pest Management
- Press Releases 2008: bees die, we die, hurrah.
- Banana Workers Get $3.3M In Pesticide Case, U.S. Jury Says Dole Must Pay Nicaraguan Workers Who Claim They Were Left Sterile - CBS News
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- Californians For Pesticide Reform: Californians for Pesticide Reform represents a coalition of over 185 public interest groups dedicated to protecting human health and the environment from the dangers of pesticide use. This site offers a variety of publications about pesticide use in California, covering topics such as pesticide drift, drinking water contamination, pesticides and farmworkers, pesticide use in schools, and pest control company advertising. Also includes maps (by county) of agricultural pesticide use in California.
- Chemical Substances of Interest to Canadians: Provides a series of short fact sheets about chemical substances that are being (or have been) assessed in Canada for their possible risks to human health and the environment. Describes what the chemical is, how it is used, what the government of Canada is doing and what you can do.
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