Hispanic and Latino farmworkers at high risk from pesticide use in agriculture, while people in lower-income housing also affected
People of color and low-income communities are at disproportionate risk of pesticide exposure, a new study has found.
Roughly 90% of pesticide use in the US is in agriculture, making farmworkers – 83% of whom identify as Hispanic – more vulnerable to the synthetic chemicals intended to kill, repel or control pests.
(SOURCE) https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/apr/18/us-people-of-color-pesticides-study