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(Beyond Pesticides<\/em>, April 6, 2010) A new report analyzing regulations from California\u2019s 25 top agricultural counties finds that many counties do more to protect crops than children from potentially harmful pesticide drift. The report, Pesticide Protection Zones: Keeping Kids Safe at School<\/a><\/em>, finds that eleven counties have no protection zones around schools at all, while another six only limit spraying when school is in session. By contrast, the report notes that nearly 25% of the counties have larger pesticide buffer zones for crops than for schools.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt seems insane to have stringent rules protecting nuts and peaches while schoolchildren remain at risk from chemicals that can cause cancer, birth defects, and other serious health problems,\u201d said Paul Towers, director of Pesticide Watch Education Fund<\/a> and a co-author of the report. \u201cBut that\u2019s exactly what\u2019s happening in counties across California. It is past time for a simple, statewide rule that protects all California children from pesticide drift at school.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cOur children deserve to be protected from these cancer-causing chemicals,\u201d said
\nAssembly member Sandr\u00e9 Swanson, who has introduced AB 1721, the Health and Safety School Zones Act<\/a><\/em>, to fix the problem. \u201cThe people of California have made it clear that clean air is a right and not a privilege. Many communities have recognized the unintended side-effects of aerial spraying and have passed rules to protect their school sites,\u201d said Assembly member Swanson. \u201cI will work cooperatively with the Legislature to pass this common sense approach to protect our children.\u201d<\/p>\n

HB 1721 establishes a statewide rule prohibiting pesticide spraying within a quarter mile of any California school and prohibiting restricted-use pesticide spraying within a half-mile of a school. <\/p>\n

California provides for only a patchwork of inconsistent and inadequate county rules. In six counties, school protection zones apply only when children are present, even though many pesticides persist in the environment and can pose health threats long after spraying. By contrast, rules prohibiting pesticide spraying to protect the state\u2019s agricultural sector are detailed and stringent. <\/p>\n

For example, the report found that:
\n\u201d\u00a2 In Colusa County, areas around schools are less protected than those around many crops, including walnuts, peaches, rice and others. Regulations state that when \u201csensitive crops\u201d are more than one mile away and are downwind, \u201cextreme caution must be used under all conditions\u201d [emphasis in the original];
\n\u201d\u00a2 In Kern County, spraying of certain pesticides is restricted within one quarter mile of schools only when children are present, but to protect bees, spraying of three insecticides is prohibited within one mile of almond orchards;
\n\u201d\u00a2 In Tulare County, spraying of certain pesticides is restricted within one quarter mile of schools only when school is in session, but spraying of three insecticides is prohibited within one mile of any pollinating fields, even when weeds are the only pollinating plants; and,
\n\u201d\u00a2 In Sutter County, spraying of certain pesticides is restricted within one quarter mile of schools is prohibited when school is in session, but spraying of one herbicide is prohibited four miles around prunes.<\/p>\n

In California, 90% of pesticides used are prone to \u201cpesticide drift,\u201d the movement of pesticides away from the application site. Almost 20% of the pesticides used in California are known to cause cancer, almost 10% are known to damage the nervous system, and more than 10% are known to harm the reproductive system. Children are especially vulnerable to the adverse effects of pesticide exposure because of their rapidly growing bodies.<\/p>\n

While it is illegal to expose people to drifting pesticides, the California Department of Pesticide
\nRegulation admits that \u201csome off-site movement occurs with every [pesticide] application\u201d and \u201cdrift into surrounding areas is expected with all pesticide applications.\u201d A 2005 study<\/a> by the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) found more than 250 incidents of pesticide exposure to children occurred in California schools between 1998-2002, with 50 of the incidents resulting from nearby agricultural pesticide use. NIOSH recommends establishing and enforcing pesticide spray buffer zones around schools to protect children.<\/p>\n

A 2008 study<\/a> by Pesticide Action Network North America confirms that school children continue to breathe air contaminated by hazardous agricultural pesticides. Air monitoring near South Woods Elementary School in Hastings, Florida detected four agricultural chemicals in the air, often at levels that pose unacceptable risks to children.<\/p>\n

According to Beyond Pesticides\u2019 report The Schooling of State Pesticide Laws \u2014 2010 Update<\/a><\/em>, only nine states (Alabama, Arizona, California, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and New Jersey) have some sort of a restriction on pesticide applications made near school properties, ranging from 300 feet to two and a half miles, depending on the application method, pesticide type and site to be protected from potential drift. In order to adequately protect against drift, Beyond Pesticides recommends a minimum two-mile radius around the school\u2019s property for ground applications and a minimum three mile radius for aerial applications. California\u2019s existing law states that when a school property is within 300 feet of a methyl bromide application, the application must be completed no less than 36 hours prior to the start of the school day. (California Code of Regulations, Title 3, Division 6, Chapter 2, Subchapter 4, Article 4, Section 6447.2<\/a>(i)).<\/p>\n

The report, Pesticide Protection Zones: Keeping Kids Safe at School<\/em>, was co-released by Pesticide Watch Education Fund, The Center for Environmental Health, and published by Californians for Pesticide Reform, a statewide coalition of over 185 groups working to protect public health and the environment from the dangers of pesticide use. <\/p>\n

For more information on how pesticides impact children\u2019s health and strategies for getting pesticides out of the school environment, see Beyond Pesticides\u2019 Children and Schools webpage<\/a>. <\/p>\n

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It is past time for a simple, statewide rule that protects all California children from pesticide drift at school.\u201d \u201cOur children deserve to be protected from these cancer-causing chemicals,\u201d said Assembly member Sandr\u00e9 Swanson, who has introduced AB 1721, the Health and Safety School Zones Act, to fix the problem. \u201cThe people of California have made it clear that clean air […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3402","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-california","category-childrenschools"],"yoast_head":"\nCalifornia Report Finds Children Need Protection from Agricultural Pesticide Drift - 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\/2010\/04\/california-report-finds-children-need-protection-from-agricultural-pesticide-drift\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"California Report Finds Children Need Protection from Agricultural Pesticide Drift - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"(Beyond Pesticides, April 6, 2010) A new report analyzing regulations from California\u2019s 25 top agricultural counties finds that many counties do more to protect crops than children from potentially harmful pesticide drift. 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By forging ties with governments, nonprofits, and people who rely on these natural resources, we reduce the need for unnecessary pesticide use and protect public health and the environment. Beyond Pesticides provides hands-on services to the public and supports local action by: identifying and interpreting hazards; and, designing safe pest management programs. With the information provided by Beyond Pesticides, people may not only be able to make informed choices and adopt practices that protect themselves and their families from unnecessary exposure to pesticides, but they will be able to effect changes on community-wide pest management decisions and policies that govern pesticide use, such as pesticide uses in parks, schools, for community insect control and along roadsides. 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