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Title Pesticide sales in low-income, minority neighborhoods.
Author Carlton EJ, Moats HL, Feinburg M et al.
Date 2004
Description The researchers surveyed low-income, minority neighborhoods in New York City to determine whether EPA phase outs of specific pesticides were effective. The authors found that one year past the phase out dates, sales of chlorpyrifos dropped while sales of diazinon persisted.
Keywords cockroaches, pesticides, pest control, urban health
URL http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15141898
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