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Multiple Chemical Sensitivity
Letter to the Federal Minister of Health - See
Action - Letters
What is Multiple Chemical Sensitivity?
«In a survey of 6,800 chemically sensitive persons, 80
percent asserted they knew 'when, where, with what, and how they
were made ill' - of the 80 percent, 60 percent blamed
pesticides»
Source: Chemical Exposures - Low Levels and High Stakes, Nicholas
Ashford, Ph.D., J.D., Associate professor of technology and
policy at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Claudia
Miller, M.D
Multiple Chemical Sensitivity and Homelessness
The costs:
If a community sprays outdoor pesticides it is only right that
compensation should be granted to those who have to leave their
homes due to pesticide drift.
...in the year 2001, the United Nations Commission on Human Rights
recognized that freedom from environmental toxins is a basic human
right.
Multiple Chemical Sensitivity and Homelessness
Research, Advocacy and Information Network
A letter to the Minister of Health, Ontario, from the Chief Commissioner, Ontario Human Rights Commission.
Letter
A letter to the Executive Director, Association of Municipalities of Ontario, from the Chief Commissioner, Ontario Human Rights Commission.
Letter
Links
MCS Links
May is Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Month
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