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Army Program Reduces Children's Pesticide Exposure

FORT CAMPBELL, KY November 4, 2005 PRNewswire

Eight Department of Defense (DoD) Education Activity Schools and two Army Child Development Centers (CDCs) at Fort Campbell were presented with the Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Institute of North America's Star Certification in a ceremony at the installation on November 4, 2005. The certification represents an honor culminating more than 20 years of Army efforts to integrate sound pest management policies and practices at its installations. Fort Campbell is the second Army installation to receive the stringent certification.

"There will always be protective environmental and health regulations, but Fort Campbell has taken steps beyond regulatory compliance," said Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) representative Ms. Sherry Glick. "The integrated pest management program there has achieved the highest standard of protection for their children."

The Fort Campbell schools and CDCs employ a commonsense Army pest management program, called Integrated Pest Management (IPM) that lowers the risk of chemical pesticide exposure to pre- and school-age children. The IPM employs several means to manage unwanted species, including introducing natural predators, setting innovative traps, and employing a safe chemical application strategy to reduce childhood injuries from cockroaches, ants, wasps, and poisonous plants. The pest management strategy also limits damage to buildings and grounds where the children play.

"This is a great accomplishment for Fort Campbell and the Army," said Sandra Alvey, a pest management consultant in the U.S. Army Environmental Center (USAEC) Preservation Branch who helped bring the program to Fort Campbell. "This third-party, independent validation from the IPM Institute reinforces the Army's role as an environmental steward, as well as its commitment to Soldiers and their families."

IPM practices incorporate the Defense Department's IPM principles, including planning and professional oversight, high training standards, record keeping and reporting, and "pesticide lite" application strategies.

The U.S. Army Environmental Center (USAEC), the U.S. Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine, the U.S. Army Installation Management Agency and the Office of the Director for Environmental Programs worked together to develop the pest management program. It is targeted to all 220 DoD Education Activity schools and 152 Army Community Family Support Centers.

USAEC is the Army's point organization for supporting the implementation of environmental programs that facilitate sustainable Army training and operations while protecting the environment. We provide environmental program management and technical support products and services in support of Army training operations, acquisition and sound stewardship.

For more information on the U.S. Army Environmental Command, visit http://aec.army.mil/usaec/ .

SOURCE U.S. Army Environmental Center  Web Site