Pesticides are killing us. Slowly and surely the poisons used to kill insects and fungus are upsetting the natural order, affecting other species on up through the food chain and now we are seeing the results.
What is a pesticide ?
"Broadly defined, a pesticide is any agent used to kill or control any pest. Pests can be insects, rodents or birds, unwanted plants (weeds), fungi, or microorganisms such as bacteria and viruses. Though often misunderstood to refer only to insecticides, the term pesticide also applies to herbicides, fungicides, microbiocides, rodenticides and various
other substances used to control pests. Under United States law, a pesticide is also any substance or mixture of substances intended for use as a insect or plant growth regulator, insect mating disruptor or egg sterilant, defoliant, or desiccant. Many household products are pesticides, such as cockroach sprays and baits, rat poisons, pet flea collars, products that kill mold and mildew, and kitchen disinfectants. (Source: http://www.pesticideinfo.org/Docs/ref_general1.html)"
DO. . Look up chemicals in the Pesticides Information Database. Make sure you know what you are using and dispose of poisons properly.
Think about your children's future and their children's future. What are we leaving them?
DO NOT. . .use pesticides anywhere. All places on earth are part of a watershed and dumping poison into the watershed is toxic waste.
For Additional information:
Call the RCRA (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act) - Hotline at 1-800-424-9346 for information on determining if your antifreeze is hazardous. RECYCLE http://1800recycle.wa.gov/info.html