SOURCE: Journal of Environmental Health, May 1998, vol.60, no.9, p.46 (2).
This article contains information cited from a eport entitled "Our Childen at Risk" published by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC, 1997) which discusses environmental exposures that threaten children’s health. Pesticides are one of the five worst threats to children's health. The other four are lead, air pollution, environmental tobacco smoke, and drinking-water contamination.
According to the Journal of Environmental Health, "Pesticides have been associated with the development of certain cancers in children, including leukemia, sarcomas, and brain tumors. Many classes of pesticides have been shown to adversely affect the developing nervous system of experimental animals. Parental exposure to pesticides has been linked with birth defects in children. New studies suggest that pesticides may compromise the immune system of infants and children".
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