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["Lynda" <lurine AT softcom.net>]

O.K., besides being able to put on a label "tested and found safe" what can 
testing for only 2 years prove?

Lynda, sick of the U.S. government using citizens as guinea pigs and 
wondering if it isn't time we just used a big ditch witch to cut a canal and 
cut FL loose to float away in the ocean!

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EPA WILL USE POOR KIDS AS GUINEA PIGS IN NEW STUDY ON PESTICIDES 

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), led by Bush appointees, plans to 
launch a new study in which participating low income families will have their 
children exposed to toxic pesticides over the course of two years. For taking 
part in these studies, each family will receive $970, a free video camera, a 
T-shirt, and a framed certificate of appreciation. 

In October, the EPA received $2 million to do the study from the American 
Chemistry Council, a chemical industry front group that includes members such 
as Dow, Exxon, and Monsanto. 

Participants for the study were chosen from 6 health clinics and three 
hospitals in Jacksonville, FL. These medical facilities report that 51% of 
their births are to non-white mothers and 62% of mothers have only received 
an elementary or secondary education.

The EPA's Linda Sheldon says the study is vital, because so little is known 
about how small children's bodies absorb harmful chemicals. As of press time, 
none of the EPA's employees are offering to have their own children take part 
in this research project.