Toxins Newsletter
Newsletter
TOXINS
For a time we did a poison of the week feature. That turned into the Toxic Chemical Blog. We thought it was a good time to highlight the primary toxins that are still prevalent in our gardening and personal lives. Many of these are commonly pushed and sold in retail stores. There are details under each of the following items (click on a topic to read more) and even more topics in the blog on the web site.
Acephate
Antibacterial Soap
Arsenic
Atrazine
Bayer gardening products
BHA, BHT, and Ethoxyquin
Chlorine
Clorox / Bleach
Clothianidin – bee killer
Copper Sulfate
Cypermethrin
DEET
Diazinon
Duet & Aqualuer 20/20 WNV Chemicals
Dursban
Electromagnetic Radiation
Fluoride
Forbid 4 F
Glyphosate—The Most Abused Chemical in the History of Man
GMO Genetically Modified Organism
HFCS High Fructose Corn Syrup
High Nitrogen Synthetic Fertilizer
Imidacloprid
Imprelis herbicide
Lead
Malathion
Mercury (Thimerosal)
Merit
Metaldehyde
Methyl Iodide
Mold
Monsanto
Moth Balls / Naphthalene
MSMA (Monosodium methanearsonate)
Neonicotinoids
Nitrates
Organophosphate Pesticides
Orthene
Phthalates
Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)
Pyrethroids
Pyrethrum
Pyridine Carboxylic Acids
Ricin
Rotenone
Roundup
Roundup 2nd time around
Scott’s Bonus S
Sevin
Temik
Triclosan in Antibacterial Soaps
2-Butoxyethanol
2,4-D
The first photo shows old pesticides that are no longer
on the market but many like RoundUp are still available
and heavily used.
