Re: Need Advice Please
The House of Commons Environment Committee calls on Canadians to Reduce Pesticide Use to Protect Human Health and the Environment.
http://www.parl.gc.ca/InfoComDoc/36/2/ENVI/PressReleases/Envipr02-e.htm
Pesticide Free Ontario believes that the use of 2,4-D on home lawns in Canada must stop immediately. There are effective and non-toxic alternatives.
http://www.pesticidereform.ca/pfo%20response.htm
Canadian Cancer Society Speaks Out
Pesticides kill more than pests
http://www.pesticidereform.ca/cancersociety.htm
2,4-D Dangerous, Doctors Say February 25, 2005 The garden pesticide 2,4-D is dangerous to human health despite a recent regulatory announcement, says the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE).
Download report.
http://www.pesticidefree.ca/2,4-D_press_release_%28Feb._0.doc
West Nile Virus Over-Reaction: "Cure" will be worse than the Disease
June 15, 2001: A widening coalition of doctors, scientists and concerned citizens is calling on the Province of Ontario to immediately shelve its pesticide strategy for West Nile Virus control.
http://www.pesticidefree.ca/pressjune152001.htm
Ontario College of Family Physicians - Pesticide Literature Review April 23, 2004 Released today, the review shows consistent links to serious illnesses such as cancer, reproductive problems and neurological diseases, among others. The study also shows that children are particularly vulnerable to pesticides.
http://www.ocfp.on.ca/English/OCFP/Communications/CurrentIssues/Pesticides/de...
The Ontario College of Family Physicians’ Environmental Health Committee pamphlet entitled Pesticides and Human Health (written by Dr. Kelly Martin)
http://www.cape.ca/children/neuro6.html
Report of the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development
http://www.parl.gc.ca/InfoComDoc/36/2/ENVI/Studies/Reports/envi01/04-toc-e.html
POTENTIAL EFFECTS OF PESTICIDES ON HEALTH
http://www.parl.gc.ca/InfoComDoc/36/2/ENVI/Studies/Reports/envi01/12-ch5-e.html