Rural well water linked to Parkinson’s; California study implicates farm pesticides

Rural residents who drink water from private wells are much more likely to have Parkinson’s disease, a finding that bolsters theories that farm pesticides may be partially to blame, according to a new study. The risk to people in California's Central Valley was 90 percent higher for those who had private wells near fields sprayed with certain insecticides. People with the incurable neurological disease “were more likely to have consumed private well ... Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Dwight Rousu - Aug 5, 2009 - 6:36 PM PDT
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by Dwight Rousu - Aug. 5, 2009

The study suggests that chemicals used on crops are not adequately tested for human safety. Is this a failing of the EPA or the FDA? The article does not ascribe responsibility.

This provides a current example of why organic foods are reasonably expected to be healthier.

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