Children exposed to glyphosate, once touted as “safer than table salt,” face increased risk of conditions found primarily in older adults that can lead to cancer, diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
For Brenda Eskenazi, what once seemed merely a rich vein of epidemiological knowledge has turned out to be a mother lode.
Eskenazi, who runs the Center for the Health Assessment of Mothers and Children of Salinas study (known as CHAMACOS, Mexican Spanish slang for “little kids”), has tracked pairs of mothers and their children for more than 20 years. She’s collected hundreds of thousands of samples of blood, urine and saliva, along with exposure and health records. This treasure trove of data has produced unprecedented insights into the effects of environmental hazards on children living in California’s Salinas Valley, an agricultural region often called the “world’s salad bowl.”
So when Charles Limbach, […]
I still see this crap right in the front of my Lowes store when I walk in. I cannot get to talk to the owner to teach him about the dangers of this substance, and that it should be removed from his store.
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This is part of the “Better Living through Chemistry” initiative sponsored the the American Chemicals industry in concert with government. Although there can be great short-term benefits, the long term consequences are horrific on more levels that can be discussed in the media.