Schools Only fairly recently has it become accepted that infants and children are at a higher risk from pesticides compared with adults exposed at comparable levels. The 1993 National Research Council report Pesticides in the Diets of Infants and Children stated that because of the rapid growth and development of their central nervous systems, children are especially vulnerable to exposure to neurotoxins. The report also highlighted the fact that children are exposed to pesticides not only through dietary intake but also from exposure to pesticide residues that linger after the chemicals.
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