Number	23915
Subject	Pesticides
Source	Center for Public Integrity
State	DC
Year	2008
Publication Date	07/30/2008
Summary	An analysis of EPA data by the Center of Public Integrity shows that the number of reported human health problems, including severe reactions, attributed to pyrethrins and pyrethroids increased by about 300 percent over the past decade. These pesticides are marketed as the safe alternative to older pesticides, but researchers, epidemiologists, and doctors are starting to question the safety of these products. The investigation also found that the EPA received 25,000 reports of pet pesticide reactions of every sort -- fatal, major, moderate and minor -- to over-the-counter pyrethroid spot on products.
Category	Contest Entry
Pages	37
Keywords	Environmental Protection Agency; pesticide; environmental health and safety; pyrethrins; pyrethroids; human reaction to pesticide; pet reaction to pesticide
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