It is a well known fact that the use of pesticides is a huge health issue. With that in mind people are still using these unhealthy products each and every day, to the tune of a billion pounds a year of dangerous pesticides being used on our food and around our homes.
With people using these types and these amounts of dangerous pesticides, the amount of residual chemicals left on fruits and vegetables, that we consume is causing huge health hazards.
It is also causing huge health issues with farmers and farm workers. With over 20,000 pesticide related illnesses reported every year,according to the Environmental Protection Agency, this is really becoming a problem.
While farmers and farm workers having there problems, the American Society for the prevention of cruelty to animals reports there there are over 30,000 cases of pet poisonings reported each year and yes these are due to pesticides. These numbers are not made up, they are calculated by the animal poison control center.
I am sure you have done this once or twice yourself. You walk out into your driveway and see grass or weeds growing up through the blacktop. So you either run to the kitchen and grab your weed killer from under the sink or you go to the nearest store to buy some and you start spraying it around.
One of the main health issues is that pesticides have been know to cause or contribute to, Parkinson’s disease, cancer and even certain birth defects in our children. What I don’t understand is that with all the evidence out there people continue to use theses pesticides.
One big problem is that the government doesn’t require the same type or standards of testing for home pesticides as they do for commercially grown food. So they can get away with adding “inert ingredients” that have never been tested for possible health issues.
Now it is bad enough that these pesticides are harmful to people and animals, but what about our planet. These chemicals contaminate the air, water and soil. Which means that not only people and there pets are effected, but also insects that we need like honeybee’s and ladybugs. And if you have well water… these pesticides can seep into your well.
So the best thing that everyone could do is to start using only organic pest control or to hire someone to take care of your pests for you, organically If you care about the planet, yourself or even your children, stop using chemical based pesticides and start saving our planet.
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