Important Links

Click here to read the Presidents Cancer Panel Study 2010 ,which examines the impact of environmental factors on cancer and is subtitled “Reducing Environmental Cancer Risk, what we can do now.”

We need a regulatory approach to children’s health eliminating potential hazards without accepting a level of harm. Chemical companies must prove that their products will have no adverse effect on children’s health before the chemical is approved for use by EPA.

 

THE PEER REVIEWED PUBLISHED SCIENCE WHICH LINKS PESTICIDE EXPOSURE AND CHILDHOOD DISEASE.

MUCH OF THIS IS ADDRESSED IN THE PUBLICATION OF THE 2010 PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES CANCER PANEL STUDY (PCP) -REDUCING ENVIRONMENTAL CANCER RISK

2008–2009 Annual Report  President’s Cancer Panel (PCP) What We Can Do Now

http://deainfo.nci.nih.gov/advisory/pcp/annualReports/pcp08-09rpt/PCP_Report_08-09_508.pdf

HOWEVER WHEN YOU READ THE VOLUME OF RESEARCH YOURSELF, YOU WILL UNDERSTAND WHY THE SCIENTISTS STATE IN THE PCP  ”GRIEVOUS HARM” TO CHILDREN FROM EXPOSURE HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED BY APPROPRIATE ACTION

PLEASE STOP THE USE OF PESTICIDES WHERE AND WHEN CHILDREN ARE PRESENT

THE SCIENCE IS INCONTROVERTIBLE .

DEMAND THE USE OF NON TOXIC ALTERNATIVES

Prenatal and Childhood Exposure to Pesticides

-  Acute Illnesses Associated With Pesticide Exposure at Schoolshttp://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/short/294/4/455

– Birth Defects Linked to Pesticide Exposure at Time of Conception (04/01/09)

– Exposure to Dioxin During Early Development Impairs Ability to Fight Infection (03/19/09)

- Autism Rates Tied to Environmental Factors, Not Changing Diagnoses (01/23/09)

–  Testicular Defects in Newborns Linked to Prenatal Chemical Exposure (09/17/08)

–  Study Links Household Pesticide Use to Childhood Cancer (12/6/07)

–  New Study Links Parental Pesticide Exposure to Leukemia (8/28/07)

–  Pre-Adolescents Exposed to DDT More Likely To Develop Breast Cancer (7/7/07)

–  Low-Dose Exposures to Pesticides May Threaten Developing Embryos (5/18/04)

–  Pre-Term Labor Drug Sensitizes Brain to Pesticide Injury (4/15/04)

–  Study Shows Newborns Benefit From “Ban” of Insecticides (3/25/04)

–  Infant Home Pesticide Exposure Linked to Elevated Asthma Rates (12/15/03)

–  Pesticide Exposure Hinders Mental Development Among Farmers’ Children (5/5/04)

–  Pediatrics Warn of Neurological Effects of Pesticides on Children (4/22/04)

–  New Study Links Ag Pesticide to Interference in Sexual Development (12/8/03)

Pesticide Body Burden

- Lower IQ in Children Linked to Toxic Air Pollutants, Some Pesticides (07/27/09)

–  Organic Benefits to Fetal and Child Development (05/22/09)

–  Pesticide Residues Found in Fruit-Based Drinks (12/17/08)

–  Pyrethroid Pesticide Affects Puberty at Low Levels (09/22/08)

–  Hazardous Pesticides Found in Children Who Eat Chemically-Treated Foods (1/31/08)

–  U.S. Population Burdened With High Levels of Pesticides In Their Bodies (5/12/04)

- Glyphosate Contamination Detected in Humans (3/16/04)

–  High Levels of Organophosphate Pesticides Found in Children (2/17/04)

–  Blood Tests Reveal Pesticide Contamination (12/2/03)

Other Relevant Studies

• Scientists Study Children’s Susceptibility to Pesticides (06/25/09)
• Pyrethroid Pesticides Found in Homes and Daycare Centers (11/03/08)
• Hot Air Found More Effective Than Chemical Lice Treatments (09/25/08)
• EPA Releases Children’s Study Authorized by 1997 Executive Order (3/11/08)
• Centers for Disease Control Links School Environment to Academic Achievement (10/25/07)
• Pysicians Warn Public To Avoid Pesticides (4/26/04)
• Mix of Stress and Chemical Exposure Causes Brain Damage (3/1/04)
• Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals in Indoor Air and Dust in Homes (1/7/04)
• Study Shows Neurotoxic Pesticide Chlorpyrifos Also Damages Heart and Liver (11/21/03)
• More Research Links Pesticides to Nerve Cell Damage and Parkinson’s Disease (11/10/03)
• Marcia G. Nishioka, Robert G. Lewis, Marielle C. Brinkman, Hazel M. Burkholder, Charles E. Hines, and John R. Menkedick, “Distribution of 2,4-D in Air and on Surfaces inside Residences after Lawn Applications: Comparing Exposure Estimates from Various Media for Young Children,” Environmental Health Perspectives, Volume 109, Number 11, November 2001.
• Lennart Hardell and Mikarl Eriksson, “A Case-Control Study of Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma and Exposure to Pesticides,” American Cancer Society, 1999.
• Confirmation of Systemic Autoimmune Diseases in the Agricultural Health Study http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT00341198Acceleration of autoimmunity by organochlorine pesticides in (NZB x NZW)F1 mice. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15743722
• Permethrin http://www.endocrinedisruption.org/pesticides.permethrin..summary.php
• Occupational and environmental exposures and risk of systemic lupus erythematosus: silica, sunlight, solvents http://rheumatology.oxfordjournals.org/content/49/11/2172.abstract

-   Children and Pesticide’s Don’t Mix: http://www.beyondpesticides.org/lawn/factsheets/Pesticide.children.dontmix.pdf

-  Early-Life Environmental Risk Factors for Asthma: Findings from the Children’s Health Study http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/docs/2003/6662/abstract.html

-  Pesticides and Atopic and Nonatopic Asthma among Farm Women in the Agricultural Health Study http://ajrccm.atsjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/177/1/11

- Summary health statistics for U.S. children: National Health Interview Survey, 2003. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15792295

- Respiratory symptoms in children and exposure to pesticides http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/22/3/507.full

- Identifying and managing adverse environmental health effects: 4. Pesticides http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12054413

- Exposures of children to organophosphate pesticides and their potential adverse health effects http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1566222/

- Autism/ADHD/Learning Disabilities: http://www.beyondpesticides.org/health/learningdevelopmental.htm

-  Article Source: Organophosphate Pesticide Exposure and Attention in Young Mexican-American Children

http://ehp03.niehs.nih.gov/article/fetchArticle.action;jsessionid=C059FF2220336BEDB795E01404DEA251?articleURI=info%3Adoi%2F10.1289%2Fehp.1002056

-  Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Urinary Metabolites of Organophosphate Pesticides http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/content/abstract/peds..2009-3058v1

-  Neurodevelopment and endocrine disruption.   http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15198913

-  Birth defects, season of conception, and sex of children born to pesticide applicators living in the Red River Valley of Minnesota, USA.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1241196/

-  The Rise in Autism and the Role of Age at Diagnosis http://journals.lww.com/epidem/pages/articleviewer.aspx?year=2009&issue=01000&article=00016&type=abstract

-  “Background: Pesticides affect a number of targets in the CNS, and cross the placenta. One previous report suggests a link between maternal residential proximity to commercial organochlorine pesticide exposure during early prenatal life and the risk of autism. That study did not evaluate individual exposures to household pesticides.”

http://www.autismspeaks.org/science/scientificmeetings/imfar_2008_abstract_autism_risk_household_pesticide.php

-  Autism: Transient in utero hypothyroxinemia related to maternal flavonoid ingestion during pregnancy and to other environmental antithyroid agents http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6T06-4P899CV-2&_user=10&_coverDate=11%2F15%2F2007&_rdoc=6&_fmt=summary&_orig=browse&_srch=doc-info%28%23toc%234854%232007%23997379998%23668594%23FLA%23display%23Volume%29&_cdi=4854&_sort=d&_docanchor=&_ct=28&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=35cf196a119c5b2ad52e44d35e1db89e

Maternal Residence Near Agricultural Pesticide Applications and Autism Spectrum Disorders among Children in the California Central Valley   http://ehp03.niehs.nih.gov/article/fetchArticle.action?articleURI=info:doi/10.1289/ehp.10168

Chlorpyrifos Exposure and Urban Residential Environment Characteristics as Determinants of Early Childhood Neurodevelopment http://ajph.aphapublications.org/cgi/content/abstract/AJPH.2009..168419v1?maxtoshow=&hits=10&RESULTFORMAT=&fulltext=Chlorpyrifos%2BExposure%2Band%2BUrban%2BResidential%2BEnvironment%2BCharacteristics%2Bas%2BDeter&searchid=1&FIRSTINDEX=0&sortspec=relevance&resourcetype=HWCIT

Pesticide Exposure and Stunting as Independent Predictors of Neurobehavioral Deficits in Ecuadorian School Children http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/content/abstract/peds..2008-3506v1?maxtoshow=&HITS=10&hits=10&RESULTFORMAT=&fulltext=frederica%2Bperera%2B2009%2B&searchid=1&FIRSTINDEX=0&sortspec=relevance&resourcetype=HWCIT

Prenatal Airborne Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Exposure and Child IQ at Age 5 Yearshttp://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/content/abstract/peds..2008-3506v1?maxtoshow=&HITS=10&hits=10&RESULTFORMAT=&fulltext=frederica%2Bperera%2B2009%2B&searchid=1&FIRSTINDEX=0&sortspec=relevance&resourcetype=HWCIT

Cancer   Childhood brain tumors, residential insecticide exposure, and pesticide metabolism genes http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20056567

The Upper Midwest Health Study: a case-control study of primary intracranial gliomas in farm and rural residents.   http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17131948

Parkinson’s Disease:    http://www.beyondpesticides.org/health/parkinsonsdisease.htm

Reproductive Health studies:   http://www.beyondpesticides.org/health/reproductive.htm

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Complete article

Acute Illnesses Associated With Pesticide Exposure at Schools http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/short/294/4/455

Walter A. Alarcon, MD; Geoffrey M. Calvert, MD; Jerome M. Blondell, PhD; Louise N. Mehler, MD; Jennifer Sievert, BS; Maria Propeck, BS; Dorothy S. Tibbetts, MPH, MS; Alan Becker, MPH; Michelle Lackovic, MPH; Shannon B. Soileau, MS; Rupali Das, MD; John Beckman, BS; Dorilee P. Male, BS; Catherine L. Thomsen, MPH; Martha Stanbury, MSPH

JAMA. 2005;294:455-465.   Context Pesticides continue to be used on school property, and some schools are at risk of pesticide drift exposure from neighboring farms, which leads to pesticide exposure among students and school employees. However, information on the magnitude of illnesses and risk factors associated with these pesticide exposures is not available.

Objective To estimate the magnitude of and associated risk factors for pesticide-related illnesses at schools.   Design, Setting, and Participants Analysis of surveillance data from 1998 to 2002 of 2593 persons with acute pesticide-related illnesses associated with exposure at schools. Nationwide information on pesticide-related illnesses is routinely collected by 3 national pesticide surveillance systems: the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health’s Sentinel Event Notification System for Occupational Risks pesticides program, the California Department of Pesticide Regulation, and the Toxic Exposure Surveillance System.    Main Outcome Measures Incidence rates and severity of acute pesticide-related illnesses.

Results Incidence rates for 1998-2002 were 7.4 cases per million children and 27.3 cases per million school employee full-time equivalents. The incidence rates among children increased significantly from 1998 to 2002. Illness of high severity was found in 3 cases (0.1%), moderate severity in 275 cases (11%), and low severity in 2315 cases (89%). Most illnesses were associated with insecticides (n = 895, 35%), disinfectants (n = 830, 32%), repellents (n = 335, 13%), or herbicides (n = 279, 11%). Among 406 cases with detailed information on the source of pesticide exposure, 281 (69%) were associated with pesticides used at schools and 125 (31%) were associated with pesticide drift exposure from farmland.

Conclusions Pesticide exposure at schools produces acute illnesses among school employees and students. To prevent pesticide-related illnesses at schools, implementation of integrated pest management programs in schools, practices to reduce pesticide drift, and adoption of pesticide spray buffer zones around schools are recommended.

Author Affiliations: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Cincinnati, Ohio (Drs Alarcon and Calvert); Office of Pesticide Programs, US Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC (Dr Blondell); Department of Pesticide Regulation, California Environmental Protection Agency, Sacramento (Dr Mehler); Environmental and Injury Epidemiology and Toxicology Branch, Texas Department of State Health Services, Austin (Mss Sievert and Propeck); Pesticides and Surveillance Section, Washington Department of Health, Olympia (Ms Tibbetts); Bureau of Community Environmental Health, Florida Department of Health, Tallahassee (Mr Becker); Section of Environmental Epidemiology and Toxicology, Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals, New Orleans (Mss Lackovic and Soileau); Occupational Health Branch, California Department of Health Services, Oakland (Dr Das); Public Health Institute, Oakland, Calif (Mr Beckman); Bureau of Occupational Health, New York State Department of Health, Troy (Ms Male); Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology, Oregon Department of Human Services–Health Services, Portland (Ms Thomsen); and Division of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology, Michigan Department of Community Health, Lansing (Ms Stanbury).