Three new papers link prenatal exposures to organophosphate (OP) pesticides with diminished IQs in children. Fruits and veggies are one continuing source of exposure to these bug killers. As to what ...

Organophosphates are a common class of insecticides. But large doses of organophosphates can also harm people and other animals. Organophosphate poisoning can occur when you’re exposed to them for too ...

After years of urging the EPA to do something about the use of organophospate pesticides, Earthjustice is taking it one step further with a lawsuit. Earthjustice has brought a suit against the EPA on ...

The World Health Organization has reportedly been trying for years to get India to ban the highly toxic organophosphate pesticide that's being blamed for the deaths of 23 schoolchildren. Reuters ...

Organophosphates are chemicals that feature in agricultural products, such as herbicides, pesticides, and insecticides. Exposure to organophosphates can be harmful. Other uses of organophosphates ...

Governments and subsidiary agencies, including the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), should phase out chlorpyrifos and other organophosphate pesticides; ban non-agricultural uses of OP pesticides ...

Since World War II, organophosphate chemicals have provided an inexpensive, easy-to-use and effective method for controlling insect pests on the farm, in the home and garden, and even on household ...

Exposure to the organophosphate insecticide acephate and its degradate methamidophos in drinking water poses health risks, the US Environmental Protection agency concludes in a revised human health ...

Every year, more than three million people worldwide are exposed to organophosphates, chemical compounds that kill insects and plant pests. Of those, 8,000 exposures occur annually in the U.S. and may ...