Time For A Pesticide Ban
....Dr. Robert LaCamera, a professor of pediatrics at the Yale School of Medicine, also held up the report when asked which cancers are associated with chemical pesticides. He read off a list: childhood leukemia, soft tissue sarcomas, cancers of the brain and testes, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
LaCamera cited a 1997 Minnesota study that found pesticide traces in more than 90 percent of urine samples taken from children between 3 and 13 years old.
"If you can find detectable levels in urine it means it's almost universal," he said. Many practicing pediatricians "don't understand there is an epidemic of pesticides in the bodies of most children in this country."
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http://www.courant.com/news/local/hc-ctpoisons0419.artapr19,0,5546626.story?coll=hc-headlines-local
In Canada, there are currently 125 communities that ban the use of cosmetic pesticides. It will happen here. I'm willing to bet that there are more people in this town willing to fight for cancer-free kids than people willing to fight for dandelion-free lawns.
LaCamera cited a 1997 Minnesota study that found pesticide traces in more than 90 percent of urine samples taken from children between 3 and 13 years old.
"If you can find detectable levels in urine it means it's almost universal," he said. Many practicing pediatricians "don't understand there is an epidemic of pesticides in the bodies of most children in this country."
Read It:
http://www.courant.com/news/local/hc-ctpoisons0419.artapr19,0,5546626.story?coll=hc-headlines-local
In Canada, there are currently 125 communities that ban the use of cosmetic pesticides. It will happen here. I'm willing to bet that there are more people in this town willing to fight for cancer-free kids than people willing to fight for dandelion-free lawns.
