The Canadian Cancer Society is calling for a ban on cosmetic pesticides due to the possible health effects, mainly cancer, that they cause. Cosmetic pesticides are not necessary to use, they are simply used for beautification. The research for these cosmetic pesticides is still in its early stages, but it has been known for awhile now that other pesticides have been the causes of certain types of cancers. If it is found that these cosmetic pesticides do cause cancer they will not only have harmed adults but also children who played in the grass and animals.
23 April 2012
Ban on Cosmetic Pesticides
The Canadian Cancer Society is calling for a ban on cosmetic pesticides due to the possible health effects, mainly cancer, that they cause. Cosmetic pesticides are not necessary to use, they are simply used for beautification. The research for these cosmetic pesticides is still in its early stages, but it has been known for awhile now that other pesticides have been the causes of certain types of cancers. If it is found that these cosmetic pesticides do cause cancer they will not only have harmed adults but also children who played in the grass and animals.
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This is a great point! I believe it was in Silent Spring where it talked about the dangers especially to cats! Cats are such clean animals that they lick themselves clean very often, and this could lead to quicker rates of ingestion of the chemicals that could be sprayed in lawns. Although humans can read the danger signs, animals cannot.
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