Re: HERBICIDE - pd

[John Cottingham <johnc@xxxxxxxxx>]

In article  Margie Nestler <margie.nestler@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 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                     johnc@xxxxxxxxx