ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. The Environmental Protection Agency unveiled a proposal this ...

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Dermal exposure to pesticides constitutes the major route of pesticide exposure for agricultural workers, with the hands often accounting for most of the dermal exposure (Popendorf et al., 1979; Zwieg ...

Exposure to the organophosphate insecticide acephate and its degradate methamidophos in drinking water poses health risks, the US Environmental Protection agency concludes in a revised human health ...

(Beyond Pesticides, July 8, 2024) Please submit comments by Wednesday, July 31, 2024. Acephate, an insecticide and member of the highly toxic organophosphate (OP) family, is so toxic that EPA is ...

(Beyond Pesticides, May 8, 2024) In an unexpected turnaround, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced at the end of April a Proposed Interim Decision (PID) to discontinue all but one ...

When you bite into a piece of celery, there’s a fair chance that it will be coated with a thin film of a toxic pesticide called acephate. The bug killer — also used on tomatoes, cranberries, Brussels ...

What to know about these problem produce items, plus smart substitutions you can make By Catherine Roberts To help consumers identify the fruits and vegetables that posed the greatest risk from ...

A farmer in Idaho sprays pesticide to control the bugs on his cranberry bean crop in this file photo. Chris Butler [email protected] This story was originally published by ProPublica, a ...