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Children are Less Tolerant to Toxic Chemicals
Children are not simply little adults. Early developmental stages of their organs, nervous systems, and immune systems, greater rates of cell division, and their lower body weight increase their susceptibility to pesticide exposure. Immature organs and other developing biological systems are particularly vulnerable to toxic contaminants. Furthermore, pesticides may become more concentrated in the fatty tissues of young children because their fat as a percentage of total body weight is lower than for adults.
Centers for Disease Control Releases 3rd National Report on Chemical Body Burden
CDC tested hundreds of Americans for 148 chemicals, 43 of them pesticides. Study shows that most people in the U.S., including children, carry multiple pesticides in their bodies. More than 90% of the thousands of people tested carried mixture of pesticides, many linked to serious health problems.
Pesticides kill weeds and bugs.....
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Several pesticides, such as pyrethrins and pyrethroids, organophosphates and carbamates, are also known to cause or exacerbate asthma symptoms.
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Minimizing Children's Exposure to Pesticides is Prudent Do pesticides cause special problems for children? A new review of a series of research studies completed during the last decade suggests that the answer to this question is yes, and that we need to be sure that children are being exposed to pesticides as little as possible. Warren Porter Web Site A new peer-reviewed animal study suggests a surprising link between the nation's top home and lawn herbicide compounds and possible miscarriages in humans.Did you know...
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Risk: The 5 Worst Environmental Threats To Their HealthOur lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.
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