Cancer Incidence Among Pesticide Applicators Exposed to Alachlor or Atrazine in the Agricultural Health Study

Carabid beetle communities and invertebrate weed seed predation in conventional and diversified crop rotation systems in Iowa

“…This rate is much lower in the US, but still accounts for approximately 0.8% of chemical poisonings each year. Additionally, some pesticides have been associated with chronic health effects including cancer development (Alavanja et al, 2003). Fertilizers also impact human health and nitrate pollution of ground water can cause methemoglobinemia, or blue baby syndrome, which can lead to serious medical complications and even death in young infants (Knobeloch et al, -2000).…”