By: Carol Dansereau

Carol Dansereau — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 17:01:35 +0000

The summary made no mention of the pesticides that huge numbers of children come in contact with at schools, daycares and homes from AGRICULTURAL PESTICIDE USE. There is ample evidence (air monitoring, dust and urine sampling, etc.) that drift from area orchards and fields expose children, teachers and others to many different pesticides, include chemicals like chlorpyrifos which is banned in household products due to risks to children. Massive volumes of drift-prone highly toxic pesticides are intentionally directly released to the environment near children and others. Why is this fact not discussed as the high priority public health issue that it is? Farm worker children, by in large a community of color which faces challenges related to parental language barriers, poverty, and immigration status, are among the most affected. These environmental justice factors have a lot to do with the failure of society to acknowledge and address this serious problem.

Comments on: Centers for Disease Control Links School Environment to Academic Achievement

By: Carol Dansereau