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Pesticides Effect On Children’s Health
A man early lives or children are very delicate moment. In our moment as children, our body has yet produce detoxifying enzymes in significant quantities. Different condition is met in adults’ body. At adult age body already produce enough quantity of detoxifying enzymes. This condition has make baby and children vulnerable to external threats.
One of the threats for children body can come from pesticides. Chemical from pesticides can be a serious threat on children’s health. Below are some reasons how pesticides work as threats on children’s health. Pesticides’ chemical substances may disrupt the brain and other internal or external organ. Hormones regulation can also be disrupted by the chemical in blood. Due to children’s small body the chemical contain in bloods are likely at large.
Baby’s or children’s curiosity to taste every thing they can eat have make them more vulnerable to another chemical and bacteria. Pesticides can poison the children from agricultural drift activity. Agricultural drift is a pest control by spraying pesticides by aero plane. Adults can bring the pesticides danger by their clothes as well. Contaminated food also acts as pesticides carrier also.
State University toxicologist is launching a five-year study on pesticide’s effects on children. The research is aim to have a better knowledge on the effects of agricultural chemicals on human nervous system. Hopefully the research’s results will provide us better understanding on the use of pesticides.
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