About
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The SaferDisinfectants.org website is a special project of the Maryland Pesticide Education Network (MPEN). MPEN is a 501(c)3 organization dedicated to protecting the public and the environment from toxic pesticides and promoting healthy alternatives, since 1994.
Learn more about our mission of advancing system change toward a sustainable pesticide-free Chesapeake region, including:
- the Integrated Pest Management (IPM) in Health Care Facilities and Schools Project, which assists hospitals and schools in eliminating toxic pesticides, which often exacerbate illness in vulnerable patients and children; IPM prioritizes non-chemical pest/weed prevention and intervention with least-toxic pesticides only used as a last resort.
- our Pesticides and the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Project which facilitates collaboration with stakeholders on reducing pesticide adverse impacts on the Bay ecosystem;
- our Smart on Pesticides Coalition which advances safer pesticide policies and laws;
- the GoOrganicNow.org website that helps consumers "vote with their wallets and forks" by choosing organic lifestyle changes and driving market change;
- and many more resources at mdpestnet.org – including pesticide research, safer alternatives, a monthly newsletter, and ways to take action, please visit the website!
MPEN is deeply appreciative of Margie Roswell, the creator of SaferDisinfectants.org. Margie is a member of our 'Watershed' Project's Healthy Alternatives Working Group, and she saw a better way to present our research highlighting the dangers of registered-pesticide disinfectants that exacerbate the vulnerabilities and symptoms of respiratory illnesses. She created this first-in-the nation website to educate and help professionals and the public make safer disinfecting decisions during the pandemic, and beyond.
Team
![Marjorie Roswell](/images/team/marjorie_hu722476e68ce80de31195283b2371885d_151380_550x0_resize_q100_h2_box.webp)
Marjorie Roswell
Margie builds interactive data visualization websites, including legislative scorecards, endorsement maps, and this site devoted to disinfectant safety. She is also a nutrition educator and the author of SugarWars.com and HealthyCampaign.org.
![Bonnie Raindrop](/images/team/bonnie_hu399782d6cabfadb5374a8b88f1844a84_52437_550x0_resize_q100_h2_box.webp)
Bonnie Raindrop
Bonnie does communications work, coalition/community building, research, lobbying, and public speaking on behalf of the Maryland Pesticide Education Network. She is also a beekeeper. For her work, she received the John V. Kabler Award for Environmental Leadership.
![Adnan Shahid](/images/team/adnan_hudb7f681aac620bff972ddc39316712a6_1580642_550x0_resize_q100_h2_box.webp)
Adnan Shahid
Software Engineer and Multimedia Artist with a certified Guinness World Record (for participation in the largest hackathon in the world). Adnan works in UI/UX design and implementation and has expertise in frontend CSS and JS frameworks and Content Management Systems.
![Readul Hasan Chayan](/images/team/readul_huf0a3f66fd4a9396178fb4a2ed7a44429_61568_550x0_resize_q100_h2_box.webp)
Readul Hasan Chayan
Readul provided invaluable support to this project, building a software “plugin” to help customize our interactive list, and helping to develop the GitHub Action that powers our data.