Many of the 30 most commonly used backyard pesticides, which have been beautifying lawns and killing pests since the 1950s, have been linked to cancer, birth defects and other problems such as asthma and diabetes, according to Beyond Pesticides, an environmental advocacy group in Washington, D.C. Full Story »
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As a physician who supports the work of Beyond Pesticides, I wish that more of the additional information I know to exist had been presented in this accurate, but very mediocre, story. Mediocre journalism, but the topic is important to our health and the information provided, other than the quote saying it's ok for children to play on the lawns, is accurate. When you read that quote, remember that people used to say much the same thing about DDT.
A conventional analysis of the health hazards of pesticides, trying so hard to be even-handed it ends up having an odd perspective. In Canada, many municipalities have banned home use of pesticides including the city of Toronto. And many gardeners are shifting away from lawn to more eco-friendly habitats. A key study in Canada was the very influential 1987 U.S. National Cancer Institute study, (the risk of childhood leukemia increased nearly four times when pesticides were used ... More »
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