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Pesticides

Pesticides are chemicals or biological agents meant to control pests, including weeds, fungi, and insects. According to a Childhood Autism Risks from Genetics and Environment study, gestational pesticide exposure been linked to neurological disorders in children. Organochlorine pesticides such as DDT were among those pesticides studied to be potential endocrine disrupting compounds, in a systematic review of neurotoxicants that disproportionately affect males. Despite being barred from use in the U.S. in 1972, traces of DDT still show up in vegetables, meat, fish, and dairy products. DDT can build up in rivers, lakes, and coastal areas, which then accumulates in fish. A few products are still registered for use, including lindane, a organochlorine pesticide ingredient in a lice and scabies shampoo.


February 13, 2020
New Study Shows That When it Comes to Pesticides and Kids, the EPA Has Looked the Other Way
August 05, 2019
Statement on the available outcomes of the human health assessment in the context of the pesticides peer review of the active substance chlorpyrifos
July 31, 2019
U.S. Births at Record-Low Levels — Why Aren’t We Asking Why?
July 25, 2019
Chlorpyrifos: Playing Pesticide Politics With Children’s Health
July 09, 2019
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Children’s Health Defense Bring Legal Action Against Beech-Nut Nutrition Company Concerning Misrepresentation That Their Naturals Baby Foods are 100% Natural
May 06, 2019
Tracking the Agrichemical Industry Propaganda Network