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Download the Taking Toxics
Out of Maryland’s Health Care Sector report (2008) by Beyond Pesticides and Maryland Pesticide
Network
On October 27, 2008
Beyond Pesticides, Maryland Pesticide Network and leading Maryland health
and elder care facilities released, Taking Toxics out of Maryland’s
Health Care Sector: Transition to Green Pest Management Practices to Protect
Health and the Environment, a new report documenting practices and
policies to eliminate toxic pesticide use. The changes reflect a heightened
awareness of the need to protect particularly vulnerable populations from
serious health risks associated with toxic chemical exposure. A growing
body of scientific research links pesticides to Parkinson’s disease,
asthma, cancer and other illnesses.
Download the Healthy Hospitals report (2003) by Beyond Pesticides and Health
Care Without Harm
