Tag: disinfectants

New Generation of Dangerous Disinfectants Takes Hold During COVID

As the world grappled with the COVID-19 pandemic, another insidious threat may have been overlooked. In our fervor to fight the virus, potentially harmful substances seeped unnoticed into many of our homes, schools, hospitals, and workplaces. A new review in Environmental Science & Technology, the product of a collaborative effort by 26 scientists, casts a…


New Jersey Man Pleads Guilty for $2.7 Million in Pesticide Sales Claiming Effectiveness Against COVID-19

A New Jersey man has pleaded guilty to charges of fraud after selling $2.7 million worth of pesticides claiming to be registered with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and as being effective against COVID-19. Paul Andrecola, 63, of Maple Shade, New Jersey, has been charged with “one count of knowingly distributing or selling an unregistered…