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My Toxic Dog: Personal Experiences with Flea Collars

April 23, 2009

Posted by Gina Solomon in Health and the Environment

Tags:
cancer, children, collar, epa, flea, greenpaws, neurologic, pesticide, pets, propoxur, simplesteps, tetrachlorvinphos

When my team at NRDC decided to study whether flea collars leave a hazardous residue on cats and dogs, we really didn't know if there was a problem. It seemed possible that we wouldn't find much, and that the residues...continued

Fighting Fleas on Pets...Safely

October 14, 2008

Posted by Gina Solomon in Health and the Environment

Tags:
cat, dog, flea, fleacollar, pesticide, pets, propoxur, simplesteps, tetrachlorvinphos

Scratch, scratch, scratch.... The sound of Cricket's toenails digging into his belly woke me last night at 3:00 AM. How annoying. The little guy has a flea, and that means today's bath day. Our dogs recognize the bath day ritual...continued

Gina Solomon
Gina Solomon
Senior Scientist
San Francisco
I've been a Senior Scientist at NRDC for twelve years, and my work is focused on protecting people...
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