Respiratory illness links to pesticides

Study Links Rhinitis to Pesticide Exposure  (Beyond Pesticides, December 1, 2009). “Rhinitis associated with pesticide exposure among commercial pesticide applicators in the Agricultural Health Study,” evaluated the association between rhinitis and 34 pesticides used in the past year.. Five of the pesticides were significantly positively associated with current rhinitis: the herbicides 2,4-D, glyphosate and petroleum oil (inert), the insecticide diazinon and the fungicide benomyl. Diazinon and petroleum oil herbicide showed the most consistent association. The association for 2,4-D and glyphosate was limited to individuals who used both in the past year, suggesting a possible synergistic effect. (Posted in 2,4-D, Agriculture, Asthma, Benomyl, Chemicals, Chlorpyrifos, Diazinon, Disease/Health Effects, Farmworkers, Glyphosate, Inerts)

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