Guest guest Posted November 11, 2004 Report Share Posted November 11, 2004 READ below and be prepared to be disgusted and sickened ...- KsAPigButt Wednesday, November 10, 2004 7:56 PM My, God! From the Daily Grist, Nov 10, 2004EPA DENIES POOR FAMILIES CAMCORDERSControversial EPA pesticide study put on holdA proposed study of pesticide exposure in children to be run by the U.S. EPA has been suspended in response to growing controversy inside and outside the agency. In exchange for participating in the study -- i.e., allowing their children to be exposed to pesticides -- families in Duval County, Fla., would have received $970 each, plus a camcorder and some clothing. "Since the study was announced last month, many have raised concerns, including scientists within EPA. We want to be responsive to those concerns," said EPA spokesperson Cynthia Bergman. The agency will convene a panel of independent experts to assess the study, though it's already been approved by several such panels. Says Jeff Ruch of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, "Regardless of the number of reviews, paying poor parents to dose their babies with commercial poisons to measure their exposure is just plain wrong."straight to the source: The Washington Post, Juliet Eilperin, 10 Nov 2004<http://grist.org/cgi-bin/forward.pl?forward_id=3578> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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