In article Margie Nestler <[log in to unmask]> writes:
>Question from my support group-
>BACKGROUND-58 year old male, PD since age 40, had Testicular cancer, worked
>for railroad .
>Herbicide SUPARAQUAT with the main ingredient being MPTP (1-METHYL
> 4-PHENYL-1236 TETRAHYDROP-UNDINE)
>does anyone know---
> The year manufactured?
> The chemical name?
> The manufacturer's name?
> The year outlawed?
>Thanks.
>Margie Carnegie,PA.
Margie, the following place is the place for information of this type.
National Pesticide Telecommunications Network
Acronym: NPTN
Address: National Pesticide Telecommunications Network
Telephone: (800) 858-7378 (General public)
(800) 858-7377 (Medical and government
personnel)
Fax: (806) 743-3094
Primary Contact: Dr. Jack Hayes
Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Monday - Friday
Time Zone: Central
Subject Emphasis: Pesticides
Description of Services: NPTN, managed by Texas Tech University
Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, Texas, is a free service
providing a variety of impartial information concerning
pesticides; pesticide product information; information on
recognition and management of pesticide poisonings; toxicology
and symptomatic reviews; referrals for laboratory analyses,
investigation of pesticide incidents, and emergency treatment
information; safety information; health and environmental
effects; and cleanup and disposal procedures.
Audience: General public, federal and state organizations,
medical professionals, and news media.
Sponsoring EPA Office: Office of Prevention, Pesticides, and
Toxic Substances, Office of Pesticide Programs, Field Operations
Division.
John Cottingham [log in to unmask]
