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Art and Hobby Supplies

What is the Children's Pesticide Right-to-Know Act?

What is the Children's Pesticide Right-to-Know Act?

What's Wrong with Using Pesticides

Information about pesticide hazards to children, pets, birds, insects, water quality, and more. Information on active ingredients and inert ingredients included.

Cosmetics and Personal-Care Products: Avoiding Bodily Harm

Cosmetics and Personal-Care Products: Avoiding Bodily Harm

Healthy Schools PAK: Hazards of Common Pesticides

Healthy Schools PAK: Hazards of Common Pesticides

Protecting Kids' Health by Eliminating Toxic Flame Retardants (PBDEs)

this fact sheet has information on health and environmental concerns related to toxic flame retardants or PBDEs.

BPA Endorsing Org list

The list of organizations that Support the Safe Baby Bottle Act of 2009

Safer Products For Kids

Information about Safer Products for Children

Consumer Education Fact Sheet

Campaign Fact Sheet: Consumer Education: Information for Leading a Toxic-Free Life

Antimicrobial Products: Who Needs Them?

Antimicrobial Products: Who Needs Them?

Reel Trouble: How Washington's Fish-Advisory Program Fails to Protect Consumers from Toxic Fish

Reel Trouble: How Washington's Fish-Advisory Program Fails to Protect Consumers from Toxic Fish

Toxic-Free Legacy Fact Sheet

Campaign Fact Sheet: Toxic-Free Legacy: Eliminating Persistent Toxic Chemicals to Protect Health

Keeping Molehills from Becoming Mountains

Keeping Molehills from Becoming Mountains

Managing Fleas in Your Home

Managing Fleas in Your Home

Protecting Endangered Salmon from Pesticides: Risks and Remedies

Protecting Endangered Salmon from Pesticides: Risks and Remedies

Pollution in People Olympia Event

 

Kids at Risk: Pesticides and Children's Health

Kids at Risk: Pesticides and Children's Health

Vinyl Exam: Eliminating PVC in Your Home

Vinyl Exam: Eliminating PVC in Your Home

Paints and Wood Preservatives: Protecting Your Wood and Your Health

Paints and Wood Preservatives: Protecting Your Wood and Your Health

Mosquito Megabites: Effective Mosquito Control

Mosquito Megabites: Effective Mosquito Control

Consumer Education Fact Sheet

Consumer Education Fact Sheet

Healthy Schools PAK: Additional Resources

Healthy Schools PAK: Additional Resources

Stop Toxic Pollution: Dept. of Ecology PBT Program

Stop Toxic Pollution: Dept. of Ecology PBT Program

Annual Report 2007

 

Dioxin Fact Sheet

Dioxin Fact Sheet

School Evaluation Form

School Evaluation Form

A Lesson in Prevention

A Lesson in Prevention: Measuring Pesticide Use in Washington Schools

Healthy Schools Fact Sheet

Campaign Fact Sheet: Healthy Schools

Talking to Your Neighbors about Pesticides

How to approach your neighbors who use pesticides and discuss your concerns without getting them angry or offended.

Model Least-Toxic IPM Policy

Model Least-Toxic IPM Policy

Notification: Your Right to Know

Notification: Your Right to Know

Tourism Letter of Support for PBDE Bill

Letter from tourism-related business in support of PBDE bill.

Health Care Professionals' Letter of Support

Letter from 275 health care professionals in support of 2007 PBDE bill.

Getting Along with Yellowjackets

Getting Along with Yellowjackets

PVC -- Bad News Comes in Threes: The Poison Plastic, Health Hazards, and the Looming Waste Crisis

PVC -- Bad News Comes in Threes: The Poison Plastic, Health Hazards, and the Looming Waste Crisis

Prescription for Prevention

Prescription for Prevention on children's products and hazards.

Lindane-Free Scabies Prevention and Treatment

INFORM, Inc. fact sheet on Lindane-Free Scabies Prevention and Treatment.

Developmental Disabilities Coalition Letter of Support for PBDE Bill

Letter from the Developmental Disabilities Coalition in support of PBDE bill.

Plant Diseases: Leaves

Plant Diseases: Leaves

The Fruitful Northwest Home Orchard

The Fruitful Northwest Home Orchard

Pesticide Free Zone Sign Owners Manual

How to display your Pesticide Free Zone sign, and information on what it means to be pesticide free.

AuctionCatalog2008

Listing and Description of Live and Silent Auction Items

Annual Report 2006

 

Get Involved: Help Ensure a Healthy Environment

Fact sheet on volunteering with Washington Toxics Coalition

Illegal Chemical Industry Advisory Committee on Endangered Species & Pesticides

Illegal Chemical Industry Advisory Committee on Endangered Species & Pesticides

IAFF Letter of Support for PBDE Ban

International Association of Fire Fighters letter supporting ban on PBDEs.

Healthy Schools PAK: Alternatives

Healthy Schools PAK: Alternatives

Coughenour's 2004 Ruling

Coughenour's 2004 Ruling

Safer Cleaning Products

Safer Cleaning Products

Healthy Schools Pesticide Action Kit

Healthy Schools Pesticide Action Kit

Urban areas affected by 2004 pesticide ruling

These are the urban areas in Washington affected by the 2004 court order restricting pesticide use near salmon-bearing streams.

Volatile Vinyl

The New Shower Curtain's Chemical Smell. New laboratory tests reveal the familiar "new shower curtain smell" may be toxic to our health. Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plastic shower curtainspurchased at Bed Bath & Beyond, Kmart, Sears,Target, and Wal-Mart all contain avoidable toxicchemicals including volatile organic compounds(VOCs), phthalates, organotins and metals.

BPA Flash Movie Web

 

Results of X-Ray Testing for Toxic Chemicals in Washington Homes and Offices

The results of our study on the presence of toxic flame retardants, lead, and phthalates in everyday items such as clothing, furniture, toys, and electronics.

Identifying Effective Sealants for CCA-Treated Wood

Identifying Effective Sealants for CCA-Treated Wood, report by Philip Dickey

Holding the Bag: How Toxic Waste in Fertilizer Fails Farmers and Gardeners

Holding the Bag: How Toxic Waste in Fertilizer Fails Farmers and Gardeners

WA State Council of Fire Fighters PBDE Letter

Letter from the WA State Council of Fire Fighters in support of PBDE bill.

PBDE Green Guide

information on alternatives to PBDE products

PBDEs and Your Health

Fact sheet on health effects of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs).

Reducing Exposure to Lead in Older Homes

Reducing Exposure to Lead in Older Homes

Frequently Asked Questions About the PBDE Bill

Fact sheet on what the PBDE bill does and answers to frequently asked questions about the bill.

Toxic Tradeoff

Toxic Tradeoff

Lawn Care

Lawn Care

BPA Factsheet

A fact sheet about the affects and dangers of BPA, and info on the Safe Baby Bottle Act of 2009.

Auction Donation Form 2009

 

Toxic Flame Retardants (PBDEs) fact sheet

Toxic Flame Retardants (PBDEs) fact sheet

Lead Cadmium Phthalates TFLC

TFLC fact sheet: lead, cadmium, and phthalates in children's products

Mercury Thermometers

Mercury Thermometers

Firefighters Sign-on Letter 2007

A letter for firefighters to sign-on to encourage the 2007 Washington Legislature to pass the PBDE bill.

Chart of Hazards of Commonly Used Pesticides

 

Safe Shopper Wallet Card

 

Auction for Action Catalog 2006

Auction for Action Catalog 2006

Poisoned Waters

Poisoned Waters

Reducing Mercury Pollution: Six Things You Can Do

Reducing Mercury Pollution: Six Things You Can Do

Garden Insect Pests

Garden Insect Pests

PBDE Fact Sheet 2006

fact sheet on health impacts, etc. of PBDEs

Flame Retardants in the Bodies of Pacific Northwest Residents

Flame Retardants in the Bodies of Pacific Northwest Residents

Pesticide Threats to Endangered Species: Case Studies

Pesticide Threats to Endangered Species: Case Studies

Carpeting and Children's Health

Carpeting and Children's Health: How Flooring Decisions Can Affect your Home's Indoor Air Quality

Not So Squeaky Clean : A Study of Phthalates in Toys

Written by Erika Schreder

Salmon Hazard Warning Sign

Salmon Hazard Warning Sign

Protecting Your Home from Carpenter Ants

A great fact sheet on preventing infestations and damage from carpenter ants, with information on proper identification.

Get Involved Fact Sheet

Campaign Fact Sheet: Get Involved: Help Ensure a Healthy Environment

Healthy Holiday Gift Guide 2008

 

Top Three Things Consumers Can do to Keep Toxic Chemicals Out of their Homes and Offices

A brief fact sheet with specific choices you can make to reduce exposure to toxic chemicals in everyday products.

Choosing Fertilizers for the Lawn and Garden

Choosing Fertilizers for the Lawn and Garden

Healthcare Professionals Sign-on Letter 2007

A letter for healthcare professionals to sign-on to encourage the 2007 Washington Legislature to pass the PBDE bill.

Breakdown of Deca Analysis

explains the break down of deca in the environment

Seattle Precautionary Priciple Working Group White Paper

Seattle Precautionary Priciple Working Group White Paper

Health Homes for Healthy Kids

Health Homes for Healthy Kids

Appropriate Plants for Northwest Landscapes

Appropriate Plants for Northwest Landscapes

Household Guide to Clean Water

Household Guide to Clean Water

Pentachlorophenol Fact Sheet

Pentachlorophenol Fact Sheet

Growing Trends: Successful Strategies for Reducing Pesticides in Public Places

Growing Trends: Successful Strategies for Reducing Pesticides in Public Places

Annual Report 2005

Annual Report 2005

Annual Report 2004

Annual Report 2004

Annual Report 2003

Annual Report 2003

Annual Report 2002

Annual Report 2002

Tourism Industry Sign-on Letter 2007

A letter for tourism industry leaders to sign-on to encourage the 2007 Washington Legislature to pass the PBDE bill.

WSPSHA Letter of Support for PBDE Bill

WA State Public Health Assocaition letter of support for PBDE bill.