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WSPSHA Letter of Support for PBDE Bill

WA State Public Health Assocaition letter of support for PBDE bill.

Clean Production Action Fact Sheet on Electronics Industry Phasing Out PBDEs

Clean Production Action Fact Sheet on Electronics Industry Phasing Out PBDEs

Grow Smart, Grow Safe

PDF of Grow Smart, Grow Safe booklet.

Pesticide Guide from King County

 

Toy Database 4 page Fact Sheet

 

Top Three Things Consumers Can do to Keep Toxic Chemicals Out of their Homes and Offices

A brief fact sheet with specific choices you can make to reduce exposure to toxic chemicals in everyday products.

Prescription for Prevention

Prescription for Prevention on children's products and hazards.

Identifying Effective Sealants for CCA-Treated Wood

Identifying Effective Sealants for CCA-Treated Wood, report by Philip Dickey

Annual Report 2006

 

Keeping Molehills from Becoming Mountains

Keeping Molehills from Becoming Mountains

Health Care Professionals' Letter of Support

Letter from 275 health care professionals in support of 2007 PBDE bill.

WA State Council of Fire Fighters PBDE Letter

Letter from the WA State Council of Fire Fighters in support of PBDE bill.

Summary of Maine Report on Alternatives

Summary of State of Maine's Report on Alternatives to Deca-BDE.

PBDE Bill Supporters 2007

List of Washington state organizations supporting phase out of PBDEs.

Tourism Letter of Support for PBDE Bill

Letter from tourism-related business in support of PBDE bill.

Truth About Deca, Fire Safety and Recycling

information on the myths and facts about deca and fire safety

PBDE Green Guide

information on alternatives to PBDE products

PBDE Fact Sheet 2006

fact sheet on health impacts, etc. of PBDEs

Annual Report 2000

Annual Report 2000

Annual Report 2001

Annual Report 2001

Annual Report 2002

Annual Report 2002

Annual Report 2003

Annual Report 2003

Annual Report 2004

Annual Report 2004

Antimicrobial Products: Who Needs Them?

Antimicrobial Products: Who Needs Them?

Aphids: Safe and Successful Control

Aphids: Safe and Successful Control

Art and Hobby Supplies

Art and Hobby Supplies

Auction for Action Catalog 2006

Auction for Action Catalog 2006

Auction for Action Flyer and Registration Form

 

Breakdown of Deca Analysis

explains the break down of deca in the environment

Clean Water for Salmon Fact Sheet

Campaign Fact Sheet: Clean Water for Salmon: Keeping Pesticides out of our Waterways

Healthy Schools Fact Sheet

Campaign Fact Sheet: Healthy Schools

Consumer Education Fact Sheet

Campaign Fact Sheet: Consumer Education: Information for Leading a Toxic-Free Life

Toxic-Free Legacy Fact Sheet

Campaign Fact Sheet: Toxic-Free Legacy: Eliminating Persistent Toxic Chemicals to Protect Health

Get Involved Fact Sheet

Campaign Fact Sheet: Get Involved: Help Ensure a Healthy Environment

Carpeting and Children's Health

Carpeting and Children's Health: How Flooring Decisions Can Affect your Home's Indoor Air Quality

Urban areas affected by 2004 pesticide ruling

These are the urban areas in Washington affected by the 2004 court order restricting pesticide use near salmon-bearing streams.

Safer Cleaning Products

Safer Cleaning Products

Household Guide to Clean Water

Household Guide to Clean Water

Clothing Moths: Prevention and Control

Clothing Moths: Prevention and Control

Consumer Education Fact Sheet

Consumer Education Fact Sheet

Cosmetics and Personal-Care Products: Avoiding Bodily Harm

Cosmetics and Personal-Care Products: Avoiding Bodily Harm

European Crane Fly: Lawn Pest or Bird Food?

European Crane Fly: Lawn Pest or Bird Food

Model Pest Management Policy

Model Pest Management Policy for the Protection of Salmon and Human Health

Dioxin Fact Sheet

Dioxin Fact Sheet

Dumping on Farmers: The Toxic Waste in Fertilizer Story

Dumping on Farmers: The Toxic Waste in Fertilizer Story

European Commission's Letter

Explaining the decision to ban deca-PBDE from televisions and computers.

Choosing Fertilizers for the Lawn and Garden

Choosing Fertilizers for the Lawn and Garden

Illegal Chemical Industry Advisory Committee on Endangered Species & Pesticides

Illegal Chemical Industry Advisory Committee on Endangered Species & Pesticides

Firefighters Sign-on Letter 2007

A letter for firefighters to sign-on to encourage the 2007 Washington Legislature to pass the PBDE bill.

Managing Fleas in Your Home

Managing Fleas in Your Home

Garden Insect Pests

Garden Insect Pests

Growing Trends: Successful Strategies for Reducing Pesticides in Public Places

Growing Trends: Successful Strategies for Reducing Pesticides in Public Places

Chart of Hazards of Commonly Used Pesticides

 

Healthcare Professionals Sign-on Letter 2007

A letter for healthcare professionals to sign-on to encourage the 2007 Washington Legislature to pass the PBDE bill.

Health Homes for Healthy Kids

Health Homes for Healthy Kids

Holding the Bag: How Toxic Waste in Fertilizer Fails Farmers and Gardeners

Holding the Bag: How Toxic Waste in Fertilizer Fails Farmers and Gardeners

The Fruitful Northwest Home Orchard

The Fruitful Northwest Home Orchard

Pesticide Information Online

Pesticide Information Online

Model Least-Toxic IPM Policy

Model Least-Toxic IPM Policy

Kids at Risk: Pesticides and Children's Health

Kids at Risk: Pesticides and Children's Health

Healthy Schools PAK: Alternatives

Healthy Schools PAK: Alternatives

Healthy Schools Pesticide Action Kit

Healthy Schools Pesticide Action Kit

Healthy Schools PAK: Hazards of Common Pesticides

Healthy Schools PAK: Hazards of Common Pesticides

Healthy Schools PAK: Additional Resources

Healthy Schools PAK: Additional Resources

Sample Schools Petition

Sample Schools Petition

Notification: Your Right to Know

Notification: Your Right to Know

What is the Children's Pesticide Right-to-Know Act?

What is the Children's Pesticide Right-to-Know Act?

Ten Steps to a Healthy School

Ten Steps to a Healthy School

Is This Pesticide Safe?

Is This Pesticide Safe? How to Evaluate Your Risk of Harm from using Pesticides

Language of King County's Mercury Thermometer Ban

Language of King County's Mercury Thermometer Ban

Lawn Care

Lawn Care

Reducing Exposure to Lead in Older Homes

Reducing Exposure to Lead in Older Homes

Lead in Lunch Boxes Letter

Lead in Lunch Boxes Letter

A Lesson in Prevention

A Lesson in Prevention: Measuring Pesticide Use in Washington Schools

Getting Ahead of Lice

Tips on avoiding exposure to head lice, and least-toxics methods to handle an infestation.

Mercury

Mercury Fact Sheet

Mercury in Cars

Mercury in Cars

Reducing Mercury Pollution: Six Things You Can Do

Reducing Mercury Pollution: Six Things You Can Do

Mercury Thermometers

Mercury Thermometers

Mosquito Megabites: Effective Mosquito Control

Mosquito Megabites: Effective Mosquito Control

Alternatives Newsletters

Alternatives Newsletters

Notification: Your Right to Know

Notification: Your Right to Know

Pollution in People Olympia Event

 

Coughenour's 2004 Ruling

Coughenour's 2004 Ruling

Paints and Wood Preservatives: Protecting Your Wood and Your Health

Paints and Wood Preservatives: Protecting Your Wood and Your Health

Protecting Kids' Health by Eliminating Toxic Flame Retardants (PBDEs)

this fact sheet has information on health and environmental concerns related to toxic flame retardants or PBDEs.

Toxic Flame Retardants (PBDEs) fact sheet

Toxic Flame Retardants (PBDEs) fact sheet

Flame Retardants in the Bodies of Pacific Northwest Residents

Flame Retardants in the Bodies of Pacific Northwest Residents

Stop Toxic Pollution: Dept. of Ecology PBT Program

Stop Toxic Pollution: Dept. of Ecology PBT Program

Pentachlorophenol Fact Sheet

Pentachlorophenol Fact Sheet

Pesticide Threats to Endangered Species: Case Studies

Pesticide Threats to Endangered Species: Case Studies

Pesticides Threaten Salmon and Steelhead

Pesticides Threaten Salmon and Steelhead

Pesticide Free Zone Sign Owners Manual

How to display your Pesticide Free Zone sign, and information on what it means to be pesticide free.

Plant Diseases: Leaves

Plant Diseases: Leaves

Plant Diseases: Roots

Plant Diseases: Roots

Appropriate Plants for Northwest Landscapes

Appropriate Plants for Northwest Landscapes

Poisoned Waters

Poisoned Waters

Lindane-Free Scabies Prevention and Treatment

INFORM, Inc. fact sheet on Lindane-Free Scabies Prevention and Treatment.

PVC -- Bad News Comes in Threes: The Poison Plastic, Health Hazards, and the Looming Waste Crisis

PVC -- Bad News Comes in Threes: The Poison Plastic, Health Hazards, and the Looming Waste Crisis

Reel Trouble: How Washington's Fish-Advisory Program Fails to Protect Consumers from Toxic Fish

Reel Trouble: How Washington's Fish-Advisory Program Fails to Protect Consumers from Toxic Fish

Removing a Lawn without Herbicides

Removing a Lawn without Herbicides

Researching Household Products

Researching Household Products: using the Internet and Other Resources to Uncover Health Effects and Environmental Impacts, and Find Alternatives

I Smell a Rat: Solving Rodent Problems

I Smell a Rat: Solving Rodent Problems

Salmon Hazard Warning Sign

Salmon Hazard Warning Sign

Protecting Endangered Salmon from Pesticides: Risks and Remedies

Protecting Endangered Salmon from Pesticides: Risks and Remedies

School Evaluation Form

School Evaluation Form

Scientific Evidence Shows Need to Eliminate Deca

fact sheet on the health and environmental effects of the deca form of PBDEs.

Seattle Precautionary Priciple Working Group White Paper

Seattle Precautionary Priciple Working Group White Paper

List of Seven Pesticides

Pesticides that require salmon hazard warning point-of-sale signs.

Protecting Your Plants from Slugs

Protecting Your Plants from Slugs

Spiders, Ants, Flies, and Cockroaches: Four Common Household Invaders

Spiders, Ants, Flies, and Cockroaches: Four Common Household Invaders

Stericycle Fact Sheet

Stericycle Fact Sheet

Talking to Your Neighbors about Pesticides

How to approach your neighbors who use pesticides and discuss your concerns without getting them angry or offended.

Managing Tent Caterpillars Without Chemicals

Managing Tent Caterpillars without Chemicals

Tourism Industry Sign-on Letter 2007

A letter for tourism industry leaders to sign-on to encourage the 2007 Washington Legislature to pass the PBDE bill.

Toxic Tradeoff

Toxic Tradeoff

Vinyl Exam: Eliminating PVC in Your Home

Vinyl Exam: Eliminating PVC in Your Home

Visualizing Zero: Eliminating Persistent Pollution in Washington

Visualizing Zero: Eliminating Persistent Pollution in Washington

Get Involved: Help Ensure a Healthy Environment

Fact sheet on volunteering with Washington Toxics Coalition

Washington State's Program to Eliminate Persistent Toxic Chemicals

 

Weed Management for the Lawn and Garden

Weed Management for the Lawn and Garden

What's Wrong with Using Pesticides

Information about pesticide hazards to children, pets, birds, insects, water quality, and more. Information on active ingredients and inert ingredients included.

Word Documents

Word Documents

Getting Along with Yellowjackets

Getting Along with Yellowjackets

googlehostedservice.html

hosting verification for google apps

Publications Order Form

Printable PDF file for use in mailed orders for WTC publications.

Smoking Out the Truth About Deca and Fire Safety

Fact sheet on the fire safety impacts of banning PBDEs, particularly deca-BDE.

Developmental Disabilities Coalition Letter of Support for PBDE Bill

Letter from the Developmental Disabilities Coalition in support of PBDE bill.

Safer Products For Kids

Information about Safer Products for Children

Lead Cadmium Phthalates TFLC

TFLC fact sheet: lead, cadmium, and phthalates in children's products

IAFF Letter of Support for PBDE Ban

International Association of Fire Fighters letter supporting ban on PBDEs.

Auction for Action Flyer and Registration Form 2007

 

Not So Squeaky Clean : A Study of Phthalates in Toys

Written by Erika Schreder

PBDE bill timeline

A detailed timeline of the bans and assessments in the PBDE bill.

Annual Report 2005

Annual Report 2005

Volatile Vinyl

The New Shower Curtain's Chemical Smell. New laboratory tests reveal the familiar "new shower curtain smell" may be toxic to our health. Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plastic shower curtains purchased at Bed Bath & Beyond, Kmart, Sears, Target, and Wal-Mart all contain avoidable toxic chemicals including volatile organic compounds (VOCs), phthalates, organotins and metals.

Protecting Your Home from Carpenter Ants

A great fact sheet on preventing infestations and damage from carpenter ants, with information on proper identification.

PBDEs and Your Health

Fact sheet on health effects of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs).

What's In the Bath Tub?

A fact sheet on toxic ingredients in children's personal care products.

Results of X-Ray Testing for Toxic Chemicals in Washington Homes and Offices

The results of our study on the presence of toxic flame retardants, lead, and phthalates in everyday items such as clothing, furniture, toys, and electronics.

Tales from the North Side: Problems with Moss

Home Safe Home fact sheet on moss control.

Safer Products

 

Frequently Asked Questions About the PBDE Bill