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“Study: A Link Between Pesticides and ADHD,” TIME magazine |
| Article profiles recent research examining the relationship between ADHD and exposure to toxic pesticides. Researchers “found a 35% increase in the odds of developing ADHD with every tenfold increase in urinary concentration of the pesticide residue.” |
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“Body Burden – The Pollution in Newborns,” Environmental Working Group |
| The executive summary of a benchmark investigation of industrial chemicals, pollutants and pesticides in umbilical cord blood. More than 200 chemicals and pollutants were detected, 180 of which are known to cause cancer in humans or animals. | |||
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Original and Breaking ResearchThe Organic Center Study: That First Step Hormone Disruptors and Women’s Health Reasons for Concern The Organic Center Study: Obesity Revisited Government Studies, Policies or Reference Materials2008-2009 Annual Report President’s Cancer Panel CDC: National Report on Human Exposure to Environmental Chemicals Popular PressChemicals May Play Role in Rise in Obesity – Washington Post Toxic America – CNN Pesticides tied to ADHD in children in US study – Reuters The best ‘big gun’ against obesity – SF Gate US regulators lack data on health risks of most chemicals – Washington Post
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