A Toxipedia Update  -  March 2009

March Update

Toxipedia had over 9,000 visitors in March - a 30% increase in users in only one month! Please take a look at our refreshed home-page highlighting different sections and pages about environmental and public health. Thanks for supporting Toxipedia and do not forget to visit our sister-site IPMopedia.

Featured Article

"Pesticides"
From the Pesticides page:

"Natural Pesticides, isolated and harvested from plants possessing some desirable quality, have been used for centuries. Since World War II, a myriad of synthetic compounds have been developed to eliminate pests. The most widespread use of Pesticides is in agriculture to produce greater yields, but they have many other uses as well."

Featured Contributor: Gregory Wyche

Greg is a recent graduate of the University of Connecticut, where he studied Environmental Science, with a concentration in Geoscience. While interning at Toxipedia, Greg was charged with developing the site's glossary. Through Greg's work, the glossary has become one of the most extensive toxicological glossaries online. In the fall of 2009, he will be teaching undergraduate geology labs at the University of South Carolina while pursuing a masters degree in geology, which will hopefully be followed by a PhD.

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