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Pesticides

A collection of 5 issues

West Nile Pesticide Spraying In Our Area On September 9

Map via DOH [/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/wnv-notice-20150909-map-bk.jpg]The Department of Health says it will be spraying pesticides to reduce mosquito activity and the risk of the West Nile virus in parts of Greenwood Heights, Kensington, Park Slope, Windsor Terrace, and surrounding areas on Wednesday, September 9 between 8:

Get Rid Of Your Harmful Household Products This Sunday, August 9

Photo via the Department of Sanitation [http://www1.nyc.gov/events/nyc-safe-disposal-event---brooklyn/11851/1]This Sunday, August 9, from 10am-4pm, you can get rid of your harmful household products at an event being held by the Department of Sanitation [http://www1.nyc.gov/site/dsny/recycling-and-garbage/residents/safe-disposal-events.page] at

West Nile Pesticide Spraying In Our Area Tonight: What To Do

The Department of Health says it will be spraying pesticides to reduce mosquito activity and the risk of the West Nile virus in Prospect Park and other parts of our neighborhood tonight, Tuesday, September 16 between 8pm and 6am. If this morning’s rain continues, the spraying will be postponed

City Spraying Areas Near Playgrounds With Possible Cancer-Causing Pesticide

In their battle against weeds and vermin, the New York City Parks Department is using a common pesticide that a new study suggests is associated with non-Hodgkin lymphoma and breast cancer. The new concerns arise out of a study published in April [http://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/11/4/4449]

Local Elderly Woman Admitted To Hospital With West Nile Virus

Source: US Department of Agriculture via Wikimedia CommonsBean reporter Elle Spektor pointed us to the story of a 72-year-old woman who was infected with encephalitis, or the West Nile Virus. Virginia DiCosmo was admitted to the hospital on September 11, according to Carol DiCosmo, her daughter, as reported My Fox