Study links pesticides to male infertility.
Subject: Study links pesticides to male infertility........
Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2001 17:06:51 -0400
From: Stephen Tvedten <steve@getipm.com>
Organization: Get Set Inc. (www.getipm.com)
To: Paul Helliker <phelliker@cdpr.ca.gov>
Director, State of
California, Department of Pesticide Regulation
cc: Christine Whitman whitman.christine@epa.gov
Dear Mr. Helliker, I thought you might like to read an article from REUTERS NEWS SERVICE: "The testicles are one of the most vulnerable organs to environmental, physical and chemical agents." http://www.planetark.org/dailynewsstory.cfm?newsid=11789V
Study links pesticides to male infertility
UK: July 27, 2001
LONDON - French and Argentine researchers produced new evidence today showing that exposure to pesticides and solvents could be contributing to falling sperm counts and rising levels of male infertility.
In a study of 225 men from a productive farming region in Argentina, the scientists found exposure to insecticides, herbicides and fungicides could limit their ability to have children.
"Exposure to pesticides and solvents is significantly associated with threshold sperm values much lower than the considered limits for male fertility," Dr Luc Multigner of the French research institute INSERM said in a report in the journal Human Reproduction.
Dwindling sperm counts have been a cause of concern since Danish researchers reported in 1992 that sperm counts worldwide were declining. Many experts blame environmental factors for the decline, as well as an increase in testicular cancer.
Multigner and Alejandro Oliva of the Hospital Italiano Garibaldi in Rosario, Argentina, questioned all of the men who had attended an infertility clinic between 1995-98 about their lifestyle, medical history, occupation and exposure to pesticides.
Although other factors may also be contributing to their infertility, the scientists said exposure to pesticides and solvents were a factor.
"Our results suggest that toxicants act on the testes and post-testicular sites, including accessory sex glands," said Multigner.
"The testicles are one of the most vulnerable organs to environmental, physical and chemical agents." Oliva also noted that Argentina has become a major user of pesticides since the 1940s and said developing countries should be aware of the harmful effects of pesticides and solvents.
Well Mr. Helliker, what "pests" are you really trying to "control" with your "registered" pesticide POISONS?
Respectfully, Stephen L. TvedtenFrom Steve - Quotes to Ponder:
"The
first task is population control at home. How do we go about it? Many of my
colleagues feel that some sort of compulsory birth regulation would be necessary
to achieve such control. One plan often mentioned involves the addition of
temporary sterilants to water supplies or staple food. Doses of the antidote
would be carefully rationed by the government to produce the desired population
size." — Paul Ehrlich, The Population Bomb, p.135
"A
total population of 250-300 million people, a 95% decline from present levels,
would be ideal." — Ted Turner - CNN founder and UN supporter - quoted in
The McAlvany Intelligence Advisor, June '96
"Childbearing
[should be] a punishable crime against society, unless the parents hold a
government license ... All potential parents [should be] required to use
contraceptive chemicals, the government issuing antidotes to citizens chosen for
childbearing." — David Brower - first Executive Director of the Sierra
Club; founder of Friends of the Earth; and founder of the Earth Island Institute
- quoted by Dixie Lee Ray, Trashing the Planet, p.166
"Truth
is not what is; truth is what people perceive it to be." -- Adolf Hitler,
Propaganda Maxim
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