🚀 go-pugleaf

john@theriver.com wrote:
> 
> The World Resources Institute (WRI) has recently published a study (The
> Immune System: the Public Health Risks) linking exposure to  pesticides to
> alterations in the human immune system.  An author of the WRI report, Dr.
> Repetto has stated, "We are calling on the World Health Organization to
> spearhead a large-scale research program into links between pesticides and
> damage to the immune system, and on major pesticide companies,
> multilateral banks, and the W.H.O.'s member governments to finance this
> important public health campaign." The report recommends substantially
> stronger government surveillance and controls over the use of potentially
> immuno-toxic pesticides, especially in developing countries. Pesticide
> products should be thoroughly tested for immuno-toxicity as a condition of
> continued registration of products for sale. The riskiest compounds should
> be effectively banned.
> 
> The World Resources Institute is an independent center for policy research
> and technical assistance on global environmental and development issues.
> 
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> 
> Copies of PESTICIDES AND THE IMMUNE SYSTEM: THE PUBLIC RISKS are available
> for $14.95 plus $3.50 for shipping and handling from
> 
> WRI Publications
> P.O. Box 4852
> Hampden Station, Baltimore, MD 21211
> 1-800-822-0504 or 410-516-6963
> 
> Complimentary copies are available for
> journalists from Shirley Geer,
> 202-662-2542.Great Job!