Special alert: National call-in day to get toxic lindane off the market

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NRDC's EARTH ACTION:

The Bulletin for Environmental Activists

 

April 20, 2005

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Special alert for Earth Activists:

Tell Bayer to stop selling toxic lindane in the United

States

Call 1-919-549-2828 *tomorrow* between 9am and 5pm eastern

time

 

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Although it is most famous for making and selling aspirin,

the chemical giant

Bayer also sells the highly toxic pesticide lindane, even

though the chemical

has been banned in more than 35 countries around the world.

Please join a

national call-in day to urge Bayer to stop selling this

dangerous pesticide.

 

== What to do ==

Join a national call-in day to Bayer's Crop Sciences North

American

headquarters tomorrow, Thursday, April 21st, from 9am - 5pm

eastern time. The

call-in number is:

1-919-549-2828

where you can leave a message for Wayne Carlson, the Vice

President of

Regulatory Affairs (please note, this is not a toll-free

call).

 

Please tell Mr. Carlson that you are calling to urge Bayer

to stop selling

lindane. You might also mention that:

-- lindane is an old, dangerous and unnecessary pesticide;

-- lindane has been banned in more than 35 countries,

including Germany, Japan

and Brazil;

-- any of your own reasons why you think Bayer should stop

selling lindane (see

below for more information about this toxic chemical).

 

== More about lindane ==

Lindane is an old, dangerous pesticide that targets the

central nervous system

and can cause dizziness, nausea, vomiting, seizures and

coma. The chemical

builds up in our bodies, and is found in blood and breast

milk in people

worldwide (children are especially vulnerable to its toxic

effects). Lindane is

also highly toxic to wildlife, including fish, bees and

birds.

 

More than 35 countries have already banned lindane -- but

the United States

isn't one of them. Bayer distributes lindane for

agricultural purposes here,

despite threats to our health, environment and food supply.

 

Please call Bayer tomorrow at 1-919-549-2828 and urge it to

stop distributing

lindane immediately.

 

Please also forward this message to others, and urge them

to call Bayer

tomorrow as well.

 

Thank you!

 

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