Water Pollution
Contamination of ground and surface water with agricultural pesticides is well documented, often at levels harmful to birds, fish, amphibians and aquatic organisms.
Pesticide Drift
When pesticides are applied, they can move through the air to nearby homes, schools and farms — and many pesticides can be harmful to health or neighboring crops. This type of drift — when a pesticide application misses its target — is called spray drift.
Pesticides on Food
Even at the very low levels of pesticide residues typically found on food, health harms are possible — and children are particularly vulnerable.
Children & Pesticides
Pediatricians and researchers have understood for decades that children are more vulnerable to health-harming chemicals than adults.
Reproductive & Developmental Harms
Scientists report disturbing reproductive health trends around the world, and research shows that pesticides are at least partly to blame.
Cancer
Chemicals can trigger cancer in a variety of ways, including disrupting hormones, damaging DNA, inflaming tissues and turning genes on or off.
Environmental Toxicity
Pesticides wreak havoc on the environment, threatening biodiversity and weakening the natural systems upon which human survival depends.