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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.

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