Tag: farmworker
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OUR FOOD, TOXIC FIELDS.
Among farmworkers, 10,000–20,000 pesticide poisonings occur every year. Beyond the acute poisonings, there are long-term, chronic health effects such as cancer, Parkinsons’ Disease, asthma, birth defects and neurological harms, including developmental delays and learning disabilities. Children of farmworkers are particularly at risk. Pesticides cling to workers’ skin and clothing long after they return home, putting…