Pesticides are everywhere. Often in places that you wouldn’t expect. Many have reproductive effects. Renée Sharp Environmental Working Group.

Pesticides are everywhere.

Often in places that you wouldn’t expect.

Many have reproductive effects.

Renée Sharp

Environmental Working Group

51,000 tests

Percent of nectarines tested with detectable

pesticide residues

97%

Number of pesticides found on apples in government tests

50

Maximum number of pesticides found on 1 sample of bell

peppers in government tests

11

Average number of pesticides found strawberries in

government tests

2.3

Eating the 12 most contaminated fruits and vegetables will expose a person to about 14 pesticides per day, on average.

Eating the 12 least contaminated will expose a person to less than 2 pesticides per day.

Suburban lawns and gardens receive more pesticide

applications per acre than agriculture.

(3.2-9.8 lbs vs. 2.7 lbs per acre on average)

Children ages 6-11 have higher levels of lawn chemicals in their

blood than all other age categories.

Acephate Triclopyr Glyphosate 2,4-D Atrazine Ziram Triadimefon Maneb

Chlorothalonil MCPA Carbaryl

Disodium Methanecarsonate Chlorpyrifos

Trifluralin Dichlorvos Pendimethalin Dicamba Malathion

Trichlorfon

pure arsenic

22%

Each piece of treated wood contains between 0.25 and 2.5

pounds of CCA per square foot.

New studies suggest that arsenic and chromium may be reproductive

toxins as well as carcinogens.

low birth weight

congenital malformations

reduced fertility

increased rates of spontaneous abortion

reduced sperm count

abnormal sperm

More than a billion dollars a year are spent on flea and tick products every year.

One study found that 1/2 of households surveyed reported using insecticides to control

fleas and ticks on pets.

Many flea control products on the market contain organophosphate insecticides.

These chemicals act by interfering with transmission of nerve signals in the brains and

nervous systems of insects.

chlorpyrifosdichlorvosphosmet

naledtetrachlorvinphos

diazinonmalathion

Alco, Americare, Beaphar, Double Duty, Ford’s, Freedom Five, Happy Jack, Hartz, Hopkins, Kill-Ko, Protection, Rabon, Riverdale, Sergeant, Unicorn,

Vet-Kem, Victory, Zema

“This review raises concerns that exposure to OP pesticides at levels currently regarded as

safe adversely affect human reproductive function and survival.”

Peiris-John RJ, Wickremasinghe R. 2008. Impact of low-level exposure to organophosphates on human reproduction and survival.Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2008 Mar;102(3):239-45. Epub 2008 Feb 1.

Soaps:

* Dial® Liquid Soap* Softsoap® Antibacterial Liquid Hand Soap* Tea Tree Therapy™ Liquid Soap* Provon® Soap* Clearasil® Daily Face Wash* Dermatologica® Skin Purifying Wipes* Clean & Clear Foaming Facial Cleanser

Dental Care:

* Colgate Total®; Breeze™ Triclosan Mouthwash* Reach® Antibacterial Toothbrush* Janina Diamond Whitening Toothpaste

Cosmetics:

* Supre® Café Bronzer™* TotalSkinCare Makeup Kit* Garden Botanika® Powder Foundation* Mavala Lip Base* Jason Natural Cosmetics* Blemish Cover Stick

Children's Toys:

* Playskool® :o Stack 'n Scoop Whaleo Rockin' Radioo Hourglasso Sounds Around Drivero Roll 'n' Rattle Ballo Animal Sounds Phoneo Busy Beads Palo Pop 'n' Spin Topo Lights 'n' Surprise Laptop

Deodorant:

* Old Spice High Endurance Stick Deodorant* Right Guard Sport Deodorant* Queen Helene® Tea Trea Oil Deodorant and Aloe Deodorant* Nature De France Le Stick Natural Stick Deodorant* DeCleor Deodorant Stick* Epoch® Deodorant with Citrisomes* X Air Maximum Strength Deodorant

Other Personal Care Products:

* Gillette® Complete Skin Care MultiGel Aerosol Shave Gel* Murad Acne Complex® Kit®* Diabet-x™ Cream* T.Taio™ sponges and wipes* Aveeno Therapeutic Shave Gel

Kitchenware:

* Farberware® Microban Steakknife Set and Cutting Boards* Franklin Machine Products FMP Ice Cream Scoop SZ 20 Microban* Hobart Semi-Automatic Slicer* Chix® Food Service Wipes with Microban* Compact Web Foot® Wet Mop Heads

Computer Equipment:

* Fellowes Cordless Microban Keyboard and Microban Mouse Pad

Clothes:

* Teva® Sandals* Merrell Shoes* Sabatier Chef's Apron* Dickies Socks* Fruit of the Loom Socks* Biofresh® Socks

Triclosan & Triclocarban

antimicrobial agents with

long-standing concerns about bacterial resistance

Triclosan + Chlorinated Water = Chloroform

CA Department of Public Health:

“There is a high level of developmental/ reproductive toxicity concern over chloroform”

Triclosan & Triclocarban: new kind of endocrine disruptors?

rather than blocking or decreasing hormone effects, new studies show that

they may increase hormone effects

Most commonly found in agricultural streams: atrazine, metolachlor, and cyanazine

Most commonly found in urban streams:

simazine, prometon, and tebuthiuron

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