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Organic Pesticide Use

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About Me

We are a group of teens trying to stop harmful products like pesticides from goin on your lawns. Despite the hazards that pesticides pose to the environment and human health -- especially children's health -- farmers apply ever-increasing amounts of these toxic chemicals to their fields. NRDC studies the health effects of pesticides and fights to take the most dangerous chemicals out of use. At the same time, we promote methods that reduce the use of chemical pesticides while maintaining or improving a positive profitability. We monitor the federal government's actions to safeguard the food supply from pesticide residues. We also participate in advisory committees that study the effects of pesticides and other chemicals and develop strategies for reducing pesticide exposure and related illnesses.

My Interests

What are pesticides?Pesticides are chemical or biological substances designed to kill, control or repel a variety of living organisms such as insects (insecticides), weeds (herbicides), mold or fungus (fungicides) and rodents (rodenticides). They are poisons. Pesticide products include active ingredients (chemical compounds designed to destroy or control the target organisms) and so-called "inert" ingredients, which are used as carriers for the active ingredients, to help dissolve them, to make them easier to apply or to preserve them. Some "inert" ingredients may also be poisons.

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Canadian Doctors Say No Pesticides: The Ontario College of Family Physicians is warning people to avoid contact with pesticides in any form, citing effects on fetuses, children and adults. The organization examined 12,000 studies from around the world, and found no evidence that any pesticides are less dangerous than others. Their study, likely the most comprehensive pesticide survey ever conducted, found that the negative effects of pesticide exposure can be passed down through generations. Many communities in Canada are already taking action. Toronto recently banned lawn pesticides, and has launched an ad campaign featuring posters with the caption, “Relax. It’s just a weed.” Source: The Globe and Mail

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Heroes:

anybody that dosnt use chemicals on their lawns is both our heroes. Chemicals and pesticides kill children and make them sick every year in the world.