NTEF working with EPA

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Immediate Release

September 15, 2009

Las Vegas, NV

National Toxic Encephalopathy Foundation Partnering With The EPA For

School Pesticide Management.

Jack Thrasher, Ph.D., Technical Director of the National Toxic

Encephalopathy Foundation (NTEF) today announced a partnership between

the Foundation and the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) “School

IPM (Integrated Pest Management) 2015†program.

The EPA’s National Pesticides and Schools Coordinator, for the “Pest

Management Strategic Plan†is Mrs. Sherry Glick who has been with the

EPA for almost 30 years. She currently works in the Biopesticides and

Pollution Prevention Division (BPPD) in the Office of Pesticide

Programs. She was instrumental in the development of this program and

her name is synonymous with IPM.

Dr. Thrasher said, “I am excited about this new collaboration with

Sherry. Her background both personally and professionally fits in with

the mission of our organization. The collaboration between Mrs. Glick

and NTEF will assure that our mutual interest in safer schools for the

children of Nevada will come to fruition. Mrs. Glick’s knowledge of

the EPA regulatory issues regarding pesticides and their potential

human health effects will be paramount to the success of our endeavors

in IPM.â€

The NTEF was successful in convincing the County Nevada School

District, 5th largest in the United Stat

es, to implement a pilot

program to compare and contrast the effectiveness of IPM vs. chemically

based pest control.

Mrs. Glick states “The US EPA fully supports and recommends that

schools use IPM to reduce pesticide risk and exposure to children. IPM

is a safer, and usually less costly option for effective pest

management in a school community. Kids spend much of their day in a

school environment. IPM provides them with a safer learning

environment. We invite parents, teachers, staff and others to join us

together as we move forward in implementing school IPM by 2015. "