Research Shows Children are Critically Susceptible to Pesticides
By Michael Jolliffe

Young children are potentially susceptible to certain pesticides for a longer period of time than previously thought. (Photo credit: Sienna Wildfield)

A new study published in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives has revealed that children are dangerously vulnerable to the effects of environmental pesticides, and for far longer than originally suspected…

… Of particular concern to the researchers were chlorpyrifos and diazinon, pesticide chemicals still used ubiquitously in US agriculture. Pesticides have been cited as a possible cause of developmental difficulties and childhood cancers.

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