Sentences with phrase «toxic exposure to pesticide»

«Most of the work to determine levels of toxic exposure to pesticide has used honeybees as a model pollinator.

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VICTORIA — Legislation to protect families and the environment from exposure to toxic pesticides should be passed within the remaining days of this legislative sitting, says Adrian Dix, leader of the New Democrats.

Organic agriculture protects the health of people and the planet by reducing overall exposure to toxic chemicals from synthetic pesticides that can end up in the ground, air, water and food supply, and that are associated with health consequences, from asthma to cancer.

Choosing to feed your baby organic foods can limit exposure to toxic pesticides and chemicals by up to 97 percent.

They had multiple toxic exposures, including pesticides in their tents, smoke from oil fires, anti-nerve-gas pills and diesel fuel poured on the ground to keep the sand down.»

Intermittent lower - dose exposures can be as toxic as a single higher - dose exposure; Miller cites monkey research showing that either 10 nontoxic weekly doses or one toxic dose of an organophosphate pesticide led to the same increase in brain wave activity as measured by electroencephalogram, or EEG.

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.

Another powerful study published in 2003 Environmental Health Perspectives evaluated the levels of pesticide metabolites in the urine of two groups of children and found that children eating organic fruits and vegetables, consuming organic milk and drinking organic juices had levels of pesticide metabolites six to nine times lower than children eating conventionally grown food.17 Bear in mind, pesticides are up to ten times more toxic to children than adults, due to their smaller body size and developing organ systems, so it is especially important to minimize their exposure whenever possible during the growing years.18

Because the toxic effects of pesticides are concerning, not well understood, or in some cases completely unstudied, it just makes sense to minimize exposure to pesticides whenever possible!

Heavy metals found in drinking water, air, food, dental amalgams and vaccines; exposure to synthetic pesticides; and herbicides such as glyphosate — all contribute to the body's toxic burden, and all carry health risks.

Exposure or toxicity to food additives, solvents, pesticides, herbicides and other toxic chemicals can cause a number of psychological and neurological symptoms.

It deals with exposure to hundreds of toxic chemicals such as solvents, petrochemicals, toxic metals, pesticides & more.

Dr. Dawn Cannon's areas of interest include holistic primary care and preventive medicine, detoxification for chronic diseases, including autoimmune and inflammatory diseases, exposure to mold, heavy metals, solvents, pesticides and other toxins; occupational, environmental and recreational toxic exposures; chronic infections, including Lyme Disease and co-infections; women's preventive and sexual health, especially in perimenopause and menopause.

For newborns, meconium analysis can detect fetal exposure to lead, mercury, cadmium and other toxic metals, DDT and pesticide exposure as well as alcohol, tobacco use and illicit drug use.

Choose organic produce, meat, and dairy to eliminate exposure to pesticides and ditch toxic cleaning supplies and personal care products.

«Dietary practices influence [our] exposure to pesticides, [toxic heavy] metals,... and industrial pollutants... A diet high in fish and [other] animal products, for example, results in greater exposure to [these pollutants] than does a [more] plant - based diet, because these compounds [may]... accumulate up the food chain.»

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By shopping this list as much as possible, you can minimize personal and household exposure to toxic pesticides even if you can not afford to buy organic produce.

Toxic tort claims can include anything from damages to crops and general land contamination to respiratory issues and damaging exposure to pesticides.

A toxic exposure to such chemicals as pesticides, bathroom cleaners, drugs and other materials can lead to serious consequences to those affected.

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