Posts Tagged ‘Agricultural Chemicals’
Pesticides
Thursday, August 13th, 2009
Be weary of what you eat !
In the US each year over 1.2 billion pounds of pesticides and herbicides are sprayed or added to food crops. That is roughly 10 pounds of pesticides for each man, woman, and child. Although the pesticides are designed to act against insects and other organisms, experts estimate that only 2% of the pesticide actually serves its purpose, while over 98% of the pesticide is absorbed into the air, water, soil, or food supply. Most pesticides in use are synthetic chemicals of questionable safety. The majority long-term health risks include increased risk of cancer, birth defects and many chronic diseases, while the majority health risks of acute intoxication include vomiting, diarrhoea, blurred vision, tremors, convulsions, and nerve damage.