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\n(Beyond Pesticides, July 29, 2016)<\/em> \u00a0<\/em>A study released earlier this week finds lower IQ (intelligence quotient) in children born to mothers who during their pregnancy were living in close proximity to chemical-intensive agricultural lands where organophosphate pesticides were used. This study adds to the body of scientific literature that links prenatal exposure to organophosphate pesticides<\/a> with lower IQ\u2019s in children.<\/p>\n

Organophosphate pesticides, a relatively older generation o\"13486470703_7f6d152fe7_b\"f highly neurotoxic pesticides still widely used on farms in California, have been associated with a \u00a0broad range of diseases<\/a> \u00a0in both children and adults. \u00a0This \u00a0latest study<\/a> \u00a0supports health and environmental advocates\u2019 call to eliminate these toxic pesticides in agriculture and move toward safer, sustainable, and organic management practices.<\/p>\n

The study, titled \u00a0Prenatal Residential Proximity to Agricultural Pesticide Use and IQ in 7-Year-Old Children<\/a><\/em>, looks at 283 women and children from the agricultural Salinas Valley who are enrolled in the long-term Center for the Health of Mothers and Children in Salinas (CHAMACOS) study. Specifically, researchers looked at pregnant women living within one kilometer of agricultural fields where organophosphate pesticides were used. They found that at age 7, the children of those women had declines of approximately two IQ points and three verbal reasoning points per 522 pounds of pesticides applied nearby. The researchers made sure to point out that it has been estimated that each one point decrease in IQ decreases worker productivity by approximately 2%, and reduces lifetime earnings of $18,000 (in 2005 market standards).<\/p>\n

Organophosphates are pesticides that were used in World War II as nerve agents. As potent neurotoxicants, organophosphates are extremely harmful to the \u00a0nervous system<\/a>, give that they are cholinesterase inhibitors and bind irreversibly to the active site of an enzyme essential for normal nerve impulse transmission. A \u00a02015 study<\/a>, which also used participants from CHAMACOS, found that a decrease in lung function in children was linked to exposure to organophosphates early in life. Another \u00a02015 study<\/a> \u00a0found that prenatal exposure to \u00a0chlorpyrifos<\/a>, a potent organophosphate, is linked to tremors in children. Although organophosphate use is on the decline in the U.S., the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has allowed the continued registration of many of these products. As a result of a lawsuit filed by environmental groups, the agency \u00a0proposed a rule<\/a> \u00a0that would remove chlorpyrifos\u2019 agricultural uses. However, EPA is not expected to finalize the rule until December 2016. In 2000, EPA announced the phase-out of residential uses of chlorpyrifos<\/a>, with the exception of public health mosquito uses and golf courses.<\/p>\n

This new study also found similar cognitive declines for three other classes of pesticides: neonicotinoids, pyrethroids, and manganese fungicides. Unfortunately, because the pesticides were almost always used in combination, it is impossible to determine whether the cognitive deficits were caused by organophosphate use alone, or by the interactive effect with other classes of pesticides. This adds to the \u00a0growing body of research<\/a> \u00a0on the interactive effects of pesticides on human health and the environment. A 2002 \u00a0study \u00a0<\/a>by Warren Porter, PhD., professor of zoology and environmental toxicology at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, examined the effect of fetal exposures to a mixture of \u00a02,4-D<\/a>, \u00a0mecoprop<\/a>, and \u00a0dicamba<\/a> \u00a0exposure \u201d\u201dfrequently used together in lawn products like Weed B Gone Max and Trillion\u201d\u201d on the mother\u2019s ability to successfully bring young to birth and weaning. Researchers looked at pesticide concentrations diluted to levels that are considered \u201csafe\u201d by EPA and found that it is capable of inducing abortions and resorptions of fetuses at very low parts per billion. The greatest effect was at the lowest dose. For more information on pesticide synergy, see our 2004 article, \u201cSynergy: The Big Unknowns of Pesticide Exposure<\/a>.\u201d For information on individual pesticide health effects, see our \u00a0Pesticide Gateway<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Beyond Pesticides has long been critical of EPA\u2019s risk assessment process, which fails to look at chemical mixtures and synergistic effects (or inert ingredients<\/a>) in common pesticide products, as well as certain health endpoints (such as endocrine disruption), disproportionate effects to vulnerable population groups, and regular noncompliance with product label directions. These deficiencies contribute to its severe limitations in defining real world poisoning, as captured by epidemiologic studies in Beyond Pesticides\u2019 \u00a0Pesticide-Induced Diseases Database<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Ultimately, the widespread adoption of \u00a0organic management<\/a> \u00a0is necessary to protect consumers and the environment in the long-term. Beyond Pesticides has long sought a broad-scale marketplace transition to organic practices that disallows the use of toxic synthetic pesticides by law and encourages a systems-based approach that is protective of health and the environment. This approach never allows the use of highly toxic synthetic pesticides, let alone toxic organophosphates, and advances \u00a0a \u00a0viable, scalable<\/a> \u00a0path forward for growing food. Find out more about why organic is the right path forward for the future of farming by going to \u00a0Beyond Pesticides\u2019 organic agriculture webpage<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Source: \u00a0<\/em>Environmental Health Perspectives<\/a>,<\/em> \u00a0<\/em>Californians for Pesticide Reform<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

All unattributed positions and opinions in this piece are those of Beyond Pesticides.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

(Beyond Pesticides, July 29, 2016) \u00a0A study released earlier this week finds lower IQ (intelligence quotient) in children born to mothers who during their pregnancy were living in close proximity to chemical-intensive agricultural lands where organophosphate pesticides were used. This study adds to the body of scientific literature that links prenatal exposure to organophosphate pesticides with lower IQ\u2019s in children. Organophosphate pesticides, a relatively older generation of highly neurotoxic pesticides still widely used on farms in California, have been associated with a \u00a0broad range of diseases \u00a0in both children and adults. \u00a0This \u00a0latest study \u00a0supports health and environmental advocates\u2019 call to eliminate these toxic pesticides in agriculture and move toward safer, sustainable, and organic management practices. The study, titled \u00a0Prenatal Residential Proximity to Agricultural Pesticide Use and IQ in 7-Year-Old Children, looks at 283 women and children from the agricultural Salinas Valley who are enrolled in the long-term Center for the Health of Mothers and Children in Salinas (CHAMACOS) study. Specifically, researchers looked at pregnant women living within one kilometer of agricultural fields where organophosphate pesticides were used. 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