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UNITE FOR GLOBAL BAN ON THE DEADLY CHEMICAL ENDOSULFAN : Raise your voice for the poor people those suffer from severe health problems created by this highly toxic pesticide.

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Mission

Mission of this campaign is to get rid of the deadly chemical Endosulfan from India. Be part of an international movement to get governments ban this chemical from use.

Endosulfan, a chemical used widely in India as insecticide, has turned out to be a controversial subject within the country itself with Kerala taking the lead in seeking its ban. Under the Stockholm Convention, 172 countries have come together and are gathered in Geneva now to take a decision on banning endosulfan. The meet began on Monday (Apr 25,2011) and will go on till Friday(Apr 29,2011).

In Kerala The ruling Left Democratic front has declared Hartal strike on April 29,2011 to protest againt the UPA led Central Governments delay in banning Endosulfan.


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Why Goverment stay back from banning Endosulfan?
India's share in the global endosulfan market is over 70 per cent with an annual production of 12 million litres valued at Rs 4,500 crore. The Indian industry claims that endosulfan is soft on pollinators such as honeybees and beneficial pests such as ladybird beetle while killing harmful ones and, therefore, there is no need for a ban.


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EFFECTS OF ENDOSULFAN ON HUMAN BEINGS
Endosulfan - A Fact sheet and Answers to common questions.

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WHAT IS ENDOSULFAN ?

Endosulfan is a chlorinated hydrocarbon insecticide of the cyclodiene subgroup which acts as a contact poison in a wide variety of insects and mites. It can also be used as wood reservative. It is used primarily on food crops like tea, fruits , and vegetables on grains.

Commercial names for the product include Thiodan , Endocide, Beosit,Cyclodan,Malix, Thimul and Thifor. Endosulfan is pesticide, which is highly toxic if not properly used. Its chemical name is 6,7,8,10,10-hexachloro-1,5,51,6,9,9a-hexahydro- 6,9-methano-2,3,4-benzadioxathiepin 3-oxide. Its molecular formula is C9H6Cl6O4. It is a neurotoxic pesticide belonging to the group of Cyclodiens. Some of the related insecticides of the same group viz. chlordane, heptachlor,aldrin. Endrin, dieldrin were banned for use in agriculture because of long persistence of their toxic residues in the environment.

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EFFECTS OF ENDOSULFAN ON HUMAN BEINGS
Endosulfan - A Fact sheet and Answers to common questions.

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Aerial spray of endosulfan, a pesticide is being blamed for all the health problems in the area by the people. In places like Muliyar, Periye, Enmakaje, Cheemeni and Pedre in the cashew plantations aerial spraying of pesticide to wipe of tea mosquitoes was undertaken by Plantation Corporation of Kerala (PCK) back from 1978 onwards. Aerial spray of endosulfan using helicopter was banned under High Court order in the area recently as per the petition filed by individuals. In these places, lot of children, who have been exposed to aerial spray, are considered to be living martyr. After conducting surveys in this region, it was found that the residents suffered from one or other kind of diseases.


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Kasaragod is the northern most district in Kerala (India). The district had cashew plantations extends to about 5600 acres, spreading through habitations, water bodies and hills in about 11 village panchayaths. The plantations have been aerially spraying with the chemical pesticide Endosulfan since 1976, regularly till 2001. Following public out cry and the intervention from some courts and governments, Endosulfan spraying was stopped from 2003.



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Images of victims of Endosulfan

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EFFECTS OF ENDOSULFAN ON HUMAN BEINGS
Endosulfan - A Fact sheet and Answers to common questions.

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