College Good bless those few MP's. It's great that people are waking up to the hazards of pesticides. Folks should remember that pesticides and tobacco are very similiar since they both give immediate gratification, yet in the long term you have to pay for it with pain, illness, and death. Let's replace poison with elbow grease and we'll all live longer. I had the opportunity to study the toxicological properties of pesticides, as part of my biology degree.
Children are more prone than adults to pesticide poisoning.
A child's immune system is less developed, making it more difficult to fight off toxins. Children absorb greater concentrations of pesticides per pound of body weight through inhalation, ingestion and dermally. Children may not read or understand warning signs. Children are more likely to play on treated grounds. Unwashed hands can allow pesticides onto toys and food, eventually finding their way into the mouth.