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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→
November 19, 2008
Posted by Gina Solomon in Health and the Environment
- Tags:
- california, children, chlorpyrifos, dursban, insecticide, neurotoxin, organophosphate, pesticide, pregnancy, proposition65, reproductive
I took a friend who's visiting from Ireland to our local flea market this weekend. It's quite a cultural experience. She found some unique (and inexpensive) gifts to bring home. I trolled for my favorite stuff - toxic junk. Sure...continued→
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→