Infants and children are more exposed to pesticides through food, water and air and are more sensitive to pesticides because their bodies and brains are still developing. Children living on or near farms are specially exposed to disproportionately high amounts of dangerous pesticides, putting them at serious risk for adverse health effects. 

Exposure to pesticides has been linked to birth defects, miscarriages, impacts on fertility, neurological disorders including Parkinson's disease, and a whole suite of cancers. The range of human health problems associated with such exposure is truly frightening.

There are steps, however, that we all can take to offer more protection. The answer lies in reduced risk, reduced use and reduced reliance on pesticides.  Consumers and agricultural workers need to question the true cost of agricultural produce and governments, farm workers, family farmers, and farm owners need to do more to protect people from these devastating chemicals.