Bush Approves Study to Expose Children from Low Income Families to Pesticides

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"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), led by Bush appointees, plans to launch a new study in which participating low income families will have their children exposed to toxic pesticides over the course of two years. The study entitled CHEERS (Children's Environmental Exposure Research Study) will look at how chemicals can be ingested, inhaled or absorbed by children ranging from babies to 3 years old.

For taking part in these studies, each family will receive $970, a free video camera, a T-shirt, and a framed certificate of appreciation.

In October, the EPA received $2 million to do the study from the American Chemistry Council, a chemical industry front group that includes members such as Dow, Exxon, and Monsanto. . . Critics of the research claim the study's funders guarantee the results will be biased in favor of the chemical industry, at the expense of the health of the impoverished children serving as test subjects. "

EPA Will Use Poor Kids As Guinea Pigs in New Study on Pesticides

Study Launch Date Suspended Until Early 2005
Offers Public Comment Period

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11/12/2004: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), led by Bush appointees, plans to launch a new study in which participating low income families will have their children exposed to toxic pesticides over the course of two years. The study entitled CHEERS (Children's Environmental Exposure Research Study) will look at how chemicals can be ingested, inhaled or absorbed by children ranging from babies to 3 years old.

For taking part in these studies, each family will receive $970, a free video camera, a T-shirt, and a framed certificate of appreciation.

In October, the EPA received $2 million to do the study from the American Chemistry Council, a chemical industry front group that includes members such as Dow, Exxon, and Monsanto (see full list of members on sidebar of this page). Critics of the research claim the study's funders guarantee the results will be biased in favor of the chemical industry, at the expense of the health of the impoverished children serving as test subjects.

Participants for the study were chosen from 6 health clinics and three hospitals in Jacksonville, FL. These medical facilities report that 51% of their births are to non-white mothers and 62% of mothers have only received an elementary or secondary education.

The EPA's Linda Sheldon says the study is vital, because so little is known about how small children's bodies absorb harmful chemicals.

Important Note on Participants of Study: The study layout does not require that participants increase their chemical use, but does mandate that chosen applicants will need to demonstrate that they do regularly use toxic chemicals in and around the home. The concern here is that low income applicants may increase their toxic chemical use for the sake of applying and being eligible for the funding.

Important Note on Suspension of the Study: On November 11th, the EPA announced suspension of the study's launch until early 2005 for the sake of "final review." The Organic Consumers Association is taking this opportunity to call on the nation's citizens to demand the EPA permanently terminate this abuse of low income children by the chemical industry.

Mike Leavitt EPA Administrator - We are submitting this petition to request the Children's Environment Exposure Research Study be terminated prior to its proposed implementation in early 2005. The manner in which the study is constructed could result in negative long term health impacts on the participating children. It may also provoke increased toxic chemical usage by study participants and applicants, particularly among minorities and low income families, which is the prominent demographic in the area of Jacksonville , FL where this study is to be implemented. In addition, a full $2 million of the financing behind this study is funded by the American Chemistry Council. ACC is a chemical industry front group made up of corporations with a track record of manipulated studies and lack of concern for toxic chemical impacts on minorities and low income areas. From Monsanto to Dow to Exxon, these ACC member corporations should have no part in such a study. There is far too great of a potential for ultimately achieving biased results that favor the chemical industry, at the expense of the health and well being of the participating children test subjects. Sincerely, Petition Signatures

Sign Petition to Stop Pesticide Study on Kids!

MORE INFO:
11/12/2004: ANNOUNCEMENT FROM EPA: Temporary Suspension of Chemical Testing on Kids Provides Time for Public Comments
11/11/2004 : EPA Pesticide Study Endangers Children's Health (Buffalo News)
11/10/2004: Pesticide Study Using Children
11/10/2004: EPA Poor Family Camcorders (Grist Magazine)
11/09/2004: U.S. EPA Chemical Study Criticized (UK Consumer Guide)
Environmental Protection Agency
American Chemistry Council chemical industry member list
CHEERS

Some Members of the American Chemistry Council (funders of this toxic pesticide study on children):

Bayer
BP
Chevron
Dow
DuPont
Exxon
Honeywell
3M
Monsanto
Procter & Gamble
Full list


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