Sentences with phrase «linked exposure to some pesticides»

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Related sites Porter's Web site, with links to the paper and info on pesticides Comprehensive searchable database for pesticides Site reviewing biological effects of low - level exposures 2,4 - D fact sheet

Research links soaring incidence of the mysterious neurological disorder to fetal and infant exposure to pesticides, viruses, household chemicals

The study is the first to link exposure to thiamethoxam — one of the most commonly used neonicotinoid pesticides — to fewer fully developed eggs in queens from four wild bumblebee species that forage in farmland.

Previous studies have linked exposure to products containing hormone - disrupting chemicals, such as pesticides and phthalates, to infertility and poorer reproductive success.

Since the use of organophosphate pesticides is widespread around the world, and growing evidence indicates a link between these pesticides and disorders such as Parkinson's disease, Baas said that a deeper investigation of low - level OP exposure is critical for preventing and treating neurological conditions arising from such exposures, in addition to Gulf War Illness.

The earlier report documented a number of studies that found evidence linking the illness to exposure to pesticides and pyridostigmine bromide (found in anti-nerve gas pills given to troops), as well as other toxic sources.

It was a bit of a mystery to the scientists investigating the phenomenon: a brain disease driven by the death of specialized neurons was strongly linked to exposure to a particular pesticide.

The troubling link between pesticide exposure and fertility isn't new; scientists have already established that people who work with pesticides tend to have lower fertility than people who don't.

Exposure to certain viruses and bacteria as well as some chemicals used in farming like herbicides and pesticides has also been linked to a higher risk of developing NHL, according to the LLS.

Exposure to the pesticides, known as organophosphates, has been linked to behavioral and cognitive problems in children in the past, but previous studies have focused on communities of farm workers and other high - risk populations.

The link between exposure to pesticides and the development of Parkinson's disease was confirmed by a 2013 meta - analysis looking at over 100 studies.

Link to PRI's Pest Management Bulletins to learn about low - impact methods of pest control that minimize pesticide use and exposure.

The case is significant because farmers have so far been unable to prove a direct link between illness and exposure to pesticides.

Just the other week I reported that new research was linking bee deaths to seed insecticide exposure, and specifically the class of pesticides known as neonicotinoids.