It is a well known fact that the use of pesticides is a huge health issue. With that in mind people are still using these unhealthy products each and every day, to the tune of a billion pounds a year of dangerous pesticides being used on our food and around our homes.
With people using these types and these amounts of dangerous pesticides, the amount of residual chemicals left on fruits and vegetables, that we consume is causing huge health hazards.Even though our food is washed before getting to the grocery store and many people will still rinse the vegetables when they get them home, there are still trace pesticides that people consume, and this is causing some rather large health issues.
It is also causing huge health issues with farmers and farm workers. With over 20,000 pesticide related illnesses reported every year,according to the Environmental Protection Agency, this is really becoming a problem.
Larger still are the hazards to pets. According to the American Society for the Prevention of cruelty to animals, there are over 30 thousand pet poisonings caused by pesticides each and every year. These numbers are produced by the animal poison control center.
One of the main causes is normal everyday people. The problem is that when we see a weed on our driveway the first thing we do is to grab a bottle of weed spray that is full of chemicals, and many people will even use chemicals as a preventative measure.
The use of pesticides has been proven to be the cause of, or a contributing factor of many diseases like birth defects, different cancer's and even Parkinson's disease. With all the problems with pesticides, people still use them.
The worst thing is that there are no laws that require pesticide producers to test home pesticides with the same standards as commercial grade pesticides. If you ever look at the ingredients not only will you find different poisons but also "inert ingredients" that don't have to be tested???
So knowing that these chemical pesticides are bad for you and your pets may not be enough so look at this on a planetary scale. These pesticides contaminate our water, soil and air, which means we are killing our own planet. Look at it this way. These pesticides are killing off honeybee's, if we end up killing off all the honeybee's, our way of life will be gone. The consequences can be disastrous
Of course we do need to get rid of pest in and around our home but there are organic options that work just as well and in some cases even better. Join that with the fact that you will be helping keep your family and pets healthy, it really is a simple choice. Organic pest removal is the way to go.
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