Winter Maladies: Natural Approaches
June Russell's Health Facts
Pesticides: Contact Information
The following are places to contact for further information about pesticides, and to get involved in finding a solution to the problem. Some of these organizations will notify you of action that can be taken; I encourage you to support them:
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Beyond Pesticides/NCAMP - a national, grassroots membership organization, founded in 1981, that collaborates with community-based organizations and people seeking to improve protections from pesticides and promote alternative strategies that reduce or eliminate pesticide use. Provides medical and legal referrals if concerned about the legality of spraying and notification.
701 E Street SE, Washington, D.C. 20003
Voice mail: 202-543-5450
Fax: 202-543-4791
E-mail: info@beyondpesticides.org
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Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides (NCAP)
P.O. Box 1393
Eugene, OR, 97440-1393
Phone: 541-344-5044
Fax: 541-344-6923
E-mail: info@pesticide.org
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Pesticide Action Network of North America (PANNA) provides information on the toxicity of many various chemical pesticides. .
49 Powell St., Suite 500
San Francisco, CA 94102
Phone: 415-981-1771
E-mail: panna@panna.org
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Chemical Injury Information Network (CIIN), publishes a monthly newsletter, “Our Toxic Times.”
Web: CIIN
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Environmental Research Foundation provides news and resources for environmental justice. They publish a newsletter, “Rachel’s Environment and Health Weekly”
P.O. Box 5036
Annapolis, MD 21403-7036
Phone: 410-263-1584
E-mail: erf@rachel.org
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Rachel Carson’s Council, Inc. is dedicated to the protection of the environment from the threat of pesticides and other chemicals. Newsletter is “Rachel Carson Council News.”
8940 Jones Mill Road
Chevy Chase, MD, 20815
Phone: 301-652-1877
E-mail: rsscouncil@aol.com
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ExToxNet - Extension Toxicology Network provides science-based information about pesticides, and is a cooperative ffort of the University of California-Davis, Oregon State University, Michigan State University, Cornell University, and the University of Idaho.
E-mail: extoxnet@ace.orst.edu
Web: ExToxNet
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