Pesticides sicken school kids.Using pesticides in or near schools sickened more than 2,500 children and school employees over five years, a national report found. Researchers at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, n.pr an institute of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that is responsible for assuring safe and healthful working conditions and for developing standards of safety and health. found that sources include chemicals to kill insects and weeds, disinfectants and farming pesticides. CropLife America says the report is alarmist a·larm·ist n. A person who needlessly alarms or attempts to alarm others, as by inventing or spreading false or exaggerated rumors of impending danger or catastrophe. and pesticide use can be managed so it's not an unreasonable health risk To combat such illness experts suggest: * Adopting pesticide spray buffer zones buffer zone n. A neutral area between hostile or belligerent forces that serves to prevent conflict. Noun 1. buffer zone around schools * Implementing integrated pest management Integrated Pest Management (IPM), planned program that coordinates economically and environmentally acceptable methods of pest control with the judicious and minimal use of toxic pesticides. program * Practicing reduction in pesticide drift from nearby farms |
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