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Children have been found to be especially susceptible to the harmful effects of pesticides. A number of research studies have found higher instances of brain cancer, leukemia and birth defects in children with early exposure to pesticides, according to the Natural Resources Defense Council.

Peer-reviewed studies now suggest neurotoxic effects on developing animals from organophosphate pesticides at legally-tolerable levels, including fewer nerve cells, lower birth weights, and lower cognitive scores.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pesticide

^ Noyes, K Banish Pesticides from your garden. charityguide.org. Retrieved on September 15, 2007.

^ Natural Resources Defense Council (October 1998), Health hazards of pesticides.

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