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New UK survey : which pesticides are present in your school ?
14 septembre 2009 - Do you know which pesticides are in your schools ? The Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL) is working to reduce environmental health risks across Europe. As part of the Sick of Pesticides UK initiative, we have launched two questionnaires ; one directed at the schools themselves, and another for citizens to survey their own schools. Currently, there are no surveys of (...) -
New study links occupational pesticide exposure and childhood leukaemia
28 juillet 2009 - A new study reveals links between occupational pesticide exposure childhood leukaemia. The study, published in the online journal Environmental Health Perspectives (EPH), joins a growing body of evidence to suggest that childhood leukaemia is associated with prenatal maternal occupational pesticide exposure. The paper shows that childhood leukaemia was associated with (...) -
Chemical cocktail threatens male reproductive health and testicular cancer
21 mai 2009 - A scientific review released 13 May 2009 highlighted the dangers of exposing pregnant women to hormone disrupting chemicals in consumer products, and reveals the risks these pose to baby boys and the reproductive health of men. The review concludes that exposure to the cocktail of chemicals in our environment - including several pesticides - is likely to account for a (...) -
New research links Parkinson’s to pesticides
30 avril 2009 - Those living near fields where pesticides are sprayed are 75% more likely to develop Parkinson’s disease. In a new study from the University of California (UCLA), researchers report that strong evidence points to an association between the neurodegenerative disorder and pesticides. Parkinson’s disease is a chronic, progressive neurological disorder, typically affecting (...) -
Risk of birth defects linked to month of conception
7 April 2009 - Source: Wednesday’s Globe and Mail, April 1, 2009 Babies conceived in the spring and summer are more likely than others to be born with a range of birth defects, according to new research. A possible reason: The levels of pesticides and other agrichemicals in surface water happen to peak at the same time. The U.S. study, published in this month’s issue of the medical (...)
