These chemicals can linger on our fruit and ... Hodgkin's lymphoma," the researchers write. "The effects of pesticides on these cancer types were more significant than the effects of smoking." ...

which addresses a class of pesticides known as neonicotinoids, and House Bill 6915, which would ban the use of certain chemicals used in rat poison. Hundreds of letters from environmental groups ...

(Beyond Pesticides, July 31, 2024) The latest commentary on “forever chemicals” in Environmental Health Perspectives captures growing concerns for the class of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances ...

“Lacing pesticides with forever chemicals is likely burdening the next ... about 30 percent of such approved ingredients were PFAS. Thousands of types of PFAS exist in the world, but all of ...

“These pesticides are applied to tens ... are among the most studied of the nearly 15,000 types of PFAS used by industry. Both chemicals have been linked to heightened risk of serious health ...

Said Harb, “[When] there’s more exposure to chemicals, there’s a higher risk of cancer because all of these pesticides are potential carcinogens.” “The more exposure, the length of ...

“Lacing pesticides with forever chemicals is likely burdening the next generation ... suggesting that PFAS active ingredients are more likely to be immunotoxic than other types of active ingredients.

A proposed bill in Maryland could require the Department of Agriculture to ban certain pesticides and PFAS ... to test for six different types of PFAS chemicals to reduce exposure in drinking ...