A new study has found that chlorpyrifos, a pesticide used on fruit and vegetables, is linked to both physical and mental delays in children. The pesticide, which was banned in 2001 in households throughout the United States, is used predominantly in an agricultural setting to protect crops from insects. Consuming small amounts of chlorpyrifos is not a real concern, however, exposure to higher levels of the chemical has been found to be associated with developmental delays
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The study, which is published in the American Journal of Public Health, included more than 250 children in low-income parts of Upper Manhattan and the South Bronx. Children with high levels of chlorpyrifos (greater than 6.17 pg/g) in umbilical cord blood at birth were found to have a Psychomotor Development Index Score that was 6.5 points lower at age 3 than that of children with lower levels. Also, the Mental Development Index score for these children with elevated levels of the pesticide was 3.3 points lower at 3 years of age.
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