GEO 702 Lecture 2: GEO 702 W2
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Pesticide residue in fruits and vegetables associated with: Low sperm count previous to the use of pesticides: 1 in 6 couple are infertile, 40% of male being infertile, 40% female, 10% both and 10% we don"t know: strike 1 in 3 woman once they are over 35. Causing low birth weight and birth defects; Interfering with child development and cognitive ability; Causing a variety of cancers, including leukemia (inhaling pesticides frequently), kidney cancer, brain cancer, and non- When we study a population, you need to have a control group. 1998 study done on preschool children in north-western mexico examined the neurobehavioral impacts from relatively heavy exposure to various pesticides. Children asked to draw pictures of people. Two on the left were children living on the hills with not as much contact to the pesticides, the ones on the right were low life. Indications rom these studies show that there is a problem with our food.
