On Wed, 20 Nov 2002 05:13:28 GMT, (Dennis G.) wrote:

Oz wrote:


RURAL HEALTH

Study documents degree of pesticide exposure in farm families

A new study from University of Minnesota and Emory University shows the
vast majority of spouses and children who live on farms that use certain
pesticides, do not show an appreciable level of increased exposure to
the chemicals. The bio-monitoring study, released today, is the most
comprehensive assessment to date of pesticide exposure for farm
families. The children and spouses of the 95 families that participated
in the study typically had pesticide exposure levels comparable to
levels measured in people who do not live on farms. The study also
measured the amount of exposure for the farmers doing the applications.
Results varied by the chemical being applied and by the handling and
application techniques used.

http://email.agriculture.com/cgi-bin...6TI0TM0FRBO0AH

This is interesting because of the techniques and methodology. If you
come across a site for the paper , let us know.

I am not sure it is yet complete, Dennis. The piece above seems to me
to be referring to the same preliminary results as those that were
released from it to the press last year. The farm spouse study was set
up a few years back, funded by the ACPA (American Crop Protection
association). There is a backgrounder on it on the Monsanto website
somewhere.

Best regards,

Torsten Brinch