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Many studies have shown that pesticides are linked to various health issues, yet farmers worldwide continue to use them on different crops. According to a study published in the International [.]
Scientists at the University of California, Los Angeles warned unborn babies were particularly at risk because their organs were still developing, leaving them more at risk of damage.
Research published in the peer-reviewed journal
Environmental Research suggests that exposure during pregnancy to a wide variety of pesticides may lead to the development of central nervous system tumors during childhood.
And the increased risk of these tumors – estimated as much as twice to 2.5 times higher for some pesticides – occurs even if the mother is not a farmworker, but lived as much as 2.5 miles (4000 meters) away from the field where the pesticides are sprayed, researchers found.
“Exposure to certain pesticides, simply through residential proximity to agricultural applications during pregnancy, may increase the risk of childhood central nervous system tumors,” said