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House of Commons Organophosphate Sheep Dip debate 10 June 2015

Posted on 06/16/2015 by wames

Jessica Morden MP for Newport East secured a debate in the House of Commons on the role of organophosphate sheep dip in organophosphate poisoning and other long term conditions. Ms Morden talked about her constituent, Stephen Forward: Stephen started to get flu-like symptoms which got progressively worse, … Continue reading →

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sheep dip

Posted on 04/28/2015 by wames

Demands grow for inquiry and debate into sheep dip scandal, by Tom Levitt in the Guardian, 27 April 2015 Cross-party support for inquiry and parliamentary debate after newly-published documents reveal government knew of health risk of mandatory chemical dip. A former environment minister … Continue reading →

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Functional consequences of repeated OP exposure

Posted on 04/06/2012 by wames

The class of chemicals known as the “organophosphates” (OPs) comprises many of the most common agricultural and commercial pesticides that are used worldwide as well as the highly toxic chemical warfare agents. The mechanism of the acute toxicity of OPs … Continue reading →

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