Can Pesticides Trigger Depression Study Continues
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Can Pesticides Trigger Depression Study Continues
Date:
Tue, 17 Sep 2002 09:07:20 -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
From Reuter's Health: "NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Farm workers poisoned by industrial strength agricultural pesticides containing organophosphates face a nearly sixfold increased risk of suffering depression in the months following their exposure, new study findings show.
Organophosphates are extremely toxic and easily absorbed into the bloodstream through the skin, nose, eyes, gut and lungs. Immediately after being poisoned, a person may experience vomiting, abdominal pain, fatigue, headaches and blurred vision, among other symptoms.
There have also been reports of organophosphate poisoning leading to neurological problems such as anxiety, depression, irritability and restlessness, according to study authors Dr. Lorann Stallones and Cheryl Beseler of Colorado State University in Fort Collins. "
http://dailynews.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=571&ncid=751&e=5&u=/nm/20020905/hl_nm/depression_pesticides_dc
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