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www.ipminstitute.org
Market Pull for BMPs & NRCS: Synergies to Explore?
T. A. Green, Ph.D., C.C.A., T.S.P.
IPM Institute of North America, Inc. * Marketplace incentives for IPM adoption
2004, 2005 EPA Pesticide Environmental Stewardship National Champion2005 EPA Children’s Health Recognition Award Winner
2003 EPA Region V Recognition Award Winner
GOALS
• Why?
• Market drivers
• Opportunities?
• Guarantee BMP/IPM performance?
• > 5 pesticides in 75% of streams tested
• Heinz Center for the Environment, 2002
• 91 chemicals in the average human body – 17 are pesticide breakdown products– Includes carcinogens; neuro, reproductive and
developmental toxins• Environmental Working Group, Commonweal, Mt. Sinai
School of Community Medicine; CDC; 2003
• Chemicals, pesticides in household dust, drinking water, air, etc.
Legacy of current/past practices
We are making progress!• Reduced chlorpyrifos levels in
infants after EPA restrictionsWhyatt et al., 2004
• Bald eagle nesting pairs increase from 417 to 5,748 after DDT ban
Fish & Wildlife Service, 2003
• Organic diet significantly lowers organophosphates in kid’s urine
Environmental Health Perspectives, 2005
Market Pull!
ECO LABEL EXPLOSION!“A seal or logo indicating that a product has met a
set of environmental or social standards”
• Organic growing at 20% year– growing fastest in UK, home of ‘mad cow’
• Many new eco-labels on the bandwagon– see www.eco-labels.org by Consumers
Union/Consumer Reports
• LOHAS segment: 30% = 63 million US buyers– see www.lohas.com
• Green building, cleaning, chemistry, health care, clothing, consumer electronics…