Pesticide linked to breathing problems
Story Date: 8/18/2017

 

Source: MORNING AG CLIPS, 8/17/17

Elemental sulfur, the most heavily-used pesticide in California, may harm the respiratory health of children living near farms that use the pesticide, according to new research led by UC Berkeley.In a study of children in the agricultural community of Salinas Valley, California, researchers found significant associations between elemental sulfur use and poorer respiratory health.

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