What You Don't Know...: Pest Control Service Introduces Toxic Substances into Homes in Chicago Neighborhood
Health hazards can be introduced into the home in ways people don't anticipate as families in one Chicago neighborhood learned when an enterprising pest control service started using an agricultural chemical to destroy their household pests. When th...
Health Effects of Hazardous Materials: Case of Inappropriate Use of Methyl Parathion, A
The case of an unlicensed Chicago exterminator is investigated. Used appropriately, methyl parathion poses no danger. But Reuben Brown did not use it for its intended agricultural purposes. He used it inside people's homes, where it may not break d...
The Force of Law: Case of Toxic Abuse, A
J. Korenzio, Department of Justice, Environmental Enforcement Division, recounts the case of two Mississippi exterminators convicted of multiple counts of criminal action for spraying methyl parathion-a restricted agricultural pesticide-in people's ...