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(Beyond Pesticides<\/em>, May 20, 2021) Beyond Pesticides and Friends of the Earth<\/a> (FOE) collaborated to analyze herbicide products at two of the most popular home and garden retailers, Home Depot and Lowe\u2019s. This new Commercial Herbicide Analysis<\/a> highlights the adverse health and environmental effects of widely available toxic pesticides while encouraging retailers to expand on\u2014and consumers to use\u2014safer, least\/non-toxic pesticide products.<\/p>\n

According to Akayla Bracey, Beyond Pesticides\u2019 science and regulatory manager and lead researcher on the review, said, \u201cPeople generally aren\u2019t aware that the pesticides widely available in garden retailers like Home Depot and Lowe\u2019s are a threat to health and the environment, and that there are safer products that are available and used in organic land management.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cMany herbicides that are widely available at home and garden stores are associated with a range of toxic impacts on human health and the environment, including harm to bees and other pollinators. To meet growing consumer demand for safer and more environmentally friendly products, home and garden stores must commit to phase out the most toxic products from their shelves and to increase the number of organic and safer alternatives that they offer,\u201d says FOE senior staff scientist Kendra Klein, Ph.D.<\/p>\n

Friends of the Earth composed a comprehensive list of products sold by Home Depot and Lowe\u2019s by browsing online and local stores. Furthermore, the organization allowed each retailer to review and edit the list. Beyond Pesticides evaluated active ingredients in all products and performed a toxicity analysis using available epidemiological and laboratory and studies.<\/p>\n

The analysis, conducted by Beyond Pesticides, reveals that approximately half of all Home Depot herbicide products (24 of 51) and Lowe\u2019s herbicide products (23 of 40) contain ingredients considered Highly Hazardous Pesticides (HPPs). The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FOA) classifies HHPs as \u201cpesticides linked with a high incidence of severe or irreversible adverse effects on human health or the environment.\u201d The following active ingredients pose the most harm to human, animal, and ecosystem health, including cancer, reproductive harm, neurotoxicity, and hormone (endocrine) disruption: glyphosate, 2,4-D, dicamba, mecoprop, and pendimethalin. Of these five chemicals, all but dicamba are classifiable as HHPs. Only 29 percent of Home Depot (15 of 51) and 17 percent of Lowe\u2019s (7 of 40) herbicide products qualify as least toxic or organic.<\/p>\n

Many individuals are unaware of what chemicals are in the products they use, let alone their chemical effects. Conventional commercially available herbicides contain chemicals where studies find exposure can cause preventable diseases. Some of these diseases include asthma, learning disabilities, birth and reproductive abnormalities, endocrine and immune system disorders, brain and nervous system disorders, and several types of cancer. \u201cPesticide exposure can promote the development of various diseases, many of which are co-occurring\u2026These links to diseases support an urgent need to shift to toxic\u2010free practices and policies,\u201d Warren Porter, Ph.D., Beyond Pesticides board member and professor emeritus of zoology and environmental toxicology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.<\/p>\n

Moreover, pesticide resistance among plants and insects is increasing along with genetic engineering of pesticide-tolerant crops. These instances have implications for rising levels of pesticide applications to eliminate pests. However, the solution is not to spray more toxic chemicals. We must educate consumers and encourage companies to protect people and pollinators by rejecting toxic products and expanding safer options.<\/p>\n

To view the analysis visit, https:\/\/www.beyondpesticides.org\/resources\/pesticide-gateway\/commercial-herbicide-analysis<\/a><\/p>\n

See Beyond Pesticides Lawns and Landscapes<\/a> webpage and Products Compatible with Organic Landscape Management<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Help Beyond Pesticides educate and build the movement that will bring long-needed protection to humans, animals, and the entire environment by attending the National Pesticide Forum this spring.\u00a0Cultivating Healthy Communities<\/a>\u00a0will bring together expert scientists, farmers, policymakers, and activists to discuss strategies to eliminate harms from toxic chemical use in favor of nontoxic organic solutions. It begins with a pre-conference session on Monday, May 24, and continues every Tuesday beginning May 25, June 1, June 8, and ending June 15, 2021.\u00a0Registration is open today and available through the webpage on this link.<\/a>\u00a0It starts with US.<\/p>\n

All unattributed positions and opinions in this piece are those of Beyond Pesticides.<\/em><\/p>\n

Source: Beyond Pesticides<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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To meet growing consumer demand for safer and more environmentally friendly products, home and garden stores must commit to phase out the most toxic products from their shelves and to increase the number of organic and safer alternatives that they offer,\u201d says FOE senior staff scientist Kendra Klein, Ph.D. Friends […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":29272,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,21,3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29271","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-alternativesorganics","category-chemicals","category-diseasehealth-effects"],"yoast_head":"\nNew Commercial Pesticide Toxicity Analysis Highlights Need to Shift to Organic Products - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/2021\/05\/new-commercial-pesticide-toxicity-analysis-highlights-need-to-shift-to-organic-products\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"New Commercial Pesticide Toxicity Analysis Highlights Need to Shift to Organic Products - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"(Beyond Pesticides, May 20, 2021) Beyond Pesticides and Friends of the Earth (FOE) collaborated to analyze herbicide products at two of the most popular home and garden retailers, Home Depot and Lowe\u2019s. 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