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Description: Organochlorine pesticides (OCps) were sprayed on farmlands in order to control pest and improve crop harvest. There is some evidence that certain OCPs can cause or exacerbate medical problems. In this research study researchers test the blood from farmworkers who reside in the lake Apopka area through the years of 1940 to late 1970.
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Subject: organochlorine compounds, pesticides, Agricultural laborers--United States, Agricultural laborers--Florida, Agricultural laborers--Diseases
Creator: National Institutes of Health
Publisher: ClinicalTrials.gov
Language: English
Date: March 2016
Contributor: University of Florida
Description: After more than 20 years, Lake Apopka serves as a 48-square-mile lesson in the importance of keeping pollution out of Florida’s waters. It is easier to prevent pollution, than it is to restore natural habitat.
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Subject: Agricultural laborers--United States, Agricultural laborers--Florida, Agricultural laborers--Diseases, Social justice, Environmental justice
Creator: Project Blue Ether
Publisher: WUFT-TV, UF College of Journalism and Communications
Language: English
Date: June 2016
Description: An Op-Ed piece summarizing a tour of Lake Apopka. The article sheds light of the plight of former and current farmworkers and the conditions they live and work in. It also discusses ongoing problems with the lake's ecosystem due to pesticide and fertilizer pollution over time.
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Subject: Agricultural laborers--United States, Agricultural laborers--Florida, Agricultural laborers--Diseases, Social justice, Environmental justice
Description: Florida farmworkers were exposed to aerial application of pesticides and as a result have serious health and economic challenges.
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Subject: Agricultural laborers--United States, Agricultural laborers--Florida, Agricultural laborers--Diseases, Social justice, Environmental justice
Description: Former farmworkers believe pesticide exposure has caused them and their children a variety of serious illnesses including lupus and chronic kidney disease. The University of Florida seeks to do a comprehensive study to investigate whether pesticide exposure has lead to the medical ailments of farmworkers who harvested vegetables on the farms of Apopka's shores for decades.
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Subject: Agricultural laborers--United States, Agricultural laborers--Florida, Agricultural laborers--Diseases, Social justice, Environmental justice
Description: Students took a “Toxic Tour” throughout Apopka with the Farmworker Association of Florida. They learned about the history of pesticide use in Florida agriculture and its present-day effects on the agricultural workers and lands in Florida.
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Subject: Agricultural laborers--United States, Agricultural laborers--Florida, Agricultural laborers--Diseases, Social justice, Environmental justice
Description: Students took a tour with the Farmworkers Association and learned about the history and landscape of the Northern side of lake Apopka. They learned about the demographic make-up of the farmworker population in Central Florida, the harmful health effects of pesticides, difficult living conditions experienced by farmworkers, and the meaning of environmental racism.
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Subject: Agricultural laborers--United States, Agricultural laborers--Florida, Agricultural laborers--Diseases, Social justice, Environmental justice
Creator: Nico Gumbs
Publisher: Youth & Young Adult Network of the National Farm Worker Ministry
Language: English
Date: October 2015
Description: Personal stories from agricultural workers illustrate the need for stronger protection from pesticide exposure. Agricultural workers across different regions in Florida share their stories of being exposed to pesticides.
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Subject: Agricultural laborers--United States, Agricultural laborers--Florida, Agricultural laborers--Diseases, Social justice, Environmental justice
Creator: DAVE GETZSCHMAN
Publisher: EarthJustice
Language: English
Date: December 2014
Contributor: Protecting People From Pesticides, Farmworker Association of Florida
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