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Health Effects of Lawn Chemicals
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*HOW CAN I BE AFFECTED BY PESTICIDES?*
*Contrary to popular belief ingestion is not the most common form of exposure. The absorption of the chemicals through the skin and the inhalation of chemical mist is. Chemical absorption through the skin may come from contact with treated grass, or from mists or sprays during the application. Exposure through inhalation occurs from breathing in airbone mists or sprays of lawn chemicals.
*Indirect ingestion: During a pesticide application if the winows and doors of the house are not shut the mist from the application will drift inside and reside on household items such as food and drink.
*Pets:Although pets should not be allowed on lawns treated with chemicals, if they are it is not only adverse to the animal's health but the owner's as well. When an animal is exposed to pesticides it may also track them into the house and onto the owner.
*WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS OF PESTICIDE POISONING?*
Note: Doctors are usually not trained to recognize the symtoms of pesticide poisoning and often misdiagnose it as allergies or the flu.
*Short term symptoms: headache, eye pain, nausea, vomiting, cramps, diarrhea, chest tightness, difficulty breathing, asthma like attacks, sore nose, tongue or throat, burning skin or ears, rash, earaches or infections, excessive sweating or salivation, coughing, muscle pain, discomfort or twitching, seizures, temporary paralysis, tissue swelling, arthritis-like complaints, blurred or dim vision, numbness or tingling in hands or feet, incontinence, anorexia, anxiety, suicidal depression, irritability, angry outbursts, sleep disorders, hyperactivity, learning disability, fatigue, dizziness, unexplained fever, irregular heartbeat, elevated blood pressure, nose bleeds, menstrual irregularity, spontaneous bleeding, stroke,and damage to the central nervous system.
*Long term symptoms: Birth defects, gene mutations, nervous system damage,liver and kidney damage, lowered male fertility, miscarriage, immune suppression, cataracts, blindness, memory loss, neurological damage and dysfunction, heart disturbances, high blood pressure and cancer.
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