Agricultural Pesticides Are Dangerous
for You, Your Family, and Your Neighbors
Asthma.
Pesticide exposure can both cause asthma
and make it worse.
The Association of Occupational
and Environmental Clinics lists organophosphorus
and carbamate insecticides,...
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Agricultural Pesticides Are Dangerous
for You, Your Family, and Your Neighbors
Asthma.
Pesticide exposure can both cause asthma
and make it worse.
The Association of Occupational
and Environmental Clinics lists organophosphorus
and carbamate insecticides, fumigants like methyl
bromide and MITC, and many herbicides like 2,4-D
and atrazine as compounds that can cause asthma.
Cancer.
Farmers appear to experience elevated rates
for several cancers: leukemia, non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, multiple myeloma, soft-tissue sarcoma, and
cancers of the skin, lip, stomach, brain, and prostate.
Prostate Cancer.
Prostate cancer is higher among
farm workers with higher levels of organochlorine
pesticides (lindane and hepatachlor), organophosphate pesticides (dichlorvos), fumigants (methyl bromide), or triazine herbicides (simazine) compared to
workers with lower levels.
Lung Cancer.
Lung cancer has been shown to be
higher among pesticide applicators exposed to chlorpyrifos (Dursban).
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