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Children exposed to pesticides risk cancer. A study of 500 children in Denver found that in homes where pesticides were used, children were more likely to develop leukemia, brain tumors, lymphoma and other cancers. In fact, a total of 20 studies from across the country in the peer-reviewed literature document a relationship between exposure to pesticides and increased risk of cancer in children.  The food that you and your family eat has cancer-causing pesticide residues. Of the 25 pesticides most widely used on food crops in the U.S., 12 are classified by the Environmental Protection Agency as cancer-causing agents. For infants, exposure to such dangerous chemicals is largely through baby food. The drinking water of 15 million Americans is contaminated with pesticides according to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency estimates.
Over 50 pesticides in
use today are
known to disrupt sperm production or male fertility; sperm counts in healthy
men around the world have fallen 50% in the last 50 years.
Of the 36 most
commonly used lawn pesticides,
24 have never been fully tested by EPA. At least 13 can cause cancer, 14 can
cause birth defects, 21 can cause central nervous system damage, and 15 can
damage the liver and kidneys.
EPA relies on
industry funded tests.
EPA has never inspected three-quarters of the labs doing manufacturer-funded
studies even though EPA relies on those data to evaluate pesticide hazards.
Outright fraud has occurred. In 1994, Craven Laboratories was fined over $15
million and its president sentenced to five years in prison for falsifying
pesticide residue data.
Want to know the truth about Roundup? Information provided courtesy of NCAP. www.pesticide.org
Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides
PO Box 1393, Eugene, OR 97440 (541) 344-5044
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