Study Links Bangladeshi Children’s Deaths To Pesticide

Study Links Bangladeshi Children’s Deaths To Pesticide

 

 “Our investigation suggested the seeds might not be the cause, as the
seeds are not eaten in Bangladesh, and instead found the deaths in 2012
were most likely due to an exposure to multiple, highly toxic
agrochemicals,” said M. Saiful Islam, a scientist at the International
Center for Diarrheal Disease Research.

 A “Do Not Enter” sign marks a field of head cabbage during the spraying
of pesticides near Chualar, Calif., Sept. 16, 2002. (AP/Mike Fiala)