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To: Suma who wrote (93513)	1/13/2005 11:08:09 PM
From: Grainne	Respond to of 108807

I'm really sorry about your father, Suma. Farmers and agricultural workers are more susceptible to cancers from exposure to pesticides. But I don't think most people are aware that children in households that use lawn pesticides have leukemia rates six times that of households where they are not used: Pesticides have been linked to a variety of childhood illnesses, including cancer, asthma and allergies 11 . The American Cancer Society has warned that children from homes where pesticides are applied are up to six times more likely to get childhood leukemia. Children face particular risks from pesticides because their bodies are still growing and developing. Their behavior and actions bring them into closer contact with pesticides. They are likely to be exposed at a higher level than adults for several reasons: • Children are physically smaller than adults and therefore closer to the ground. • Childrens’ bodies and brains are still developing, making them more susceptible to the disruptive effects of toxins. • A child’s immune system is immature. • A child’s body absorbs more contaminants through skin contact. • Infants and toddlers crawl and can be exposed to a high concentration of ground-level contaminants on lawns or in dust on the floor. • Children tend to roll in the grass. • Children spend more time outdoors and are typically more active when outdoors. (Exercise enhances uptake of air pollutants.) • Children have higher metabolic and respiration rates than adults; older children are more active and breathe more air than adults. • Young children touch everything and put their hands in their mouths. "… the health and well-being of our families depend upon a clean and healthy environment"12 . 10 Cooper et al. 2000: 303 11 Wargo, J. 1998. Our Children’s Toxic Legacy: How science and law fail to protect us from pesticides. New Haven: Yale University Press 12 Environment Leaders of the Eight in Canadian Journal of Public Health 1997:S6 conservationcouncil.ca

To: Suma who wrote (93513)	1/13/2005 11:22:02 PM
From: Grainne	Respond to of 108807

Suma, did you know, since you were speaking of healthful living, that children who eat a lot of hotdogs and other cured meats have almost ten times the leukemia rate compared to the ones that don't, according to a study at the University of North Carolina? I am not sure where I first heard this, but I think my daughter might have had five hot dogs in her entire childhood because I had read this. I know that cancer rates for children are rising. Of course veggie dogs and meat-based dogs that are uncured (available at natural foods stores) are fine for children to eat. ralphmoss.com