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Drifting pesticides sicken 20 farmworkers in Washington

2015-02-17 07:47:26| Biotech - Topix.net

A cocktail of pesticides sickened 20 farmworkers in a cherry orchard in Washington last April, according to a newly released report by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention . The workers, 19 of whom were women, were the victims of off-target pesticide drift, an occurrence responsible for 31 percent of the state's pesticide-related illnesses.

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