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Posted Wed Nov 19 2008: from Seattle Post-Intelligencer:
Bug bombs don't just kill pests: People, pets also sickened by foggers http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1227128281
...Last month, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a study the agency says is the first look at pesticide poisoning incidents related to bug bombs. Using the records of eight states where such incidents are tracked most carefully, including Washington, they documented 466 cases of injuries or illness from 2001 to 2006. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency responded this month by launching an effort to re-examine bug bombs' labels and packaging. The agency is also trying to figure out how to make consumers more aware of the need to read directions carefully....
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