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Study: Pesticides May Harm Kids’ Brains, IQs
Preliminary results of a study of North Dakota farm children exposed to pesticides show they performed significantly lower than their peers on IQ tests, though their scores still are within a range considered normal.
The study by University of North Dakota researchers involved two groups of children in the northern Red River Valley, one group living on or near an active farm or field, another living at least a mile away.
Children living on or near farms tested an average of five points lower on standard IQ tests, said Patricia Moulton, an experimental psychologist at UND.
“That’s a significant difference,” she said.
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Study: Pesticides May Harm Kids’ Brains, IQs
Preliminary results of a study of North Dakota farm children exposed to pesticides show they performed significantly lower than their peers on IQ tests, though their scores still are within a range considered normal.
The study by University of North Dakota researchers involved two groups of children in the northern Red River Valley, one group living on or near an active farm or field, another living at least a mile away.
Children living on or near farms tested an average of five points lower on standard IQ tests, said Patricia Moulton, an experimental psychologist at UND.
“That’s a significant difference,” she said.
more…