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Elizabeth A. Guillette, Marķa Mercedes Meza, Maria Guadalupe Aquilar, Alma Delia Soto, and Idalia Enedina Garcia. 1998. An Anthropological Approach to the Evaluation of Preschool Children Exposed to Pesticides in Mexico. Environmental Health Perspectives 106:347-353. |
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conducted in rural Mexico by Elizabeth Guillette suggests dramatic
impacts of agricultural pesticide exposure on neurological development
in children. Her anthropological work involved asking 4-yr old children
to draw a picture of a person. Consistent differences (above) emerged
among those with heavy exposure to pesticides vs. those with little
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Exposed children also demonstrated decreases in stamina, gross and fine eye-hand coordination and 30-minute memory. |
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