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Pain | Paint | Parents | Parkinson's | Parks & Rec | PBDEs | PBS

Pepper Spray | Perc | Perfume | Perfumes Pollute

Pest Management | Pesticides | Pesticide Inerts | Pests | Pets | Pew | PG&E

Pharmaceutical Industry | Phenol | Photosensitivity | Phthalates | Physicains/PSR

Pierce's Disease | Pine Sol® | PIRG | Plants | Plastic

Poetry | Poisons | Polio | Pollinators | Pollutants/Pollution

Popcorn | POPs | Porphyria | Postal Info | Posters | Power | PPA

Precautionary Principle | Pregnancy | PrepareNow

Press Releases | Pretty Nasty | Preventing Harm

Procurement | Produce/Products | Project Censored | Prop 65 Chemicals | Propylene Glycol

Psoriasis | Psychiatric | Publications | PubMed | Pump Handle | Purchasing | PVCs | Pyrethroids


ehnlinx/p.htm -- 2/7/00


Outbound to Government LINKS
P

P&G (Procter and Gamble)
PACE (Protect all Children's Environment)
Information regarding pesticides. -- barb
http://www.main.nc.us/pace



Pacesetters
EI/MCS Louisville

Pacific Sun
Mill Valley's Who's Who w/Steve McNamara, editor and publisher, Pacific Sun
http://bayarea.citysearch.com/E/F/SFOCA/0000/09/67/1.2.html


Pain



Paint
Also see: page B, Building
ehnlinx/b.htm#Building

page C, Carpets
ehnlinx/c.htm#Carpets

page C, Clean
ehnlinx/c.htm#Clean

page G, Green
ehnlinx/g.htm#Green

page P, Pesticide Info and Least Toxic Methods
ehnlinx/pestcide.htm

page S, Sustainability
ehnlinx/s.htm#Sustainability

Also, learn about Sick Building Syndrome
ehnlinx/s.htm#Sick


  • Dr. Martin Pall
    Washington State University
    Panic Disorder
    Frankly, I'd like to see some research on the effects of our modern products with their
    superfluous toxins and their effects on the central nervous system, which becomes diagnosed
    as Panic Disorder or PD. If you know of such information, please inform me. At this time, I
    believe we have a likely case of medical misdiagnoses. Of course, prescribing drugs rather
    than telling the patient to avoid synthetic scents and pesticides, and products with high-emitting
    VOCs (volatile organic compounds) seems to be the western mainstream medical way. -- barb


    Palantir Information Systems of Canada Limited


    PANNA -- Pesticide Action Network North America Regional Center


    Para Oxonase
    http://www.mall-net.com/mcs/paraoxonase.html

    Parabens
    PARADICHLOROBENZENE (Mothballs)
  • Paraquad, Inc. - Independence for people with disabilities
    St. Louis, MO
    This site is quite a find for those living with MCS! -- barb
    http://www.paraquad.org/map.html



    Parents

    Parkinson's Disease
    Parks and Recreation
    Parrish, Deborah
    Boston Business Journal
    One woman's allergic reaction Framingham woman's allergy symptoms
    sparked small business selling to sufferers
    By Roberta Holland Journal Staff
    http://www.amcity.com/boston/stories/1998/09/28/smallb1.html


    Pathways Awareness Foundation
    "Pathways gained its name from the belief that the brain can create
    new connections if the old connections no longer work."
    http://www.pathwaysawareness.org



    Partnership for Prevention
    http://www.prevent.org/


    Patents
  • Patients' Bill of Rights -- see EHN's page B/
    ehnlinx/b.htm#Bills

  • PBDEs - Polybrominated diphenyl ethers
    PBS
    http://www.pbs.org/

    PBTs - Persistent, Bioaccumulative and Toxic Chemicals in Central and
    Eastern European Countries - State-of-the-art Report
    RECETOX - TOCOEN & Associates
    http://recetox.chemi.muni.cz/PBTs/content.htm

    THE PEACOCK INFORMATION CENTER



    Pediatric Database "[D]esigned by Dr. Alan Gandy (MD.,PhD.,FRCP(C)) while enrolled in the Pediatric
    Residency Programme at the University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario,
    Canada from 1990-1994. Presently he is a Consultant Pediatrician in Summerside,
    Prince Edward Island, Canada. ..."
    http://www.icondata.com/health/pedbase/index.htm

    People For Internet Responsibility- PFIR (WWW.PFIR.ORG)
    http://www.pfir.org/

    Pepper Spray (Berkeley, California)


    Pepper Spray (Humboldt County, California)

    Perchloroethylene , perchlorate Perc"
    Perfume
    Fragrance: There is more to meet the nose than just scent!

    That scent is concocted from petrochemical derivatives. I'm so sorry that folks think only to warn
    me that they can't get near because they are wearing perfume, cologne, aftershave, highly
    scented deodorant, etc., but never give a thought to the long-term effects they may be causing
    their body. Skin is not a barrier, and besides, you inhale those chemicals too.

    Doctors diagnose distinct diseases, but seldom will they come up with the cause. Perfumes and
    other scented products may be the culprit. Look for that benign sounding word, "fragrance," on
    the packaging . . . then look for safer alternatives. Learn as much as you can about the products
    you are putting on your body as they become part of your body! -- barb wilkie


    "Scent-Sensitive Nurse Sues LDS"
    BY MICHAEL VIGH THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE, Tuesday, October 15, 2002
    "LDS Hospital nurse Susan Bell says she suffered for more than a year from daily
    headaches, eye irritation, swelling of her face and lips and other symptoms because
    her co-workers doused themselves in perfume or cologne.

    "Bell, 57, says she became the office laughingstock for supervisors and colleagues,
    some of whom continued to bathe in their perfumes even after she told them it made
    her sick. She worked at the hospital for more than a decade before she took a disability
    leave in March 2001.

    "Last week, the Eagle Mountain woman filed a lawsuit against the hospital in U.S. District
    Court, claiming supervisors failed to adequately accommodate her and enforce their
    own policy prohibiting the wearing of heavy perfumes.

    "I have allergic and severe reactions to fragrances and paints," Bell said in a statement to
    the Utah Labor Commission's anti-discrimination division. "I complained to my
    supervisors . . . and they promised to fix the problem, yet no action was taken and every
    day I was sick at work.' ...

    " ... Annette Green, [former] executive director of the Fragrance Foundation in New York,
    has said the restrictions are much ado about nothing, arguing perfume does not
    pollute the air and does not contain carcinogens, as cigarettes do.    "
    [Emphasis added as I wonder, who is kidding whom? Analyses prove Green WRONG! -- barb]
    http://www.sltrib.com/2002/oct/10152002/utah/7273.htm


    California Health and Safety Code Section 41700
    41700. Except as otherwise provided in Section 41705, no person shall discharge from
    any source whatsoever such quantities of air contaminants or other material which cause
    injury, detriment, nuisance, or annoyance to any considerable number of persons or
    to the public, or which endanger the comfort, repose, health, or safety of any such
    persons or the public, or which cause, or have a natural tendency to cause, injury or
    damage to business or property. ..."

    "... 41705. (a) Section 41700 shall not apply to odors emanating from agricultural
    operations necessary for the growing of crops or the raising of fowl or animals.
    http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/cacodes/hsc/41700-41712.html



    Cosmetics Unmasked News and Updates Page http://www.gina.antczak.btinternet.co.uk/CU/CUNEWS.HTM

    Search for fragrance or perfume on the Danish Environmental Protection Agency's site

  • Cats
  • Dogs

    Pets in general
    -- end pets --

    Pew Environmental Health Commission
    "The Pew Commission officially ended on February 28, 2001.
    Please visit The Trust for America's Health at
    http://healthyamericans.org"

    John Hopkins School of Public Health
    http://pewenvirohealth.jhsph.edu/

    Pfiesteria
    http://www.pfiesteria.org/pfiesteria/index.html

    Pharmaceutical Industry

    Also see EHN's section on DRUGS
    ehnlinx/d.htm#Drugs

    Phenol

    Phenylpropanolamine (PPA)

    Pheromones
    Philip Morris Incorporated Document Site
    http://www.pmdocs.com/

    Phone Services - Long Distance

    Photosensitivity

  • Drug-induced Photosensitivity
    (Our Read-it-at-the-Beach Issue!)
    Marcia L. Buck, Pharm.D.
    http://hsc.virginia.edu/cmc/pedpharm/v4n6.htm

  • PHOTOSENSITIVITY AND OTHER ADVERSE REACTIONS TO SUNLIGHT
    Richard F. Edlich, M.D., Ph.D.
    Distinguished Professor of Plastic Surgery
    and Professor of Biomedical Engineering
    University of Virginia Health Systems
    Martha J. Haines, B.S.N
    Research Associate
    Charlottesville, VA
    http://www.liveabled.com/manual/photosensitivity.htm

    Phthalates
    Also see EHN's page on Endocrine [hormone] Disrupters
    ehnlinx/e.htm#Endocrine

    Note: Please use your broswers FIND command to locate all info on phthalates on this page.

    Also, I ask that you keep in mind that while phthalates are finally getting the press they
    deserve, they are not the only harmful chemicals to be found through analyses of
    modern, petrochemical-derived fragrances.

    Used as plasticizers in toys, IVs, ..., AND used in fragrances! -- as found in 1998, and
    made public by Betty Bridges, RN and Barb Wilkie, May 11, 1999 via analysis for EHN's
    FDA Citizens' Petition. See, Analysis summary (table) for FDA Citizens' Petition 99P-1340.

    Do notice the number of fragrance chemicals found through analysis that carry the message,
    "The chemical, physical, and toxicological properties have not been thoroughly investigated."
    Also notice the chemicals that appear on EPA's Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Inventory
    and the Registry of Toxic Effects of Chemical Substances (RTECS).
    EHN's: FDApetition/analysis.htm
    Or, on Betty's Fragranced Products Information Network at
    http://www.fpinva.org/Activist/FDAanalysis.htm

    Petition Statement
    "Diethyl Phthalate (CAS# 84-66-2) was positively identified as being present. Further study
    showed the temperature needed to volatilize Diethyl Phthalate was much higher than skin
    temperature. This indicates the compound would remain on the skin which would increase
    potential for absorption. With concerns over diethyl phthalate as a hormone disrupter, use in
    direct skin contact products, especially products that are used on a daily basis poses serious
    health concerns. Phthalates are known to be lipophilic in nature and have the potential to
    accumulate in fat tissue.
    FDApetition/fdapetit.htm


    April 2001FDA on Phthalates -- Phthalates and Cosmetic Products

     Excerpted: " ... How do I know if there are phthalates in the cosmetics I use?

    "Under the authority of the Fair Packaging and Labeling Act (FPLA), FDA requires an
    ingredient declaration on the cosmetic products sold at the retail level to consumers.
    Consumers can tell whether some products contain phthalates by reading the ingredient
    declaration on the labels of such products.

    "However, the regulations do not require the listing of the individual fragrance
    ingredients; therefore, the consumer will not be able to determine from the ingredient
    declaration if phthalates are present in a fragrance. Also, because the FPLA does not
    apply to products used exclusively by professionals--for example, in salons--the
    requirement for an ingredient declaration does not apply to these products. ..."
    Now hear this! Most, if not all (remember there is no labeling required and it costs money to
    have scents analyzed!), synthetic fragrances do contain phthalates because phthalates make the
    petrochemically concocted scent last longer! If there was no worry about the various chemicals
    used to make fragrances, then the industry would inform us. They'd be happy to do so. As it is,
    the lobbying arm of the industry claims that their products and ingredients are "safe and
    wholesome." NOW I ask: Where is the proof of that? Safe? WHOLESOME? ... when millions are
    made ill, disabled and some prematurely dead because of petrochemically derived scents? Come
    now! When will the FDA wake up to the letters re: EHN's FDA Petition 99P-1340, written by
    WE, THE PEOPLE??? -- barb
    http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/cos-phth.html


    July 10, 2002 --New study out on phthalates, available from Not Too Pretty
    http://www.nottoopretty.org

    Phthalates in fragrances make the scent last longer. Source: "Phthalates and Your Health"
    by American Chemistry Council, Inc., July 10, 2002.

    To my mind, this proves once again the reasoning behind the fragrance industry's
    public relations campaign calling for public awareness of one's "scent circle" is fallacious.
    ehnlinx/s.htm#CIRCLE

    FDA Petition Analyses
    http://www.ehnca.org/FDApetition/bkgrinfo.htm#Analyses

    Also see
       Hormone Disrupters

       Plastic Bottles, below