Many victims are, themselves, former applicators. A. Doctors receive little training in the hazards of pesticides. Many mistakenly believe pesticides are as carefully regulated as drugs. Except for industrial accidents, poisoning is rarely considered as a cause of illness. Tests to confirm it are expensive and rarely performed.
Pesticides attack the central nervous system and other vital body centers.
People unaware of symptoms after pesticide exposure may still be harmed. National Cancer Institute studies show that children get leukemia six times more often when pesticides are used around their homes and that farmers and pesticide applicators show similar increases in cancer when exposed to these same chemicals. By law, pesticide registration in not designed to protect public health. EPA has admitted in court that registration does not assure safety. Most pesticides have been registered with little or no testing.