The Christie List of Links

References Related to Health Concerns of Pesticides

• Human Health and Pesticides
  • Environmental Health Association of Nova Scotia
    • Pesticide Use - Incomplete Knowledge No Excuse
    • Cosmetic Pesticides - Risks Outweigh Benefits
    • Pesticides & Cancer
  • Environmental Standard Setting and Children's Health Report
  • Pesticides Health Effects Studies
• Canadian Websites
  • Canada Housing and Mortgage Corporation
  • Canadians Against Pesticides
  • City of Toronto: Composting, Yard Waste and Lawns
  • Health Dangers of Urban Use of Pesticides Working Group
  • Insects And Biodiversity
  • Pest Management Regulatory Agency
  • Pesticide Education Network
  • Sierra Club of Canada
  • The Society Promoting Environmental Conservation (SPEC)
  • Toronto Environmental Alliance
  • World Wildlife Fund Canada
• International Websites
  • Beyond Pesticides
  • Environmental Working Group
  • EPA Office of Pesticide Programs
  • National Coalition Against the Misuse of Pesticides (NCAMP)
  • PANNA Pesticide Database
  • Pesticide Action Network North America (PANNA)
  • Physicians for Social Responsibility
• For the Ottawa Area:
  • Ecological Turf Care Services
    • Green Spaces Landscaping 613-283-5850; david@greenspaceslandscaping.com; R.R. #4 Merrickville ON K0G 1N0
    • Lafleur de la Capitale 613-724-6096; info@lafleur.ca; 84 Bayview Road, Ottawa K1Y 4L6
    • National Aeration and Organic Lawn Service 613-443-1406; meincke@email.com; Box 66 Limoges ON K0A 2M0
    • Natural Choice IPM Inc. 613-823-9257; mark@naturalchoiceipm.com; 348-900 Greenbank Road, Ottawa K2J 4P6
    • Nature's Way Landscaping & Organic Consulting 613-382-1207; terry@natureswaylandscaping.net; 520 County Road #2, Gananoque ON K7G 2V4
    • Organic Lawn Care 613-837-4556; 1670 Trim Road, Ottawa K1J 8P3
    • The Lawn Clinic (613) 860-5296; sales@thelawnclinic.com; 230-880 Wellington Street, Ottawa K1R 6K7
    • Turf's Up Landscaping & Property Maintenance Inc. 613-596-3127; turfs.up@sympatico.ca; 1964 Lenester Avenue, Ottawa K2A 1J9
  • Ecological Landscaping Services
    • Deirdre's Organic Plant Care 613-722-0853; 66 Viscount Ave, Ottawa K1Z 7M9
    • J W Flynt Landscaping 613-725-1118; j.w.flynt@sympatico.ca; 2143 Workman Ave, Ottawa K2A 0A8
    • LadyBug.com 613-828-4444; 55 Riverbrook Road, Ottawa K2H 7W7
    • Nature's Way Design Company 613-831-1852; jnknatwy@compmore.net; 22 Spruce Street, Ottawa K2S 1B3
    • Susan M. Swanson Consulting 613-989-3818; sswanson@istar.ca; RR #3, 10139 Cameron Road, Mountain ON K0E 1S0
    • The Biodiversity Institute 613-235-7550; harbour@magma.ca; 24 Elm St, Ottawa K1R 6N1
  • Ecological Turf Care Consulting
    • The Environmental Factor 905-571-5047; loreleih@direct.com; 86 Simcoe St. N., Oshawa ON L1G 4S2
  • Ecological Structural Pest Control
    • DPEnvironmental Consulting 613-741-0197; nandd@magma.ca; 1418 Ballard Court, Ottawa K1B 4Z2
    • Ever Green Pest Control 613-748-3388; gogreen@magma.ca; Ottawa
  • Ecological Turf & Garden Care Products
    • Lee Valley Tools Ltd. 613-596-9202; mwilliams@leevalley.com; 1000 Morrison Dr., Ottawa
    • Make It Green Garden Centre 613-599-3419; 5200 Flewellyn Road, Ottawa
    • Ritchie Feed & Seed (1982) Ltd 613-741-4430; 1390 Windmill Lane, Ottawa K1B 4V5
• Lawn Care Reference Books
  • Biological Control of Insects and Mites: An introduction to beneficial natural enemies and their use in pest management. Daniel L. Mahr, Nino M. Ridgway. 1993
  • Building a Healthy Lawn: A Safe and Natural Approach. Stuart Franklin, Jeff Silva, Deborah Burns. 1988 ISBN 0882665189
  • Common-Sense Pest Control: Least Toxic Solutions for your Home, Garden, Pets and Community. William Olkowski, Sheila Daar, Helga Olkowski. 1991
  • Dandelion: Celebrating the Magical Blossom. Amy S. Wilensky, Yumi Heo. 2000 ISBN 1571780939
  • Down-To-Earth Natural Lawn Care. Dick Raymond, Ben Watson. 1993 ISBN 0882668102
  • Golf Course Management & Construction: Environmental Issues. James C. Balogh, William J. Walker. 1992 ISBN 0873717422
  • Handbook of Successful Ecological Lawn Care. Paul D. Sachs. 1996 ISBN 0963605313
  • How To Get Your Lawn and Garden Off Drugs. Carole Rubin. 1989
  • Natural Pest Control; Alternatives to Chemicals for the Home and Garden. Andrew Lopez. 1998 ISBN 0962976849
  • Ortho's All About Lawns. Warren Schultz, Marilyn Rogers. 1999 ISBN 0897214218
  • Pelouses: Couvre-sols et alternatives. Edith Smeesters. 2000 ISBN 2890004953
  • Redesigning the American Lawn: A Search for Environmental Harmony. F. Herbert Bormann, Diana Balmori, Gordon T. Geballe. 1995 ISBN 0300061978
  • Safe & Easy Lawn Care: The Complete Guide to Organic, Low-Maintenance Lawns. Barbara Ellis, Frances Tenenbaum. 1997 ISBN 0395813697
  • he Chemical-Free Lawn: The Newest Varieties and Techniques to Grow Lush, Hardy Grass. Warren Schultz. 1989 ISBN 0878578013
  • The Landscaping Revolution: Garden with Mother Nature, Not Against Her. Andy and Sally Wasowski. 2000 ISBN 0809226650
  • The Organic Gardener's Handbook of Natural Insect & Disease Control: A Complete, Problem-Solving Guide to Keeping Your Garden & Yard Healthy Without Chemicals. Barbara W. Ellis, Fern M. Bradley. 1996 ISBN 0875967531
  • Weeds, Control Without Poisons. Charles Walters. 1999 ISBN 0911311254
• Pesticide Reference Books
  • Basic Guide to Pesticides : Their Characteristics and Hazards by Shirley A. Briggs, Rachel Carson Council Staff Hardcover; (September 1992) Hemisphere Pub; ISBN: 1560322535
  • Chemical Exposures: Low Levels and High Stakes by Nicholas A. Ashford and Claudia S. Miller Hardcover, 2nd ed., 464pp. Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated; (January 1998); ISBN: 0471292400
  • Living Downstream: A Scientist's Personal Investigation Of Cancer And The Environment by Sandra Steingraber; Paperback; 384 Pages; Published in 1998 by Vintage; ISBN 0375700994
  • Human Health Effects of Pesticides by Matthew C. Keifer ; Hardcover, 1st ed.; 411pp.; Hanley & Belfus, Incorporated Pub.; (January 1997); ISBN: 1560532432
  • Nature Wars: People vs. Pests by Mark L Winston; Paperback; 224 Pages (September 1999) by Harvard University Press; ISBN 067460542X
  • Our Stolen Future by Theo Colborn, Dianne Dumanoski and John Peterson Myers; (March 1996) by Dutton, Penguin Books USA. Paperback; Plume/Penguin, (March 1997). Foreword by Vice President Al Gore; ISBN 0-525-93982-2. http://www.osf-facts.org/
  • Pesticides and the Immune System : The Public Health Risks by Robert C. Repetto and Sanjay S. Baliga; Paperback, 100pp.; World Reso Pub.; (April 1996); ISBN: 1569730873
  • Pesticide Conspiracy by Robert Van Den Bosch; Paperback; (1989); University of California Press; ISBN 0520068238
  • Pesticides in Our Communities: Choices for Change by Susan Boyd, Ellen Mcmahon, Andy Knaus, Burks Lapham, & Dawn Williams; Paperback, 31pp.; Concern, Inc.; (June 1992); ISBN: 0937345083
  • Pesticides in the Diets of Infants & Children by National Research Council Staff Paperback; 408 Pages; (1993); National Academy Press; ISBN 0309048753
• Educational Pesticide Videos
  • Exposure: Environmental Links to Breast Cancer Butterfield & Zuckerman Productions in association with Women and Environments Education and Development Foundation, (53:33 minutes)
  • Great Lakes, Great Lawns: A homeowner's guide to growing lawns without pesticides (1996) Wisconsin's Environmental Decade Institute, Madison, Wisconsin The Green Thumb Project, c/o EAGLE at 218-726-1828; email: lakes@cp.duluth.mn.us; Internet http://www.cp.duluth.mn.us/~lakes/grthumb.html
  • Lawn and Order by Janis Lundman, Adrienne Mitchell; National Film Board; (1994), 49 min 22 sec; Original Title Code : 111C 9194 006 (NPL: VC 635.960207 Law)
  • Lawn Wars by Christine Nielsen; Produced by: CTV Television Network W5 Series;(1991) Length: 7 min.; Code #859-31-856
  • Man Alive: The Good Fight narrated by Jennifer Scott (CBC); VHS; Length: 23:00 November 1996; CBC Non-Broadcast Sales; No: Y8L-96-10
  • Witness: Sex Under Siege by Deborah Cadbury (BBC), Jerry Thompson (CBC) & Hilary Armstrong (CBC); VHS; 50 minutes; (1994) CBC International Sales
• Golf Courses
  • Organic Golf Course Firms
    • Ecoview Developments 613-821-1980; lpegg@ecoview.com; 1634 Lakeshore Drive, Greely ON K4P 1H1
    • TerraChoice Environmental Service Inc. 705-730-0284; brian.allen@sympatico.ca; 4-103 Blake Street, Barrie ON L4M 1K1
    • Organic Golf Courses 360-435-0223; rwitscher@aol.com; 628 S. Stillaguamish Ave. N.E., Arlington, WA 98223 USA
  • Guides
    • Greening Your BC Golf Course: A Guide to Environmental Management. Produced by the Frazer River Action Plan (FRAP) in partnership with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, this practical guide focuses on the protection of fish and wildlife habitat and offers management strategies for designing an eco-friendly golf course. Order from Fisheries and Oceans, Regional Headquarters, 400-555 W. Hastings St., Vancouver, BC. 604-666-3545.
    • A Guide to Environmental Stewardship on the Golf Course. Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary System, Audubon International (1996), Selkirk, NY, USA
    • The Committed to Green Handbook for Golf Courses. European Golf Association Ecology Unit. Pisces Publications (1997) ISBN 1 874357 13 7
    • A Course for all Seasons - A Guide to Course Management. Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews and European Golf Association (1997), ISBN 0 907583 06 7. An accompanying video can be ordered from Michael Barratt Limited, Profile House, 5-7 Forlease Road, Maidenhead, Berkshire, UK, SL6 1RP
    • An Environmental Management Programme for Golf Courses. The European Golf Association Ecology Unit. (32) 2 675 87 43. Chausée de la Hulpe 110, B-1050 Bruxelles, Belgium.
    • Environmental Principles for Golf Courses in the United States. A guide to making good decisions relative to the planning and siting, design, construction, maintenance and operation of a golf course.
      Golf Course Management and Construction: Environmental Issues. J.C. Balogh and W.J. Walker.
    • On Course Conservation -- Managing Golf's Natural Heritage. Nature Conservancy Council, Northminster House, Peterborough, England, PE1 1UA
  • Associations
    • Royal Canadian Golf Association (RCGA) - Green Section. 905-849-9700 Golf House, 1333 Dorval Drive, R.R. #2, Oakville, Ontario, Canada L6J 4Z3
    • Ecology Unit UK office European Golf Association +44 1306 743288. 51 South St., Dorking, Surrey RH4 2JX, UK
    • Golf Course Superintendents Association of America 913-841-2240. 1421 Research Park Drive, Lawrence, KS 66049-3859 USA

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