[BCNnet] Web Site Relating to Fenthion

Wed, 30 Jan 2002 20:29:06 -0600

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I'm not sure if this has been posted on BCNNet already, but I thought it =
might be of interest to some of you, since it undoubtedly affects some =
of the birds that migrate through our region.

Scott Carpenter
Hyde Park/Chicago
scott_carpenter@softhome.net

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A pesticide, used only in Florida to kill mosquitoes, is also killing =
birds. Fenthion was once marketed as an avicide and is highly toxic to =
birds in the tiniest dose - whether ingested, inhaled or even absorbed =
through the skin. Already one Endangered Piping Plover has turned up =
dead among the thousands of birds killed by this pesticide. Every other =
state has found less toxic methods to control mosquitoes, but Florida =
continues to use fenthion.

The website www.banfenthion.org is set up to allow individuals to =
register their concern by sending automatically generated emails to the =
EPA, the manufacturer (Bayer), and others who have influence over the =
registration of fenthion.

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<P>A pesticide, used only in Florida to kill mosquitoes, is also killing =
birds.=20
Fenthion was once marketed as an avicide and is highly toxic to birds in =
the=20
tiniest dose - whether ingested, inhaled or even absorbed through the =
skin.=20
Already one Endangered Piping Plover has turned up dead among the =
thousands of=20
birds killed by this pesticide. Every other state has found less toxic =
methods=20
to control mosquitoes, but Florida continues to use fenthion.</P>
<P>The website <A =
href=3D"http://www.banfenthion.org">www.banfenthion.org </A>is=20
set up to allow individuals to register their concern by sending =
automatically=20
generated emails to the EPA, the manufacturer (Bayer), and others who =
have=20
influence over the registration of fenthion.</P></BODY></HTML>

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