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When
are Pesticides Classified as Poisons?
"The
dose makes the poison" is a saying all doctors understand.
What it means, in essence, is that it's not simply what you come
in contact with or ingest that determines risk, it's also how much
you contact or ingest.
The
Problem with Pests
Various
experts and publications are quoted on the issues of children's
health risks at schools as well as solutions to these risks.
The
Safe Use of Pesticides Keep Pests from Becoming a Problem in Schools
Pests
pose serious health and safety risks to children in schools. Safe
and responsible use of an integrated pest management (ipm) program
can minimize those risks.
Pests
and Specific Health Threats to Kids: A Doctor's Study
Jerome Goodard, Ph.D. is a medical
entomologist and clinical assistant professor of preventative medicine
at the University of Mississippi School of Medicine in Jackson.
Children's
Health and Pesticides
Statistics and facts about the safe use of pest control products
and the role they play in keeping children healthy from pests.
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