Pesticides detected in 80% of air monitoring samples, new report shows
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Ban organophosphates! They harm our kids' brains.
OPINION | Step up to protect children from brain-harming pesticides
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In our coastal agricultural region, from the Oxnard Plain to Santa Cruz, we must confront a stark fact: Children here are exposed to dangerous pesticides through drift, proximity, and applications0 CommentsComment on Facebook
"The new study ... found that pregnant women in California who lived near areas that were treated with insecticides — flonicamid, cypermethrin or permethrin — or a now-banned fungicide called benomyl were more likely to have babies that would suffer from neuroblastoma, a cancer of the nerve cells that is seldom diagnosed after the age of five."
Pesticides used near farm communities tied to rare but deadly childhood cancer
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Children whose mothers lived near farms and fields treated with certain pesticides during pregnancy have a higher risk of a deadly cancer that is most commonly found in infants before their first birt...0 CommentsComment on Facebook
State publishes air monitoring report for 2023, 80% of samples include a pesticide detection. All four pesticide monitors are at schools: that's what our kids are breathing.
Here's our statement:
www.pesticidereform.org/pesticides-detected-in-80-of-air-monitoring-samples-new-report-shows/
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