Farm Workers Bear the Brunt of Pesticide Poisoning

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By Dr. Mercola

By Dr. Mercola

Worldwide, more than 5 billion pounds of pesticides are sprayed onto crops each year,1 and more than 75 percent of the US population has detectable levels of organophosphates (OPs), which are among the most commonly used insecticides on American farms.

Your diet is one of the most likely routes of exposure – unless you’re a farmer or live near an agricultural area. For farm workers, their children, and those who live in farming communities, pesticide exposure is a fact of life, but one that puts their health in serious jeopardy.

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