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Global decline in male fertility linked to common pesticides

Researchers compiled, rated and reviewed the results of 25 studies of certain pesticides and male fertility and found that men who had been exposed to certain classes of #pesticides had significantly lower sperm concentrations. The study included data from more than 1,700 men and spanned several decades.

“No matter how we looked at the analysis and results, we saw a persistent association between increasing levels of insecticide and decreases in sperm concentration,” said study author Melissa Perry, who is an environmental epidemiologist and the dean of the College of Public Health at George Mason University.

The new analysis focuses on two groups of chemicals — #organophosphates and some #carbamates — that are commonly used in #insecticides.

https://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/global-decline-sperm-concentrations-linked-common-pesticides-rcna125164 #pollution

decept.org

Nov 16, 2023 at 6:00pmWeb
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Unsurprisingly, the USA is considerably behind many other so-called “developed” nations in regulating organophosphate and carbamate pesticides.

In fact, new regulations were just overturned as part of a lawsuit brought by the state of North Dakota, among other parties.

At any rate, now that there’s a link to impacts on male virility, maybe we’ll see some actual movement on regulating these poisons. Thousands of tons of organophosphates and carbamates are spewed into our land, water, and air every year, and they - legally, allowably, and in high concentrations allowed by US law - end up in our food & drink.