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Children of Farmworkers in North Carolina Heavily Exposed to Pesticides

Posted on December 14, 2016 in Pesticides | 128 Views | Leave a response

Latino farmworkers and their children face the highest levels of pesticide exposure of any population group, with the possible exception of certain types of pesticide applicators. In 2004 a team of scientists measured the levels of urinary metabolites in 60 farmworker children ages 1 to 6 in North Carolina (Arcury et al., 2007). The testing […]

Common Insecticide Causes Significant Neurological Deficits in Children

Posted on December 14, 2016 in Pesticides | 235 Views | Leave a response

The organophosphate (OP) insecticide chlorpyrifos is still sprayed on over two dozen crops, leading to periodic residues in many common foods. Until December 2001, chlorpyrifos was also one of the most widely used insecticides in the home, schools, and residential environments. Products containing this OP insecticide were spayed in and around homes for control of […]