Phosphoric acid is an irritant to skin and mucous membranes, and its vapors may cause coughing and throat irritation. Both methyl paraben and potassium phosphate were once registered by EPA as pesticide active ingredients. Under similar conditions of exposure to pesticides, children will absorb more than an adult, placing them at higher risk. Children are more likely to have direct skin contact with treated areas because they crawl, toddle, roll and explore. Children have a less mature immune system to protect them.
Children have a less mature liver and other enzyme systems to detoxify chemicals and microbes.
Children have a higher respiratory rate and more particles will deposit into their lungs than in adults. The number of children who have asthma and allergies has been steadily increasing. Some of this increase is associated with a child's exposure rate of pesticides. For those not yet suffering from asthma or allergies the risk of suffering a reaction will increase with multiple exposures to Foray48B. Those with asthma, allergies and chemical sensitivity are vulnerable to very small amounts of pesticide residues. Drift exposures post unacceptable potential health risks to infants, children, pregnant women, the elderly, the ill and the immunocompromised.