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PESTICIDE DANGERS
Here
are some facts about the dangers of pesticides and
other hazardous chemicals.
Over 100,000 man made chemicals have been added to
our environment in the past 50 years.
Over 1,000 new chemicals are developed each year.
Wherever we live there are probably more than 250
synthetic industrial chemicals in our bodies.
The incidence of some childhood cancers has increased
by as much as 30%.
Pesticide contamination has been linked to cancer.
Overall, cancer is now the second leading cause of
death in children.
Testicular cancer among teens is up by 60 percent.
Children are 6.5 times more likely to develop leukemia
if their families use pesticides at home. The risk
is 9 times as great for children whose parents regularly
use pesticides indoors.
Indoor use of pesticides can be deadly to Asthmatics.
Asthma has increased by 40 percent since 1980, becoming
the leading cause of hospital admissions for urban
children.
Pesticides are present in at least 38 percent of government
analyzed food samples.
Seventy known carcinogenic pesticides are sprayed
on food crops.
The EPA offers several
Information Sources
on health related issues. Their Office of
Children's Health Protection
has an article about
Children's asthma &
upper respiratory illnesses that is very
informative.
The EPA's
Indoor Environments Division
answers the question "Why is the environment
indoors important to our health?" and What Causes
Indoor Air Problems? It's office of water provides
information about Lead in your Drinking Water. The
Office of Pesticide Programs
has the latest Consumer Alerts!
Facts
You Need To Know
Moisture from the pesticide will pass thru
your homes concrete floor (slab) just like a straw
because Concrete is naturally porous (12 to
18% air) and lets in water liquid or vapor gas. Home
floors slabs are by far the largest source of humidity
in homes, which promotes allergy-causing molds, mildew, dust
mites . It's no wonder Indoor air quality has
become an urgent child health issue in homes and schools.
Concrete breathes and ages, becoming more porous
and over time leaks more water and vapors/ gas. The
older the home/building the more moisture and vapors
you have to deal with.
Today's almost airtight buildings let in little fresh
air and draw from the ground more "soil gas",
rich in moisture and vapors from below ground.
Pores in concrete draw in water by capillary action.
The average slab lets in over 2 gallons of water
each day, more than showering and cooking combined!
Your
slab is by far the single largest source of humidity
in your home. To check this out for your self--
take a piece of clear plastic and lay on the ground
within minutes moisture will begin collecting on the
under side (try this in your garage floor).
The
Termite
Injector2
is installed under the foundation to treat anytime
for subterranean termites, insects and harmful
vapors beneath the home. This system that can protect
and save homeowners $1,000's while safe guarding you
health.
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