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Toxic Chemicals in Cut Flowers | Dont Smell The Flowers | David Suzuki
By Viola | February 22, 2008
Toxic Chemicals in Cut Flowers | Dont Smell The Flowers | David Suzuki
I keep coming across reports, research and information about cut flowers and the impact they can have on your health, especially that of your children. I am sure that most are already aware of the ‘dangers’, but for those who aren’t I find that the article below is worth sharing.
Whether they’re given to us by the boy next door or are grown in our gardens, everyone loves flowers. But are those tulips, foxgloves, and roses killing you?
They just might be.
The majority of cut flowers you’ll find at your local florist are grown in developing countries, where growers frequently use pesticides that may be banned in other countries. Heavy use of pesticides get on worker’s clothes, in their skin and lungs, and are carried to their homes. Pesticides also contaminate the soil and seep into water supplies. And those same pesticide-laden flowers end up in the vase on your dining table.
But these harmful chemicals aren’t restricted to developing nations.
The pesticides that your neighbours use to kill insects and weeds in their yards also work a little too well. These toxic chemicals have both short-term and long-term health effects. Pesticide exposure is associated with a frightening list of health effects, such as increased risks of cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, birth defects and organ damage… (read more)
I am sure that many of us have been given beautiful flowers for Valentine‘s day….DON’T SMELL THE FLOWERS! …. the things you have to watch out for, I don‘t know!!
Related link:
Flowers, where do they come from?
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