Problem

Insecticide poisoning

Incidence:

Research in North Carolina, USA found that children living in households with gardens treated with chemicals are almost four times as likely to contract cancer (soft tissue sarcomas).

Values:
Poisonous
Subject(s):
Industry Chemical products
Societal Problems Poison
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
GOAL 3: Good Health and Well-beingGOAL 15: Life on Land
Problem Type:
E: Emanations of other problems
Date of last update
12.09.2019 – 16:18 CEST