Chlorpyrifos: States weigh banning a widely used pesticide even though EPA won't UC Davis Environmental Health Sciences Center Director Irva Hertz-Picciotto on prenatal chlorpyrifos exposure and developmental disabilities From Health in NBC News By Ana B. Ibarra, California Healthline Reporter April 28, 2019 Lawmakers in several states are trying to ban a widely used pesticide that the Environmental Protection Agency is fighting to keep on the market.
Organophosphates: Ban entire pesticide class to protect children's health say scientists UC Davis Environmental Health Sciences Center Director Irva Hertz-Picciotto on banning organophosphate pesticides From Environment in The Guardian By Arthur Neslen, Environment Writer October 25, 2018 Evidence that an entire class of pesticides threatens the health of children and pregnant women is now so arresting that the substances should be banned, an expert panel of toxicologists has said.