Penn State Ag Sciences Newsline -- February 17, 2009
Many homeowners don't recognize hazardous substances in their home (:49)
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Suggested Intro:
EVERYONE WANTS TO LIMIT THE HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES IN THEIR HOME. BUT A NEW SURVEY BY PENN STATE'S COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES SHOWS THAT MANY HOMEOWNERS DON'T RECOGNIZE THE POTENTIAL DANGERS IN EVERY-DAY PRODUCTS. GARY ABDULLAH HAS THE STORY:
Story:
(:20) A JUST-COMPLETED SURVEY BY PENN STATE'S PESTICIDE EDUCATION PROGRAM LOOKS INTO CONSUMER KNOWLEDGE OF PESTICIDE PRODUCTS AND THE SIGNAL WORDS REQUIRED ON LABELS TO INDICATE THEIR LEVEL OF HAZARD. PROGRAM SPECIALIST RICK JOHNSON SAYS THE SURVEY REVEALED THAT MANY HOMEOWNERS DON'T RECOGNIZE THE POTENTIALLY HARMFUL INGREDIENTS IN HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS THEY USE EVERY DAY:
Johnson Actuality:
(:18) "COMMON BLEACH, DISINFECTANTS, TOILET BOWL CLEANERS, INSECT REPELLANTS, MOTHBALLS, SWIMMING POOL CHEMICALS, ANTIBACTERIAL WIPES. I MEAN, THESE ARE ALL PESTICIDES. THEY ALL HAVE THE SIGNAL WORDS, THEY ALL HAVE 'KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN' ON THEM. AND, A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT THESE ARE COMMON PESTICIDES -- THEY CONTROL OR MANAGE A PEST IN SOME WAY."(:13) YOU CAN FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE SAFE USE OF PESTICIDES AND COMMON HOUSEHOLD CHEMICALS ONLINE AT THE PESTICIDE EDUCATION PROGRAM WEB SITE, AT W-W-W DOT PEST-ED DOT P-S-U DOT E-D-U. FROM PENN STATE, I'M GARY ABDULLAH.
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