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Tue Dec 20 2016 (Updated 12/21/16)
Tulare County Has Most Agricultural Pesticide Illnesses in California
Santa Cruz County Ranked Second for Agricultural Pesticide Illnesses in 2014
The California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) released a report last week detailing the 2014 results of their Pesticide Illness Surveillance Program. The report, documenting all reported pesticide-related illnesses from all California counties, shows 20.1% of agricultural pesticide-related illnesses occurred in Tulare County, making it the county with the most agricultural pesticide illnesses in the state. Of the 53 counties with documented pesticide-related illnesses in 2014, Tulare County in the Central Valley accounted for over 1 in every 5 cases of poisonings from agricultural pesticides.
In Tulare County, DPR investigated a total of 78 agricultural-related pesticide poisonings, a starkly high number compared to other agricultural counties. Their report also notes the type of exposure associated with each investigated illness, with drift accounting for over 70% of all pesticide-related illnesses in Tulare County.
Santa Cruz County has the second most agricultural pesticide illnesses in the state at 17.2%. “It is concerning to us that a relatively small county has such a large proportion of illnesses related to agricultural pesticides,” says Lucia Calderon, organizer of the coalition Safe Ag Safe Schools. “Especially in a place where treated fields are so close to schools and neighborhoods, it is crucial that the DPR takes action to truly reduce the incidence of pesticide drift and subsequent poisonings.”
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In Tulare County, DPR investigated a total of 78 agricultural-related pesticide poisonings, a starkly high number compared to other agricultural counties. Their report also notes the type of exposure associated with each investigated illness, with drift accounting for over 70% of all pesticide-related illnesses in Tulare County.
Santa Cruz County has the second most agricultural pesticide illnesses in the state at 17.2%. “It is concerning to us that a relatively small county has such a large proportion of illnesses related to agricultural pesticides,” says Lucia Calderon, organizer of the coalition Safe Ag Safe Schools. “Especially in a place where treated fields are so close to schools and neighborhoods, it is crucial that the DPR takes action to truly reduce the incidence of pesticide drift and subsequent poisonings.”
Read more
Related Features: EPA Failed to Protect the Health of Latino Schoolchildren | Agricultural Pesticide Use Up 10% in Monterey, 9.4% in Santa Cruz | New Report: Fumigant Pesticides Put Central Coast Communities At Risk | California's New “Recommended Restrictions” for Chloropicrin are Inadequate | Groundbreaking Report Finds High Rates of Pesticide Use Near Monterey County Schools
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