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.
With people using these types and these amounts of dangerous pesticides, the amount of residual chemicals left on fruits and vegetables, that we consume is causing huge health hazards.Even though our food is washed before getting to the grocery store and many people will still rinse the vegetables when they get them home, there are still trace pesticides that people consume, and this is causing some rather large 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.
One of the main causes is normal everyday people. The problem is that when we see a weed on our driveway the first thing we do is to grab a bottle of weed spray that is full of chemicals, and many people will even use chemicals as a preventative measure.
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.
So knowing that these chemical pesticides are bad for you and your pets may not be enough so look at this on a planetary scale. These pesticides contaminate our water, soil and air, which means we are killing our own planet. Look at it this way. These pesticides are killing off honeybee's, if we end up killing off all the honeybee's, our way of life will be gone. The consequences can be disastrous
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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