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EPA approves continued heavy spraying of neurotoxic pesticide that causes brain damage in children

EPA gives more credibility to industry-funded studies than peer-reviewed science when approving pesticide use

California proposes new restriction on widely used pesticide to protect health and environment

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Study finds popular pesticide could be behind rise in erectile dysfunction among young men

December 06, 2023 -

This is according to a study that was published in the Journal of Endocrinological Investigation, which found that being exposed to chlorpyrifos as well as other pesticides in the organophosphate family was linked to the development of erectile dysfunction. This adds on to the significant body of scientific evidence demonstrating that exposure to pesticides leads to reduced fertility in men, including abnormal sperm development, a lower sperm count and reduced sperm ...

Study: Global decline in male fertility linked to common pesticides

November 28, 2023 - chlorpyrifos, diazinon, dichlorvos, ethion, fenthion, malathion and parathion, account for a large share of all insecticides used in the United States.

Organophosphates are used to control mosquitoes and a variety of other insects, as well as mites or ticks that attack fruits, landscaping plants, shrubs and vegetables. They are also used in veterinary practice. However, most home uses of organophosphates have now been phased out in the U.S. (Related: Congress gave ...

EPA to ban the use of chlorpyrifos pesticide as it poses dangers to children

August 23, 2021 -

Chlorpyrifos is a common pesticide that has been widely used on crops such as soybeans, fruits, nut trees, broccoli and cauliflower since 1965. However, it has recently been linked to neurological problems in children.

EPA Administrator Michael Regan said in a statement that the agency is taking an overdue step to protect public health by ending the use of chlorpyrifos on food. This will help ensure that the children, farmworkers and all other people ...

California is going after another dangerous pesticide: Chlorpyrifos has been linked to brain damage

September 19, 2020 -

At the end of this year, farmers will no longer be allowed to use chlorpyrifos in a move that Governor Gavin Newsom characterized as a “big win for children, workers and public health in California.”

Chlorpyrifos is widely used on popular crops such as walnuts, almonds, citrus fruits, cotton and alfalfa. It’s inexpensive, which has made it incredibly popular, with millions of pounds of it applied to crops across America each year. According to the ...

The dangers of chlorpyrifos: What is this brain-damaging pesticide and how can you avoid it?

May 19, 2020 -

Chlorpyrifos in non-organic milk

Data from a study conducted by the Organic Center has found that at least 60 percent of the non-organic milk sampled by researchers had residues of chlorpyrifos.

According to experts, chlorpyrifos is unsafe at any concentration. Fortunately, you can avoid certain food products at the grocery to eliminate this toxic chemical from your kitchen.

Chlorpyrifos is a neurotoxin or a chemical that affects ...

Hawaii bans toxic pesticide “chlorpyrifos” linked to neurological damage in children… but it’s legal in the other 49 states (and you’re eating it)

June 18, 2018 -

Senate Bill 3095 is the first of its kind in all 50 states to take direct action against chlorpyrifos, which the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) banned for most household uses in residential areas 18 years ago. It will now be prohibited from commercial use on all of the Hawaiian islands.

The move comes just months after the Trump administration announced plans to try to stop the EPA from issuing a blanket ban against chlorpyrifos, arguing against ...

Federal court says EPA must ban pesticide linked to brain damage in children

May 28, 2021 -

The decision comes after more than a decade of pressuring the agency to address chlorpyrifos's neurotoxic effects on children and farmworkers.

In 2019, health and labor groups represented by the nonprofit law organization Earthjustice filed a lawsuit against the EPA after it put off any decision to end or limit the use of chlorpyrifos. This pesticide is considered moderately hazardous to humans by the World Health Organization (WHO) because of its acute ...

Dow chemical wants farmers to keep using a pesticide linked to autism and ADHD

January 17, 2017 - chlorpyrifos, a widely used pesticide that was sprayed near their home when Magda was pregnant. At the time, the family was living in Salida, a small town in central California surrounded by fields of almonds, corn, and peaches. The Galindos could see the planted fields just down the street from their stucco house. And Magda could smell them from the patio where she spent much of her pregnancy. Sometimes the distinct essence of cow manure filled the air. At other times ...

Dow pushing farmers to continue using a pesticide linked to childhood ADHD and autism

January 30, 2017 -

But Dow Chemical is being allowed to do both, as it puts pressure on farmers to continue using a pesticide that scientists and researchers have tied to childhood ADHD and autism.

As reported by The Intercept, no comprehensive studies were done prior to 2014 into the link between autism and the chemical chlorpyrifos, which Dow manufactures as one of its principle pesticide ingredients.

The CHARGE study, conducted by the University of California-Davis, ...

An entire class of agricultural pesticides found to damage the brains of children… IQ scores falling nationwide

February 21, 2019 -

Countless studies have linked pesticide exposure to an array of health problems in humans, but scientists are now beginning to identify organophosphates, a class of pesticides, as a particularly malicious threat. Among the myriad of ill effects caused by exposure to organophosphates, evidence shows these compounds are fully capable of damaging children's brains.

And of course, these kinds of pesticides are used with abandon. Organophosphates are so dangerous that top ...

Brain-damaging neurotoxic pesticide found in hundreds of foods: EPA allows pesticide lobby to dictate policy

February 02, 2018 -

This alarming data comes from a series of tests carried out from late 2014 to late 2015 by the FDA’s Pesticide Residue Monitoring Program, which tests thousands of foods both domestic and imported for pesticides each year. More than 50 different food crops were found to contain chlorpyrifos.

The FDA tested more than 5,500 human foods in total. Their testing is very comprehensive, and it even looks at some of the less popular varieties of produce not used in ...

Children exposed to pesticides have increased risk of autism

August 02, 2019 - chlorpyrifos, permethrin, and diazinon.

The researchers found that the greater risk held true even after accounting for factors like the economic status of the mother and whether she lived in a rural or urban area. Although the study did not set out to establish pesticide exposure as the cause, the connection is hard to ignore.Why is chlorpyrifos still sprayed on crops?

California is one of several states that has moved to ban chlorpyrifos....

PR, not penalty: EPA lets Syngenta off the hook for poisoning people

April 03, 2019 -

As you may recall, Syngenta became the target of litigation after hordes of farm workers on the island of Kauai fell ill due to the spread of Syngenta's crop chemicals, which were being applied to genetically-modified (GM) corn and other crops. Plaintiffs had sought damages from the company for exposing islanders to all sorts of "restricted use chemicals," which include alachlor, atrazine, chlorpyrifos, methomyl, metolachlor, permethrin, and paraquat.

But bought-off ...

Quebec is restricting use of pesticides that harm fish, bird and bee populations

March 13, 2018 -

“It’s with a lot of pride that I’m going to proceed with the announcement about these important rules,” declared Isabelle Melançon, Environment Minister for the local government of Quebec.

During a visit to a honey factory near Quebec City, Melançon announced a limited ban on the herbicide Atrazine and the pesticides Chlorpyrifos, clothianidin, imidacloprid, and thiamethoxam.

The use of these chemicals are no longer allowed in the tending of residential ...