Birth defects Quote by Sandra Steingraber

Atrazine - a herbicide often used on corn fields, golf courses and even lawns - has become one of the most common contaminants in…

— Charles Duhigg

There have been various pesticides that have been properly tested, that have been registered and then have been used and later on they've been…

— George Deukmejian

For years, agency officials said that atrazine in drinking water posed almost no risk to humans or the environment.

— Charles Duhigg

Here in the United States, a study of nearly 700 women in California showed an increased risk of fetal death among babies whose mothers…

— Sandra Steingraber

A Who's Who of pesticides is therefore of concern to us all. If we are going to live so intimately with these chemicals eating…

— Rachel Carson

Our generation has taken to the cosmetic use of pesticides and I think, perhaps unwittingly, not fully understanding the dangers it represents to ourselves…

— Dalton McGuinty

There are - any independent study, from any scientist that's not funded by Syngenta, has found similar problems with atrazine, not just my work…

— Tyrone Hayes

Pesticides came about after the first world war. Some brainy petrochemical money maker said, 'Hey, that mustard gas worked great on people, maybe we…

— Woody Harrelson

My understanding has always been that if there is any indication that pesticides are harmful, that they would not be allowed to be used.

— George Deukmejian

Exposure to some pesticides during infancy, even at very low levels, can lead to serious life-long consequences if the pesticides disrupt hormone-driven developmental processes.

— Charles Benbrook

Pharmaceuticals are regulated. Pesticides are, as well as food, save the occasional salmonella outbreak. But chemicals and their witch's brew of ingredients continue to…

— Suzy Shuster

“Pesticides poison the main brain happy hormone or neurotransmitter, acetyl choline.”

— Sherry Rogers M.D