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- Pesticides are dangerous chemicals that can seriously harm people and the environment. CEH works for ecological solutions to pest problems and alternatives to pesticides. See why: the Top Ten Reasons Not to Use Pesticides. - Click here to learn about pesticide use in rental housing. - See the letter CEH and other groups sent EPA, urging the agency to review increased pesticide risks due to climate change. - See the letter CEH and other groups sent the EPA, urging the agency to identify the so-called inert ingredients in pesticides (untested and often hazardous). For years the pesticide industry has claimed these ingredients are trade secrets. - Learn about the hazards of one common pesticide, Roundup. |
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Did you know...Lead wheel weights are no longer legal in California. Read about CEH's role in eliminating the largest source of new lead in the environment. |
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| Protecting Kids from Toxic Inhalants (1996-97) |
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Center for Environmental Health took legal action to combat toluene, a brain-damaging chemical found in aerosol spray paints and sealing compounds. Our work led to the reformulation of products that teens were inhaling. |