Many people do not realize that children can be exposed to harmful pesticides even in a school yard. In California, the
injured children were exposed to pesticides while in the school yard. Laws should be passed and enforced to help protect children from pesticide exposure.
The rate of pesticide poisoning among children nationwide has risen in recent years, as suburbs are getting closer to farms, according to a 2005 study in the Journal of the American Medical Association. The study found that 40 percent of all children sickened by pesticides at school were victims of pesticide carried on the breeze or drift-pesticide. If you see pesticide spraying near a school or location with children, consider reporting it to the Environmental Protection Agency or calling your local agency to get testing done of the area to help protect children.
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