Bad News for Dursban/Chlorpyrifos

mmiller@pcsia.com
Thu, 28 Oct 1999 22:02:52 -0500

"The EPA’s reassessment of chlorpyrifos finds significant risks to humans
and wildlife from outdoor uses of the pesticide. The chemical is so widely
used that "the majority of the U.S. population is exposed to chlorpyrifos,"
the EPA’s preliminary risk report states. The report notes that previous
studies have shown that 82 percent of American adults and 92 percent of
children studied have traces of the chemical in their urine."

Note the company response excerpted below.

"Dow AgroSciences has already responded to the study, saying that it
includes a "tremendous number of errors and omissions." The company says
chlorpyrifos is quite safe."

Same old, same old. Mike Miller

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