HOW ARE WE EXPOSED TO PESTICIDES?

Pesticides are used almost everywhere. They are used in agriculture, homes, schools, daycare centers, playgrounds, forests, workplaces, and health care facilities.  Pesticides are found in:

• Air you breathe
• Food you eat
• In water you drink        
• Lice, flea and tick treatments
• Roach, rodent and other insect poisons
• Cleaning products
• Cosmetic products like toothpaste, deodorants and soaps
• Decks, play equipment and picnic tables
• Golf courses
• Insect repellants
• Lawn and garden products
• Well water