Here is a list of some common pesticides that affect humans, animals and the environment in adverse ways. They can be found in practically every food source today. To know about the usual contaminants in the food you eat, click here.
| Trade name | Long-term effects |
|---|---|
| Camphechlor | Cancer suspect, toxic to fish, very persistent |
| Chlordane/Heptachlor | Leukemia suspect, toxic to wildlife, very persistent |
| Chlordimeform | Cancer suspect, bladder damage, toxic to wildlife |
| DBCP | Cancer risk, male sterility, persists in water |
| DDT | Cancer causing, damage to liver, nerve, brain, extremely persistent, toxic to wildlife |
| Aldrin/Dieldrin/Endrin | Cancer suspect, birth defects, very persistent, toxic to wildlife |
| EDB | Potent cancer cause, birth defects, lung, liver damage, very persistent |
| BHC/Lindane | Proven cancer cause, miscarriage, leukemia suspect, very persistent, toxic to fish |
| Paraquat | No antidote, lung scarring |
| Endosulfan | Nervous system damage |
| PCP | Nervous system damage, liver damage, skin disease |
| 2,4,5-T | Potent cancer cause, birth defects, toxic to fish, very persistent |
To know more about the effects of pesticides on our bodies, the environment and on wildlife, you may follow these links :
http://www.chem-tox.com/pesticides/index.htm
http://www.nrdc.org/health/pesticides/default.asp
http://www.toxicslink.org/index1.php?prg=issues.php&id=pesticide
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/nature/
http://www.foodnews.org/fqpa.php
http://www.beyondpesticides.org/main.html
http://www.panna.org/resources/advisor.html
http://www.mindfully.org/Pesticide/2003/pesticide2003.htm
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