Although people are aware of the health dangers of pesticides, there is almost 1 billion pounds of these dangerous pesticides used in the United States each and every year. The worst part is these numbers are not lowering.
Now everybody knows that foods that are in the grocery stores has been washed before they arrive at the store. And many people will still wash there fruits and veggies after they but them. However there are still trace pesticides that are being consumed from these fruits and vegetables, which are causing health issues.
Farmers and farm workers have reported the most health related illnesses, out of the over 15,000 reported, pesticide related illnesses every year. According to the EPA there could be many more cases that were never reported. The pesticide issue is huge and it is only going to get worse unless people do something about it.
While farmers and farm workers having there problems, the American Society for the prevention of cruelty to animals reports there there are over 30,000 cases of pet poisonings reported each year and yes these are due to pesticides. These numbers are not made up, they are calculated by the animal poison control center.
While commercial grade pesticides cause there share of the trouble, individual people share in the poisoning. By using all those chemical based weed killers or bug sprays you are contributing to the issue. Many people don’t even wait until there is an issue and use these chemicals as a preventive product.
The use of pesticides has been proven to be the cause of, or a contributing factor of many diseases like birth defects, different cancer’s and even Parkinson’s disease. With all the problems with pesticides, people still use them
One big problem is that the government doesn’t require the same type or standards of testing for home pesticides as they do for commercially grown food. So they can get away with adding “inert ingredients” that have never been tested for possible health issues.
Now it is bad enough that these pesticides are harmful to people and animals, but what about our planet. These chemicals contaminate the air, water and soil. Which means that not only people and there pets are effected, but also insects that we need like honeybee’s and ladybugs. And if you have well water… these pesticides can seep into your well.
The best bet for you and your neighbors is to learn how to combat pests without the use of chemicals. This will help you health and that of your pets and neighbors as well. And not to mention “Mother Earth”.
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