It's called 'inert' because it doesn't kill the pest.
EPA-approved pesticide labels call 485 breast cancer-linked chemicals 'inert' — and skip reviewing the mixtures that reach your family.
Source article: Study identifies 485 breast cancer-linked chemicals in US pesticide products.
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- Published
- Pen name
- Editorial Board
- Topic tags
- health, environment
- Primary entities
- Silent Spring Institute, Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Health Perspectives, American Cancer Society, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
- Themes
- Public health, Pesticide regulation, Breast cancer, EPA oversight
- Floor values engaged
- human_life_and_dignity, Accountability of power, Truthfulness