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5 Ways to Reduce Children’s Pesticide Exposure

U.S. News & World Report recommends the following steps:

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1.Buy organic fruits and vegetables.
Fruits and vegetables most likely to be grown using pesticides, if they are not organic, include celery, peaches, strawberries, apples, and blueberries.

2.Detoxify your lawn. If you have a lawn care service, make sure they are not using the organophosphate pesticide trichlorfon.

3.Clean out your shed. The pesticide diazinon (sold under the brand names Diazinon or Spectracide) has been banned from residential, but there might be some left in your old garden shed.

4.Use natural cures for a lice infection
. Malathion is used for treatment of head lice. Don’t put a neurotoxin on your child’s head.

5.Check your school’s pest control policy.
If they have not already done so, encourage your school district to move to Integrated Pest Management, which uses less toxic alternatives.


Resources:

U.S. News & World Report May 17, 2010
MSNBC May 16, 2010

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