WARNING! HAZARDS TO CHILDREN

Pesticides in Our Schools

A review of Oregon's pesticide complaint records reveals that our children are being exposed to highly toxic pesticides in our schools. These pesticides have been linked to cancer, reproductive problems, nervous system damage, and learning disabilities.

Oregon Toxics Alliance's report, WARNING! Hazards to Children: Pesticides in Our Schools, uncovers an on-going pattern of pesticide exposure to school children in classrooms, on playgrounds, on ball fields, and at bus stops. Fifty-three cases have been reported since 1990. Fourteen cases were serious enough to result in evacuation, require medical attention, or result in a citation from the state. And these cases are only the tip of the ice berg! Many exposures go unreported because the symptoms are unrecognized or misdiagnosed.

The report looks at the sources of pesticide exposure and suggests real solutions to protect our children's health. Click here for the complete report. NOTE: Adobe Reader is required.

Read about it in the Register Guard and Statesman Journal.