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Why you should control pesticide use

Exposure to chemical pesticides has been closely linked to various health complications, especially cancer.

Various studies, such as one conducted by researchers at the public health institute, the California Department of Health Services and the UC Berkeley School of Public Health in 2007, provide mounting evidence of some pesticides being responsible of causing various health hazards, ranging from short term impacts like headaches and dizziness to the more chronic effects like the endocrine and nerve disruption.

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