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Unthinkable Risk -- Unintended Causualties

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Unthinkable Risk: How Children are Exposed and Harmed
When Pesticides are Used at School

By Section:

Title and contents[4 pages, PDF 348K]

Summary and Introduction [4 pages, PDF 136K]

Chapter 1: Pesticide Contamination of Indoor Air and Surfaces [4 pages, PDF 328K]

Chapter 2: Pesticide Contamination of Soil, Vegetation, Turf, and the Outdoor Environment [2 pages, PDF 176K]

Chapter 3: Breathing, Touching, Tasting: How Children can Inhale, Absorb, or Ingest Pesticide Residues and Vapors [4 pages, PDF 268K]

Chapter 4: Learning the Hard Way: Actual School Pesticide Exposure Incidents [9 pages, PDF 44K]

Chapter 5: Recommendations for Parents, Schools, States, and the Federal Government [2 pages, PDF 32K]

References [2 pages, PDF 20K]

Appendix A: List of School Pesticide Exposure Incidents [Introduction page only, PDF 8K]

Appendix A: California Incidents [7 pages, PDF 388K]

Appendix A: Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington Incidents [6 pages, PDF 340K]

Appendix A: Incidents in Other States [9 pages, PDF 340K]

The report is also available in hard copy (50 pgs., $7 ppd). Contact NCAP at: info@pesticide.org> or call 1-541-344-5044.

 

Unintended Casualties: Five Stories of Children Whose Lives Were
Profoundly Affected by Exposure to Pesticides at School

[5 pages, PDF 128K]

This 5-page supplementary packet highlights five school pesticide exposure incidents and personalizes them in a way not possible in the Appendix of the larger report.

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Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides
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