NEWS ADVISORY: E.P.A. Issues Pesticides Warning in Caribbean; Methyl Bromide Suspected of Making 4 People Ill on Saint John, U.S. VI

(New York, N.Y.) Today, the E.P.A. issued a pesticides use warning advisory (web link below) with information about the restricted use of pesticides. Pesticides must be used in accordance with label directions.

The E.P.A. is working closely with the U.S. Virgin Islands government to investigate an incident of suspected exposure to Methyl Bromide reported on March 20, 2015. Paramedics responded to a call that 4 people staying at the Sirenusa Condominium Resort in Saint John became ill. An investigation by the E.P.A. and the Virgin Islands Department of Planning and Natural Resources is ongoing and includes air monitoring and environmental sampling.

To view the EPA's Pesticides Use Warning, please visit: http://www.epa.gov/region2/epa-pesticide-warning.pdf

For more information about pesticides, their health effects, and how they should be used and disposed of, call the National Pesticide Information Center at 1-800-858-7378,
or visit: http://www2.epa.gov/safepestcontrol.

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