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Pesticides and farm kids
Sirius writes
I know a lady who had a son in 1997. He was born blind and disabled and has since died. She said this was caused by the spraying of Benzomate on brussel sprouts in a nearby field, while she was pregnant, IIRC. (What is Benzomate? Is it still used?) Acaricide active: Benzoximate (so I doubt ever used on sprouts). Reported 1972, manuf Nippon Soda. Control of spider mite on fruits, vines and ornamentals. Very toxic (~50ppm), not currently approved in the UK for any use. May never have been. I doubt very much that she has the name right. More likely is Benlate, (benomyl) a fungicide (MBC). Very widely used, approved, very low toxicity, non-mutagenic. If the above symptoms were caused by this product it's widespread use on pretty well all crops would have produced an unmissable epidemic by about 1980. -- Oz This post is worth absolutely nothing and is probably fallacious. Note: soon (maybe already) only posts via despammed.com will be accepted. |
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