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Chemical Trespass
Pesticides in
Our Bodies & Corporate Accountability
Many
U.S. residents carry toxic pesticides in their bodies above
government assessed “acceptable” levels. Chemical
Trespass: Pesticides in Our Bodies and Corporate
Accountability, makes public for the first time an
analysis of pesticide-related data collected by the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention in a study of levels of
chemicals in 9,282 people nationwide (2,644 of whom were
tested for pesticides).
Many of the
pesticides found in the test subjects have been linked to
serious short- and long-term health effects including
infertility, birth defects and childhood and adult cancers. Chemical
Trespass finds that children, women and Mexican
Americans shoulder the heaviest “pesticide body burden.” For
example, children—the population most vulnerable to
pesticides—are exposed to the highest levels of
nerve-damaging organophosphorous (OP) pesticides. The CDC
data show that the average 6 to11 year-old sampled is
exposed to the OP pesticide chlorpyrifos (commonly known by
the product name Dursban) at four times the level U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency considers “acceptable” for a
long-term exposure. The report introduces the Pesticide
Trespass Index (PTI), a new tool for quantifying
responsibility of individual pesticide manufacturers for
their “pesticide trespass.” Using the PTI, the report
estimates that Dow Chemical is responsible for at least 80%
of the chlorpyrifos breakdown products found in the bodies
of those in the U.S. Chemical Trespass calls for
immediate action by government officials and the pesticide
industry to reduce reliance on toxic pesticide and better
protect the public from pesticide exposure.
Download PDF
documents:
Executive Summary--English (screen resolution) (0.5 MB)
Executive Summary--English (print resolution) (3.0 MB)
Executive Summary--Spanish (screen resolution) (1.2 MB)
Executive Summary--Spanish (print resolution) (2.7 MB)
Executive Summary--French (screen resolution) (0.5 MB)
Executive Summary--French (print resolution) (3.1 MB)
Full Report (screen resolution) (1.8 MB)
Full Report (print resolution) (9.8 MB)
Media contact:
Kelly Campbell; 415-981-1771 ext 350,
kcampbell@panna.org
National Media Release (PDF)
National Media Release (Microsoft Word)
National Media Release--Spanish (PDF)
National Media Release--French (PDF)
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