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Health Risks that are Caused by the Pesticide Chlorpyrifos. By Betty Bernal Major CHHS CHHS 302. Professional Interest . CHHS Major Future social worker My community Take the initiative Inform teachers and students . Critical Situation/Problem. Poses a threat to humans
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Health Risks that are Caused by the Pesticide Chlorpyrifos By Betty Bernal Major CHHS CHHS 302
Professional Interest • CHHS Major • Future social worker • My community • Take the initiative • Inform teachers and students
Critical Situation/Problem • Poses a threat to humans • Banned- June 2000(United States Environmental Agency, 2006) • Regulations (Smegal, 2000)
Rhetorical Timing • For a decade now • Once again in 2011(United States Environmental Agency, 2011, June 30) • Reevaluation
Causes and Effects • Poisons humans (Chlorpyrifos, 1993) • Including children (Rauh et al., 2011) • Used at homes before • Current regulations by EPA • Acute and chronic toxicity (Chlorpyrifos, 1993)
Community Connections • Ag. Workers, families • Teachers and students • Residents who live near fields • Doctors • Public Health Workers • Distributers of products containing chlorpyrifos
References Chlorpyrifos. (1993). Retrieved on September 20, 2011 from http://pmep.cce.cornell.edu/profiles/extoxnet/carbaryl-dicrotophos/chlorpyrifos-ext.html#50 Rauh, V., Arunajadai, S., Horton, M., Perera, F., Hoepner, L., Barr, D.B., & Whyatt, R. (2011). Seven-year neurodevelopmental scores and prenatal exposure to chlorpyrifos pesticide. Environmental Health Perspectives, 119, 1196-1201. Doi: 10.1289/ehp.1003160 Smegal, D. (2000, June 8) Human health risk assessment, Chlorpyrifos. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Retrieved on September 20, 2011 from http://www.epa.gov/scipoly/sap/meetings/2008/september/hed_ra.pdf United States Environmental Protection Agency. (2006). Reregistration of eligibility decision for chlorpyrifos. Retrieved on October 4, 2011 from http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/reregistration/REDs/chlorpyrifos_red.pdf United States Environmental Protection Agency. (2011). Regulatory topics. http://www.epa.gov/lawsregs/topics/ United States Environmental Protection Agency. (2011, June 30). Chlorpyrifos: Preliminary human health risk assessment for registration review. Docket ID: EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0850
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