School Pesticide Use and Hazards Reports

For Schools in the Northwest and California:

• Pesticide Use by the Portland School District, 1996-1997 (June 1998, 8 pgs.)

Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides (NCAP)

PO Box 1393

Eugene, OR 97440

(541) 344-5044

• Weed Wars: Pesticide Use in Washington Schools (1999, 33 pgs.)

Washington Toxics Coalition (WTC)

4649 Sunnyside Ave. N., Suite 540

Seattle, WA 98103

WTC surveyed 41 school districts and received information from 33 districts. This report details findings, and lists the quantities and types of pesticides used by the responding districts.

• Pesticide Use by the Seattle School District, 1996-1997 (June 1998, 7 pgs.)

Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides (NCAP)

PO Box 1393

Eugene, OR 97440

(541) 344-5044

• P is for Poison: Update on Pesticide Use in California Schools (June 2000, 32 pgs.)
• Failing Health: Pesticide Use in California Schools (January 1998, 28 pgs.)

CalPIRG Charitable Trust

3486 Mission St.

San Francisco, CA 94110

(415) 206-9338

or

Californians for Pesticide Reform

49 Powell St., Suite 530

San Francisco, CA 94102

1 (888) CPR-4880

(415) 981-3939

• Taking the Pesticide Test: A Look at the Los Angeles Unified School District's Pest Control Program (June 1991, 27 pgs., $5.00.)

Pesticide Watch Education Fund

450 Geary St., Suite 500

San Francisco, CA 94102

(415) 292-1486

• Model School Integrated Pest and Pesticide Safety Program. Questionnaire Summary (1993, 3 pgs.)

Montana Department of Agriculture

PO Box 200201

Helena, MT 59620

(406) 444-2944

• Contaminated Classrooms: An Investigation of Pest Control Practices in Washington (State) Schools (1991, out of print)

Public Citizen's Congress Watch

215 Pennsylvania Ave. SE

Washington, DC 20003

(202) 546-4996

Publications: (202) 833-3000

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For Schools in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic Region:

• Pest Control Practices in Connecticut Public Schools (1999, 24 pgs.)

Environment &Human Health, Inc. (EHHI)

1191 Ridge Road

North Haven, CT 06473

(203) 248-6582

Fax: (203) 288-7571

• Primary Exposure: Pesticides in Massachusetts Schools (November 1996, 12 pgs.)

MASSPIRG Education Fund

Massachusetts Public Interest Research Group

29 Temple Place

Boston, MA 02111

(617) 292-4800

• Children at Risk: What Parents Aren't Told About Pesticide Use in Schools (March 1996, 36 pgs.)

Clean Water Action

1128 Walnut St., #300

Philadelphia, PA 19107

(215) 629-4022

• Pesticides in Schools: Reducing the Risks (March 1993, 34 pgs., free while supply lasts)

State of New York Department of Law

Albany, NY 12224

(212) 416-8446

A survey of pest control practices in the New York schools, with recommendations to school districts and the state legislature.

For Schools in the Midwest:

• A Parent's Guide to Pesticide Reduction in Wisconsin Schools (April 1999, 15 pgs.)
• School Pesticide Exposure in Wisconsin and Nationwide (April 1999, 9 pgs.)
• Pesticide Use Reporting and Reduction Project (pesticide hazards table, and pesticide use data from WI school districts)

Citizens for a Better Environment

152 W. Wisconsin Ave., Suite 510

Milwaukie, WI 53203

(414) 271-7280

• Pesticide Use in Illinois Public Schools: Survey Findings (1998, 6 pgs.)
• Report From the Task Force on Pesticides and Children's Health (1999, 12 pgs.)

Safer Pest Control Project/Business and Professional People for the Public Interest

25 E. Washington St., Suite 1515

Chicago, IL, 60602

(312) 641-5575

e-mail: spcp@iname.com

• Pesticide Use in Illinois Schools: A Survey (1992, 2 pg. summary available)

Sierra Club (Illinois Chapter)

506 S. Wabash, Suite 505

Chicago, IL, 60605

(312) 431-0158

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For Schools in the South and Southeast:

• Pesticide Report Card: Texas Schools Score from A to F in the Integrated Pest Management Program (September 1999, 27 pgs.)

Consumers Union

1300 Guadalupe, Suite 100

Austin, TX 78701

(512) 477-4431

e-mail: jamere@consumer.org or wongba@consumer.org

or

Texas Center for Policy Studies / Texas Pesticide Information Network

PO Box 2618

Austin, TX 78768

(512) 474-0811

e-mail: tcps@econet.org

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Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides (NCAP)

P.O. Box 1393, Eugene, OR 97440 

phone (541) 344-5044; fax (541) 344-6923

email info@pesticide.org.   http://www.pesticide.org

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