Report by the Environmental Health Fund and Strategic Counsel on Corporate Accountability commemorating the 15th Anniversary of the Bhopal chemical disaster. Co-sponsored by PANNA. 1999. http://home.earthlink.net/~gnproject/chemcentury.htm.
Campos Envenenados: Los trabajadores agrícolas y los pesticidas en California (Reporte)
Este reporte escrito por PANNA, Unión de Campesinos (United Farm Workers-UFW, AFL-CIO) y la Fundación de Asistencia Legal Rural de California (California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation-CRLAF) revela que los trabajadores agrícolas de California enfrentan el riesgo de envenenarse con pesticidas más que cualquier otro segmento de la población y no están adecuadamente protegidos por las leyes de seguridad de pesticidas. Este reporte incluye el texto en Inglés. Online availability. Also available in hardcopy (see The PANNA shop).
Disrupting the Balance: Ecological Impacts of Pesticides in California (Report)
This 1999 report by PANNA and Californians for Pesticide Reform documents the alarming environmental consequences of pesticide use in California. Online availability. Also available in hardcopy (see The PANNA shop).
Fields of Poison 2002: California Farmworkers and Pesticides (Report)
This 2002 report by PANNA, United Farm Workers, California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation, and Californians for Pesticide Reform compiles information on reported farmworker pesticide poisonings and enforcement of pesticide worker health and safety laws throughout California. This report includes the text in Spanish. Online availability.
Fields of Poison: California Farmworkers and Pesticides (Report)
This 1999 report by PANNA, United Farm Workers, California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation, and Californians for Pesticide Reform reveals that California farmworkers face a greater risk of pesticide poisonings than any other segment of the population and are not adequately protected by pesticide safety laws. This report includes the text in Spanish. Online availability. Also available in hardcopy (see The PANNA shop).
Grapes crop sheet (Crop sheet)
2002. Grapes crop sheet on the dangers to farmworkers of exposure to high-hazard pesticides and how to respond in the event of suspected poisonings. Spanish and English. PANNA and Organización en California de Líderes Campesinas. The crop sheet.
Nowhere to Hide: Persistent Toxic Chemicals in the U.S. Food Supply (Report)
This 2000 report by PANNA and Commonweal highlights widespread contamination of U.S. food with persistent organic pollutants (POPs), many of which have been banned in the U.S. for years. The report documents the need for a global solution to POPs contamination and calls for a strong international POPs treaty. Online availability. Also available in hardcopy (see The PANNA shop).
Oranges crop sheet (Crop sheet)
2002. Oranges crop sheet on the dangers to farmworkers of exposure to high-hazard pesticides and how to respond in the event of suspected poisonings. Spanish and English. PANNA and Organización en California de Líderes Campesinas. The crop sheet.
PAN Pesticide Database (Web site)
Your one-stop site for pesticide toxicity and regulatory information, the PAN Pesticide Database brings together an unprecedented array of information from many different sources. The PAN Pesticide Database also allows you to find out about which pesticides are used in California by crop, chemical, and geographic area. http://www.pesticideinfo.org/.
Rising Toxic Tide: Pesticide Use in California 1991-1995 (Report)
1997 report by PANNA and Californians for Pesticide Reform documenting the rising intensity of pesticide use in California. 35 pp. Available only in hardcopy (see The PANNA shop).
Secondhand Pesticides: Airborne Pesticide Drift in California (Report)
This 2003 report offers unique, new analysis of the scope of the problem of toxic airborne pesticide pollution in California. http://panna.org/resources/documents/secondhandDriftAvail.dv.html. Also available in hardcopy (see The PANNA shop).
Strawberries crop sheet (Crop sheet)
2002. Strawberries crop sheet on the dangers to farmworkers of exposure to high-hazard pesticides and how to respond in the event of suspected poisonings. Spanish and English. PANNA and Organización en California de Líderes Campesinas. The crop sheet.
Tobacco, Farmers and Pesticides: The Other Story (Background paper)
This 1998 PANNA and San Francisco Tobacco Free Coalition background paper explores the impacts of pesticides used to grow tobacco on human health and the environment. Includes case studies of the Huichol Indians on tobacco plantations in Mexico and small farmers growing tobacco in Brazil for multinational corporations. Online availability. Also available in hardcopy (see The PANNA shop).
Resources available elsewhere
Our collection of links to key related resources available elsewhere on the Internet. Feel free to submit or correct a link.
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Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) ToxFAQs (Web site section) ATSDR ToxFAQs is a series of summaries about hazardous substances and includes toxicological profiles, frequently asked questions about exposure, information about hazardous waste sites, human health effects and provides public health statements. http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxfaq.html |
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Endocrine Disruptor Screening and Testing Advisory Committee (EDSTAC) (Web site) EDSTAC was established in the fall of 1996 to advise the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on a strategy for screening and testing chemicals and pesticides for their potential to disrupt endocrine functions in humans and wildlife. This web site contains all significant EDSTAC-related public summaries, reports and documents stemming from committee actions. http://www.epa.gov/scipoly/oscpendo/edspover... |
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Environmental Estrogens & Other Hormones (Web site) An educational service and an interactive forum. The site includes basic scientific/biological information about the endocrine system, definitions, modes of action, current news and research updates and links to various resources. http://www.tmc.tulane.edu/ECME/eehome/ |
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Environmental Health Network of California (Web site) An excellent resource for those battling against the injuries of today's toxic times, includes publications, reports, lawsuits, action alerts, links and a large database of information for those suffering from Multiple Chemical Sensitivities (MCS). http://users.lanminds.com/~wilworks/ehnindex... |
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EPA Fact Sheets on New Active Ingredients (Web site) This page contains fact sheets on new active ingredients registered by the Office of Pesticide Programs under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). http://www.epa.gov/opprd001/factsheets/ |
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Failing Health: Pesticide Use in California Schools (Report) 1998 report by Californians for Pesticide Reform (CPR) and California Public Interest Research Group Charitable Trust. Finds that many schools districts use pesticides associated with cancer, reproductive harm and nervous system toxicity. At the CPR Web site |
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Fooling with Nature (Web site) A Frontline program that examines new evidence in the controversy over the danger of man-made chemicals and their potential for endocrine disruption. The site includes interviews, historical timeline of significant events, special reports, links, a picture gallery and discussion of endocrine disruptors. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/show... |
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National Institute of Environmental health Sciences (NIEHS) (Web site) NIEHS works to reduce human illness and dysfunction caused by environmental factors. Resources include abstract searches of the journal, Environmental Health Perspectives, environmental health clearinghouse, factsheets, and overviews of current reproductive and development toxicology research. http://www.niehs.nih.gov |
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Peru Pesticide Disaster (Radio program) National Public Radio program on the 1999 poisoning of school children in Talcamarca, Peru. 6 minutes and 30 seconds. This is a RealAudio file. http://www.npr.org/ramfiles/atc/19991126.atc... |
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Pesticides and Human Health: A Resource for Health Care Professionals (Report) This 2000 report by CPR and PSR is an essential resource for physicians and other health providers for understanding the chronic health impacts of pesticides. http://www.psrla.org/pesthealth.htm |
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Poisoning the Air: Airborne Pesticides in California (Report) 1998 report by Californians for Pesticide Reform (CPR) and California Public Interest Research Group (CalPIRG). At the CPR Web site |
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Rachel's Environment and Health Weekly (Web site) Several newsletter articles relating to endocrine disruptors and environmental endocrines can be searched through a gopher database. http://www.rachel.org/bulletin/index.cfm?St=... |
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Resource Guide on Children's Environmental Health (Web site section) Children's Environmental Health Network's gateway to information on children's environmental health, including pesticide exposure. http://www.cehn.org/cehn/resourceguide/rgtoc... |
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The Cornell University Program on Breast Cancer and Envrionmental Risk Factors in New York State (BCERF) (Web site) Site is under development, but already contains a wealth of information, links and maps of breast cancer incidence and mortality in New York State, and pesticides and breast cancer risk. http://www.cfe.cornell.edu/bcerf/default.t |
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Toxic Secrets - "Inert" Ingredients in Pesticides 1987-1997 (Report) 1998 report by Californians for Pesticide Reform (CPR) and Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides (NCAP). Shows that the number of secret "inert" ingredients used in pesticides almost doubled in 10 years and that over a quarter of these "inert" ingredients are hazardous to public health and the environment. At the CPR Web site |
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Trouble on the Farm (Report) Trouble on the Farm looks at the impacts of pesticides on children of farmers and farm workers. This report, authored by Gina Solomon of the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), is available on the NRDC Web site. Phone (212) 727-1773 http://www.nrdc.org |