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It has been used to fight blazes in the US since 1963, and is the main long-term fire retardant used by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.
(Note: Red dye No.3 has not been proven to cause cancer in humans, despite what you may have read on social media.) While many companies have been phasing out use of red dye No.3 for years, some ...
A study by researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles, published last year claimed that long-term fire retardants contained heavy toxic metals. The manufacturer of Phos-Chek, which ...
Cyfluthrin is a pyrethroid insecticide and common household pesticide. It is a complex organic compound and the commercial product is sold as a mixture of isomers.Like most pyrethroids (MoA 3a), [1] it is highly toxic to fish and invertebrates, but it is far less toxic to humans. [2]
Rotenone was used in powdered form to treat scabies and head lice on humans, and parasitic mites on chickens, livestock, and pet animals. In agriculture it was unselective in action and killed potato beetles , cucumber beetles , flea beetles , cabbage worms , raspberry beetles , and asparagus beetles , as well as most other arthropods.
Banned worldwide for toxicity to humans Moderately toxic Diazinon [32] Spectracide Organophosphate: Sale of diazinon for residential use was discontinued in the U.S. in 2004. Should never be sprayed on flowering crops especially if bees are active and the crop requires pollination. Highly toxic Dicrotophos [33] Bidrin Organophosphate
The move follows California's 2023 ban, which prohibits the sale of foods containing Red Dye No. 3 in the state starting in 2027, and aligns the U.S. with much of the world, including the European ...
The Stringfellow Acid Pits are a toxic waste dump and Superfund site located in Jurupa Valley, California, United States, just north of the neighborhood of Glen Avon.. The site became the center of national news coverage in the early 1980s, in part because it was considered one of the most polluted sites in California, and because it became linked with mismanagement and scandal in the U.S ...