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New Study Links Pesticides to Autism Rates
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Autism Awareness
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Date: June 25, 2014 02:12PM
New Study Links Pesticides to Autism Rates
A new study suggests a link between the use of pesticides and autism.
http://mclean.patch.com/groups/trending-in-america/p/new-study-links-pesticides-to-autism-rates13708147
A new study found that living near agricultural land where pesticides are applied is correlated to a much greater chance of having children with autism.
Newsweek reported that the University of California Davis study found that women were 60 percent more likely to have a child with autism or developmental delays. The study found that the associations were stronger when exposure happened in the second and third trimesters of women's pregnancies.
The study focused on California, the top agricultural state in the nation. Statewide California uses about 200 million pounds of active pesticides.
"This study validates the results of earlier research that has reported associations between having a child with autism and prenatal exposure to agricultural chemicals in California," lead study author Janie F. Shelton, a UC Davis graduate student who now consults with the United Nations, stated in a press release. "While we still must investigate whether certain sub-groups are more vulnerable to exposures to these compounds than others, the message is very clear: Women who are pregnant should take special care to avoid contact with agricultural chemicals whenever possible."
Specifically, the study found that exposure to organophosphates at some point during a pregnancy increased risk of autism spectrum disorder with the greatest risk coming in the third trimester. The study also found that mothers living near pyrethroid insecticide applications just prior to conception or during the third trimester were at greater risk for autism spectrum disorder or to have a child that was developmentally delayed.
The study also found a greater risk of developmental delay for children whose mother's were exposed to carbamate during their pregnancy, but no specific vulnerable period was identified, the study published in Environmental Health Perspectives states.
"We mapped where our study participants' lived during pregnancy and around the time of birth. In California, pesticide applicators must report what they're applying, where they're applying it, dates when the applications were made and how much was applied," principal investigator Irva Hertz-Picciotto, a MIND Institute researcher and professor and vice chair of the Department of Public Health Sciences at UC Davis stated.
"What we saw were several classes of pesticides more commonly applied near residences of mothers whose children developed autism or had delayed cognitive or other skills," he stated.
Of the 1,000 study participants, about one-third lived within 1.25 to 1.75 kilometers to commercial pesticide application sites. The study found that "Some associations were greater among mothers living closer to application sites and lower as residential proximity to the application sites decreased."
Click here to read the study. http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/1307044/
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A new study suggests a link between the use of pesticides and autism.
http://mclean.patch.com/groups/trending-in-america/p/new-study-links-pesticides-to-autism-rates13708147
A new study found that living near agricultural land where pesticides are applied is correlated to a much greater chance of having children with autism.
Newsweek reported that the University of California Davis study found that women were 60 percent more likely to have a child with autism or developmental delays. The study found that the associations were stronger when exposure happened in the second and third trimesters of women's pregnancies.
The study focused on California, the top agricultural state in the nation. Statewide California uses about 200 million pounds of active pesticides.
"This study validates the results of earlier research that has reported associations between having a child with autism and prenatal exposure to agricultural chemicals in California," lead study author Janie F. Shelton, a UC Davis graduate student who now consults with the United Nations, stated in a press release. "While we still must investigate whether certain sub-groups are more vulnerable to exposures to these compounds than others, the message is very clear: Women who are pregnant should take special care to avoid contact with agricultural chemicals whenever possible."
Specifically, the study found that exposure to organophosphates at some point during a pregnancy increased risk of autism spectrum disorder with the greatest risk coming in the third trimester. The study also found that mothers living near pyrethroid insecticide applications just prior to conception or during the third trimester were at greater risk for autism spectrum disorder or to have a child that was developmentally delayed.
The study also found a greater risk of developmental delay for children whose mother's were exposed to carbamate during their pregnancy, but no specific vulnerable period was identified, the study published in Environmental Health Perspectives states.
"We mapped where our study participants' lived during pregnancy and around the time of birth. In California, pesticide applicators must report what they're applying, where they're applying it, dates when the applications were made and how much was applied," principal investigator Irva Hertz-Picciotto, a MIND Institute researcher and professor and vice chair of the Department of Public Health Sciences at UC Davis stated.
"What we saw were several classes of pesticides more commonly applied near residences of mothers whose children developed autism or had delayed cognitive or other skills," he stated.
Of the 1,000 study participants, about one-third lived within 1.25 to 1.75 kilometers to commercial pesticide application sites. The study found that "Some associations were greater among mothers living closer to application sites and lower as residential proximity to the application sites decreased."
Click here to read the study. http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/1307044/
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Re: New Study Links Pesticides to Autism Rates
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A copy of the study results
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Date: June 25, 2014 02:25PM
Neurodevelopmental Disorders and Prenatal Residential Proximity to Agricultural Pesticides: The CHARGE Study
http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/1307044/
Janie F. Shelton,1 Estella M. Geraghty,2 Daniel J. Tancredi,3,4 Lora D. Delwiche,1 Rebecca J. Schmidt,1 Beate Ritz,5 Robin L. Hansen,3,6 and Irva Hertz-Picciotto 1,6
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1Department of Public Health Sciences, University of California, Davis, Davis, California, USA; 2Division of General Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, California, USA; 3Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, California, USA; 4Center for Healthcare Policy and Research, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, California, USA; 5Departments of Epidemiology, Environmental Health Sciences and Neurology, Fielding School of Public Health and School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA; 6UC Davis Medical Investigations of Neurodevelopmental Disorders (MIND) Institute, Sacramento, California, USA
Abstract
Background: Gestational exposure to several common agricultural pesticides can induce developmental neurotoxicity in humans, and has been associated with developmental delay and autism.
Objectives: To evaluate whether residential proximity to agricultural pesticides during pregnancy is associated with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) or developmental delay (DD) in the Childhood Autism Risks from Genetics and Environment (CHARGE) Study.
Methods: The CHARGE study is a population-based case-control study of ASD, developmental delay (DD), and typical development. For 970 participants, commercial pesticide application data from the California Pesticide Use Report (1997-2008) were linked to the addresses during pregnancy. Pounds of active ingredient applied for organophophates, organochlorines, pyrethroids, and carbamates were aggregated within 1.25km, 1.5km, and 1.75km buffer distances from the home. Multinomial logistic regression was used to estimate the odds ratio (OR) of exposure comparing confirmed cases of ASD (n = 486) or DD (n = 168) with typically developing referents (n = 316).
Results: Approximately one-third of CHARGE Study mothers lived, during pregnancy, within 1.5 km (just under one mile) of an agricultural pesticide application. Proximity to organophosphates at some point during gestation was associated with a 60% increased risk for ASD, higher for 3rd trimester exposures [OR = 2.0, 95% confidence interval (CI) = (1.1, 3.6)], and 2nd trimester chlorpyrifos applications: OR = 3.3 [95% CI = (1.5, 7.4)]. Children of mothers residing near pyrethroid insecticide applications just prior to conception or during 3rd trimester were at greater risk for both ASD and DD, with OR’s ranging from 1.7 to 2.3. Risk for DD was increased in those near carbamate applications, but no specific vulnerable period was identified.
Conclusions: This study of ASD strengthens the evidence linking neurodevelopmental disorders with gestational pesticide exposures, and particularly, organophosphates and provides novel results of ASD and DD associations with, respectively, pyrethroids and carbamates.
http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/1307044/
Janie F. Shelton,1 Estella M. Geraghty,2 Daniel J. Tancredi,3,4 Lora D. Delwiche,1 Rebecca J. Schmidt,1 Beate Ritz,5 Robin L. Hansen,3,6 and Irva Hertz-Picciotto 1,6
Author Affiliations close
1Department of Public Health Sciences, University of California, Davis, Davis, California, USA; 2Division of General Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, California, USA; 3Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, California, USA; 4Center for Healthcare Policy and Research, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, California, USA; 5Departments of Epidemiology, Environmental Health Sciences and Neurology, Fielding School of Public Health and School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA; 6UC Davis Medical Investigations of Neurodevelopmental Disorders (MIND) Institute, Sacramento, California, USA
Abstract
Background: Gestational exposure to several common agricultural pesticides can induce developmental neurotoxicity in humans, and has been associated with developmental delay and autism.
Objectives: To evaluate whether residential proximity to agricultural pesticides during pregnancy is associated with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) or developmental delay (DD) in the Childhood Autism Risks from Genetics and Environment (CHARGE) Study.
Methods: The CHARGE study is a population-based case-control study of ASD, developmental delay (DD), and typical development. For 970 participants, commercial pesticide application data from the California Pesticide Use Report (1997-2008) were linked to the addresses during pregnancy. Pounds of active ingredient applied for organophophates, organochlorines, pyrethroids, and carbamates were aggregated within 1.25km, 1.5km, and 1.75km buffer distances from the home. Multinomial logistic regression was used to estimate the odds ratio (OR) of exposure comparing confirmed cases of ASD (n = 486) or DD (n = 168) with typically developing referents (n = 316).
Results: Approximately one-third of CHARGE Study mothers lived, during pregnancy, within 1.5 km (just under one mile) of an agricultural pesticide application. Proximity to organophosphates at some point during gestation was associated with a 60% increased risk for ASD, higher for 3rd trimester exposures [OR = 2.0, 95% confidence interval (CI) = (1.1, 3.6)], and 2nd trimester chlorpyrifos applications: OR = 3.3 [95% CI = (1.5, 7.4)]. Children of mothers residing near pyrethroid insecticide applications just prior to conception or during 3rd trimester were at greater risk for both ASD and DD, with OR’s ranging from 1.7 to 2.3. Risk for DD was increased in those near carbamate applications, but no specific vulnerable period was identified.
Conclusions: This study of ASD strengthens the evidence linking neurodevelopmental disorders with gestational pesticide exposures, and particularly, organophosphates and provides novel results of ASD and DD associations with, respectively, pyrethroids and carbamates.
Re: New Study Links Pesticides to Autism Rates
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quit fishing
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Date: June 25, 2014 02:45PM
One or more of the parents of an autistic child is usually mentally ill. There's a 70% probability of at least one of the two parents having a psychological disorder.
Re: New Study Links Pesticides to Autism Rates
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wYT3X
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Date: June 25, 2014 02:46PM
What about assburgers? Which OP clearly has since he doesn't understand where to put his threads.
Re: New Study Links Pesticides to Autism Rates
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Go Away
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Date: June 25, 2014 02:49PM
^ You're an idiot.
Re: New Study Links Pesticides to Autism Rates
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xEVmF
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Date: June 25, 2014 02:54PM
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> ^ You're an idiot.
If you just put your threads where they belong, maybe I won't have to point out your assburgers all the time. How many times do your off topic threads need to be moved before you get it?
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> ^ You're an idiot.
If you just put your threads where they belong, maybe I won't have to point out your assburgers all the time. How many times do your off topic threads need to be moved before you get it?
Re: New Study Links Pesticides to Autism Rates
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Autism Awareness
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Date: June 25, 2014 02:55PM
xEVmF Wrote:
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> > ^ You're an idiot.
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> If you just put your threads where they belong,
> maybe I won't have to point out your assburgers
> all the time. How many times do your off topic
> threads need to be moved before you get it?
Last time I heard assclown austism was present in Fairfax too. You're a perfect example after all.
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> Go Away Wrote:
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> > ^ You're an idiot.
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> If you just put your threads where they belong,
> maybe I won't have to point out your assburgers
> all the time. How many times do your off topic
> threads need to be moved before you get it?
Last time I heard assclown austism was present in Fairfax too. You're a perfect example after all.
Re: New Study Links Pesticides to Autism Rates
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FKMn6
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Date: June 25, 2014 02:59PM
Autism Awareness Wrote:
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> Last time I heard assclown austism was present in
> Fairfax too. You're a perfect example after all.
Murders happen in Fairfax. Does that mean we should start posting about murders that happen in Cali on General, 'cause ya know, we got 'em too?
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> Last time I heard assclown austism was present in
> Fairfax too. You're a perfect example after all.
Murders happen in Fairfax. Does that mean we should start posting about murders that happen in Cali on General, 'cause ya know, we got 'em too?
Re: New Study Links Pesticides to Autism Rates
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Autism Awareness
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Date: June 25, 2014 03:01PM
FKMn6 Wrote:
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> Autism Awareness Wrote:
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> > Last time I heard assclown austism was present
> in
> > Fairfax too. You're a perfect example after
> all.
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> Murders happen in Fairfax. Does that mean we
> should start posting about murders that happen in
> Cali on General, 'cause ya know, we got 'em too?
That's a good point, but if there was a study (like this) that discussed murder, then yes it should be posted here.
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> Autism Awareness Wrote:
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> > Last time I heard assclown austism was present
> in
> > Fairfax too. You're a perfect example after
> all.
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> Murders happen in Fairfax. Does that mean we
> should start posting about murders that happen in
> Cali on General, 'cause ya know, we got 'em too?
That's a good point, but if there was a study (like this) that discussed murder, then yes it should be posted here.
Re: New Study Links Pesticides to Autism Rates
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To the Offtopic Nazi
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Date: June 25, 2014 03:01PM
xEVmF Wrote:
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> Go Away Wrote:
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> > ^ You're an idiot.
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> If you just put your threads where they belong,
> maybe I won't have to point out your assburgers
> all the time. How many times do your off topic
> threads need to be moved before you get it?
Why don't you learn to fucking read?
"Welcome to Fairfax Underground, a project site designed to improve communication among residents of Fairfax County, VA. Feel free to post anything Northern Virginia residents would find interesting."
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> Go Away Wrote:
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> > ^ You're an idiot.
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> If you just put your threads where they belong,
> maybe I won't have to point out your assburgers
> all the time. How many times do your off topic
> threads need to be moved before you get it?
Why don't you learn to fucking read?
"Welcome to Fairfax Underground, a project site designed to improve communication among residents of Fairfax County, VA. Feel free to post anything Northern Virginia residents would find interesting."
Re: New Study Links Pesticides to Autism Rates
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w9GDk
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Date: June 25, 2014 03:03PM
To the Offtopic Nazi Wrote:
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> Why don't you learn to fucking read?
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> "Welcome to Fairfax Underground, a project site
> designed to improve communication among residents
> of Fairfax County, VA. Feel free to post anything
> Northern Virginia residents would find
> interesting."
That defense is continually used, and yet the threads are continually moved. Why do you insist on creating extra work for the mods? Why don't you fucking learn your lesson?
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> Why don't you learn to fucking read?
>
> "Welcome to Fairfax Underground, a project site
> designed to improve communication among residents
> of Fairfax County, VA. Feel free to post anything
> Northern Virginia residents would find
> interesting."
That defense is continually used, and yet the threads are continually moved. Why do you insist on creating extra work for the mods? Why don't you fucking learn your lesson?
Re: New Study Links Pesticides to Autism Rates
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To the Offtopic Nazi
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Date: June 25, 2014 03:07PM
w9GDk Wrote:
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> To the Offtopic Nazi Wrote:
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> > Why don't you learn to fucking read?
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> > "Welcome to Fairfax Underground, a project site
> > designed to improve communication among
> residents
> > of Fairfax County, VA. Feel free to post
> anything
> > Northern Virginia residents would find
> > interesting."
>
> That defense is continually used, and yet the
> threads are continually moved. Why do you insist
> on creating extra work for the mods? Why don't you
> fucking learn your lesson?
What mods? Cary's on here what? Once a month if that?
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> To the Offtopic Nazi Wrote:
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> > Why don't you learn to fucking read?
> >
> > "Welcome to Fairfax Underground, a project site
> > designed to improve communication among
> residents
> > of Fairfax County, VA. Feel free to post
> anything
> > Northern Virginia residents would find
> > interesting."
>
> That defense is continually used, and yet the
> threads are continually moved. Why do you insist
> on creating extra work for the mods? Why don't you
> fucking learn your lesson?
What mods? Cary's on here what? Once a month if that?
Re: New Study Links Pesticides to Autism Rates
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Snarky Remark
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Date: June 25, 2014 03:33PM
w9GDk Wrote:
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> That defense is continually used, and yet the
> threads are continually moved. Why do you insist
> on creating extra work for the mods? Why don't you
> fucking learn your lesson?
Who really cares? The answer...No one.
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> That defense is continually used, and yet the
> threads are continually moved. Why do you insist
> on creating extra work for the mods? Why don't you
> fucking learn your lesson?
Who really cares? The answer...No one.
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Re: New Study Links Pesticides to Autism Rates
Posted by:
cYLk9
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Date: June 25, 2014 07:49PM
That's a fairly weak correlation. Pesticide use has been increasing over the past couple decades along with autism diagnoses.
>"Some associations were greater among mothers living closer to application sites and lower as residential proximity to the application sites decreased."
And "some" weren't. The control group appears to have been the general population not a group of individuals leaving near a farm where they didn't use pesticides. So the correlation is fairly weak.
>"Some associations were greater among mothers living closer to application sites and lower as residential proximity to the application sites decreased."
And "some" weren't. The control group appears to have been the general population not a group of individuals leaving near a farm where they didn't use pesticides. So the correlation is fairly weak.
Re: New Study Links Pesticides to Autism Rates
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3m6pT
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Date: June 25, 2014 08:37PM
A new study found that living near agricultural land where pesticides
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CA study find CA deserves more fed funds than your state.
who didn't fucking know that ?
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CA study find CA deserves more fed funds than your state.
who didn't fucking know that ?
Re: New Study Links Pesticides to Autism Rates
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9cKTe
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Date: June 25, 2014 08:41PM
CA democrats. not just lying about taxes (after we learning they owed $20B more than they should, before obama got in office, since they obama has been hush about it)
lying about taxes ALLOT
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lying about taxes ALLOT
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Re: New Study Links Pesticides to Autism Rates
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Ck6M7
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Date: June 25, 2014 08:46PM
if you buy land near an airport: you can't sue for noise
if you buy land in a flood plain: your not supposed to put a house on it
your not supposed to place children (or possibly habitate) next door to a chemical factory. anybody knows that
IT'S CALLED ZONING ORDINANCE
if your fucking fairfax developer and buy land cheap because it's near a highway and THEN get free sound remediation walls cause you know fx. co. gov employees - fuck you - those were free only to people being compensated. they already were and it's conveyed in the price of the property and if you got ripped off don't call me i already know they are theives. you get land on the cheap then want free walls NO - your supposed to pay for them.
if you buy land in a flood plain: your not supposed to put a house on it
your not supposed to place children (or possibly habitate) next door to a chemical factory. anybody knows that
IT'S CALLED ZONING ORDINANCE
if your fucking fairfax developer and buy land cheap because it's near a highway and THEN get free sound remediation walls cause you know fx. co. gov employees - fuck you - those were free only to people being compensated. they already were and it's conveyed in the price of the property and if you got ripped off don't call me i already know they are theives. you get land on the cheap then want free walls NO - your supposed to pay for them.
Re: New Study Links Pesticides to Autism Rates
Posted by:
NyyPF
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Date: June 26, 2014 06:58AM
Whatever happened to the correlation between mercury and Austism?