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Dursban A pesticide that's widely used around the home is about to be banned by the Environmental Protection Agency. NPR's John Nielsen reports that after one of the most extensive scientific assessments in the EPA's history, the agency has concluded that Dursban -a common ingredient of antkller, bug spray and lawn products is not as a safe as they thought it was.

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A pesticide that's widely used around the home is about to be banned by the Environmental Protection Agency. NPR's John Nielsen reports that after one of the most extensive scientific assessments in the EPA's history, the agency has concluded that Dursban -a common ingredient of antkller, bug spray and lawn products is not as a safe as they thought it was.