Why pesticide use in the
Rochester area matters:
Pesticide and herbicide use is coming under
closer scrutiny because we are
finding that even when properly used toxins
from these products end up in our bodies,
our children's bodies, our pets, plants and
animals around us and in our waterways.
These toxins could be responsible for
various cancers and health problems for many
unintended victims. There are alternatives
to the aesthetic application of herbicides
and this page provides some of those
alternatives. Also, this page provides
numerous resources and local news links on
the use and misuse of pesticides, including
a sub-page on the recent adoption of the
48 Hour Neighborhood Notification Law.
for Monroe County.
CDC - National Report on Human
Exposure to Environmental Chemicals | CDC
provides an ongoing assessment of the U.S.
population's exposure to environmental
chemicals using biomonitoring. Biomonitoring
is the assessment of human exposure to
chemicals by measuring the chemicals or
their metabolites in human specimens such as
blood or urine.
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What can We do about Pesticides in the
Rochester area?
Great Lawns/Great Lakes Providing
Integrated Pest Management Education,
specific to Lawncare, to Municipalities in
the Genesee River/Lake Ontario Watershed
Integrated Pest Management
Integrated Pest Management What is
Integrated Pest Management? Integrated Pest
Management (IPM) is a holistic approach to
pest control, not an alternative pest
control method. It employs a variety of
methods, and minimizes the potential for
adverse effects on health and the
environment. --from
HOME -
OFFICE OF THE NEW YORK STATE ATTORNEY
GENERAL ANDREW M. CUOMO
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Pesticides in
the Rochester-area News
(Please note: links
below open in a new window. )
Scientific articles on pesticides and our
environment
Resources on Pesticide Use
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Questions and Answers Regarding New York
State Pesticides Program - NYS Dept. of
Environmental Conservation Welcome
to the Pesticides Program's series of Questions
and Answers (Q&A). This Q&A series is designed
to provide information on Pesticide Program
subjects of interest to the public and the
regulated community. The Q&A cover a range of
subjects, such as pesticide product labels,
commercial lawn applications, certified
applicators, and many more topics.
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Grassroots Environmental Education - A
Non-Profit Environmental Education Organization
The mission of Grassroots Environmental
Education is to educate the public about the
links between common environmental exposures and
human health. We believe the cultivation of
broad-based support through education is the key
to positive and lasting change, and we seek to
empower individuals to act as catalysts for
change within their own communities.
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Pests and Pesticides --from
NYS Department of Health
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Pesticides | Region 2 | US EPA
The Region 2 pesticides program works with EPA
Headquarters and state and local governments to
promote and ensure the proper use, regulation
and enforcement of pesticides in New York, New
Jersey, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
More specifically, the program seeks to educate
the public about illegal and unregistered
pesticides, develop strategies for the reduction
of pesticide pollution by agricultural users and
provide information about mosquito control. The
program also provides pesticide information and
presentations to public interest groups,
academia, the regulated community, and the
general public.
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Pesticide Action Network North America |
Advancing Alternatives to Pesticides Worldwide
Pesticides are hazardous to human health and the
environment, undermine local and global food
security and threaten agricultural biodiversity.
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Beyond Pesticides Beyond
Pesticides (formerly National Coalition Against
the Misuse of Pesticides) works with allies in
protecting public health and the environment to
lead the transition to a world free of toxic
pesticides. The founders, who established Beyond
Pesticides as a nonprofit membership
organization in 1981, felt that without the
existence of such an organized, national
network, local, state and national pesticide
policy would become, under chemical industry
pressure, increasingly unresponsive to public
health and environmental concerns.
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National Pesticide Information Center
NPIC provides objective, science-based
information about pesticides and
pesticide-related topics to enable people to
make informed decisions about pesticides and
their use. NPIC is a cooperative agreement
between Oregon State University and the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency.
- Rochesterians Against The Misuse of
Pesticides (RAMP) newsletter: Gardens
instead of lawns, Fixing Conesus, Kellogg
mercury, Liberated Lunches, and an update on
West Nile Virus this summer. You can join RAMP,
one of the most effective environmental
organizations in Rochester, by writing to 10
Landing Road South, Rochester, NY 14610. RAMP
is a certified non-profit 501(c) (3)
organization under Section 4930 of the Internal
Revenue Code. Contributions to RAMP are fully
tax deductible. Donations, both large and
small, are gratefully received. Each one helps
support RAMP in its work to enhance public
awareness of toxic chemicals and other health
hazards. Donations can also be given to honor
friend and relatives on occasions such as
weddings, graduations, bar mitzvahs, bat
mitzvahs, and memorials.
  RAMP
Info: lots of information in Rochesterians Against The
Misuse of Pesticides (RAMP) newsletter: You can join RAMP, one of the most effective environmental
organizations in Rochester, by writing to 10 Landing Road South, Rochester, NY
14610. RAMP is a certified non-profit 501(c) (3) organization under
Section 4930 of the Internal Revenue Code. Contributions to RAMP are fully
tax deductible. Donations, both large and small, are gratefully received.
Each one helps support RAMP in its work to enhance public awareness of toxic
chemicals and other health hazards. Donations can also be given to honor
friend and relatives on occasions such as weddings, graduations, bar
mitzvahs,
bat mitzvahs, and memorials.
Beyond Pesticides Beyond Pesticides
(formerly National Coalition Against the
Misuse of Pesticides) works with allies
in protecting public health and the
environment to lead the transition to a
world free of toxic pesticides. The
founders, who established Beyond
Pesticides as a nonprofit membership
organization in 1981, felt that without
the existence of such an organized,
national network, local, state and
national pesticide policy would become,
under chemical industry pressure,
increasingly unresponsive to public
health and environmental concerns.
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