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Pesticides: O – P
The List of Fluorinated and Fluoride Pesticides Beginning with O – P Note: The information on the pesticides was current as of 2007 – FAN intends to update this throughout 2012-2013. PESTICIDE ADVERSE EFFECTS REGISTERED USE Oxathiapiprolin CAS No. 1003318-67-9 Fungicide New pesticide as of July 2012. No toxicological information available. EPA Registered: No Oxyfluorfen […]
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National Research Council of Canada (1977): Environmental Fluoride
National Research Council of Canada NRC Associate Committee on Scientific Criteria for Environmental Quality Environmental Fluoride 1977 by Dyson Rose & John R. Marier National Research Council of Canada NRCC NO. 16081 ISSN 0316-0114 The Associate Committee on Scientific Criteria for Environmental Quality was established by the National Research Council of Canada in response to […]
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Sulfuryl Fluoride – FAN’s first Objection & Request for Hearing, April 8, 2002
Written Objections and Request for Hearing in the matter of: Sulfuryl fluoride; Temporary Pesticide Tolerances. Final Rule. Docket control number OPP-301166A Submitted by Ellen and Paul Connett 82 Judson Street, Canton New York 13617 Tel: 315-379-9200. Fax: 315-379-0448 Email: wastenot@northnet.org April 8, 2002 Note: Some of the online links cited in the original submission are […]
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Michigan: ‘Do Not Eat’ fish advisory issued for Clarks Marsh in Iosco County
LANSING – The Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH) has issued a “do not eat” advisory for all fish taken from Clarks Marsh, south of the former Wurtsmith Air Force Base, in Iosco County. Pumpkinseed and bluegill fish samples were collected from the marsh in 2011. Laboratory analysis of the samples indicates that levels of […]
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Mother’s milk a major source of PFCs to infants
Excerpt: … The breastfeeding lobby is sometimes reluctant to highlight breast-milk contamination because they don’t want women to have another excuse not to breastfeed. But despite the reassuring arguments to keep breastfeeding, I find myself unsettled. The amount of chemicals infants suckle through milk is not insignificant. Recent studies show that lactating mothers offload about […]
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Industry voluntarily withdraws C8 greaseproofing agents from market
The FDA announced today that manufacturers of five greaseproofing agents known as C8 compounds have voluntarily withdrawn them from the marketplace. Those compounds are used as coatings on paper wrappers and containers which come into contact with food. They are found on fast-food wrappers, microwave popcorn bags, pizza boxes, and pet food bags and are […]
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Gypsum finds ecological concerns stacked against it
Anybody who’s lived in the Bay Area for any amount of time need not look at the numbers provided by the Florida Phosphate Council to understand how important the industry is to Central Florida. Last year alone, according to the Florida Phosphate Council, 33.8 million metric tons of phosphate rock were extracted from 6,355 acres […]
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Perfluorochemicals Linked With Impulsivity
Text under photo: Chemical Triggers? Ubiquitous in commercial products, perfluorochemicals may set the stage for attention issues in children. Children’s exposure to a growing list of industrial chemicals, including certain pesticides and phthalates, has been linked to development of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Now evidence suggests that perfluorinated chemicals (PFCs) boost ADHD risks by […]
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Polk firm engineers new technology to capture HF
LAKELAND – Gases escaping from fertilizer company cooling ponds have been blamed for injuring orange trees and making cows teeth fall out after they eat tainted grass. But a Polk County company has invented a new way to recover a valuable commodity from the ponds, which DuPont says it is ready to buy. What’s more, […]
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Fluorines make hydrogen bonds
Scientists in the US have shown that fluorine compounds can form hydrogen bonds, a finding that could have implications for the pharmaceutical industry, they say Fluorine is often used in drug development as its presence in organic compounds can affect properties such as absorption, distribution and stability. However, exactly how it interacts with biological molecules […]