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Posted by jo on January 10, 2011
Download Report: Australia’s Most Dangerous Pesticides
The National Toxics Network and WWF-Australia have released a list of Australia’s Most Dangerous Pesticides, more than 80 of which are prohibited overseas because of the risks they pose to human health and the environment. The list includes 17 chemicals that are known, likely or probable carcinogens, and 48 chemicals [...]
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Posted by jo on December 3, 2010
The National Toxic Network (NTN) has again called on Minister Tony Burke to withdraw the export permit to ship 6,100 tonnes of HCB waste to Denmark and to ensure Orica takes responsibility for its waste using state-of-the art technology available in Australia. Orica has around 22,000 tonnes of HCB hazardous waste stored at its Botany [...]
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Posted by jo on October 13, 2010
The National Toxic Network (NTN) today welcomes the announcement by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) to deregister all endosulfan pesticide products in Australia, but says the agency took too long to make the decision and has jeopardised the environment as a result.
“We’ve said for many years endosulfan could not be ‘risk managed’ [...]
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Posted by jo on August 19, 2010
The National Toxic Network has today criticised Environment Minister Peter Garrett’s decision to approve a permit to ship thousands of tonnes of Orica’s highly toxic HCB waste to Denmark for incineration.
“This is a cynical move two days out from an election while the Gillard Government is in caretaker mode,” says Dr Mariann Lloyd Smith of [...]
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Posted by jo on June 10, 2010
The National Toxics Network (NTN) is today calling on the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) to ban the toxic insecticide Endosulfan after the United States Environment Protection Agency announced it will ban all uses of Endosulfan because of unmanageable threats to the environment, wildlife and farmer health*
“The USA now joins a growing list [...]
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