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Youngest Farm Workers Face Pesticides on Job With Little Protection; Health: Government has strict s...

Youngest Farm Workers Face Pesticides on Job With Little Protection; Health: Government has strict s...

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Youngest Farm Workers Face Pesticides on Job With Little Protection; Health: Government has strict standards involving pesticide residue on foods eaten by youths. But for youngsters who pick the produce, there are few safeguards: Bulldog Edition

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Youngest Farm Workers Face Pesticides on Job With Little Protection; Health: Government has strict standards involving pesticide residue on foods eaten by youths. But for youngsters who pick the produce, there are few safeguards: Bulldog Edition

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Los Angeles, Calif: Los Angeles Times Communications LLC

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The Los Angeles times, 1997-12-28

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English

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Los Angeles, Calif: Los Angeles Times Communications LLC

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In California's onion fields, farm workers, including children, are exposed to methyl parathion, a potent nerve toxin. Among Florida's strawberry fields, they encounter captan, a probable human carcinogen. In Midwestern cucumber patches, they face endosulfan, a chemical that may cause a host of health problems because of its similarity to human hor...

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Youngest Farm Workers Face Pesticides on Job With Little Protection; Health: Government has strict standards involving pesticide residue on foods eaten by youths. But for youngsters who pick the produce, there are few safeguards: Bulldog Edition

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TN_cdi_proquest_newspapers_421410615

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_newspapers_421410615

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0458-3035

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