Are you still wearing a mask when you go out among people?
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Comments (24)Insecticides and fungicides may be dangerous in different ways. That does not necessarly mean that one is less toxic than the other (in the long run). Some pesticide problems may not show up for many years and in a way unexpected such that that "route" was never tested for. The following recent research scientific paper is just one example of "the unexected/not tested". Title: Combined exposure to endocrine disrupting pesticides impairs parturition, causes pup mortality and affects sexual differentiation in rats Authors: P. R. Jacobsen, S. Christiansen, J. Boberg, C. Nellemann and U. Hass Authors affiliation: Department of Toxicology and Risk Assessment, National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark, Søborg, Denmark Published in: International Journal of Andrology, volume 33, pages 434��"442, (2010). ABSTRACT: "Risk assessment is currently based on the no observed adverse effect levels (NOAELs) for single compounds. Humans are exposed to a mixture of chemicals and recent studies in our laboratory have shown that combined exposure to endocrine disrupters can cause adverse effects on male sexual development, even though the doses of the single compounds are below their individual NOAELs for anti-androgenic effects. Consequently, we have initiated a large project where the purpose is to study mixture effects of endocrine disrupting pesticides at low doses. In the initial range-finding mixture studies, rats were gavaged during gestation and lactation with five doses of a mixture of the fungicides procymidone, mancozeb, epoxyconazole, tebuconazole and prochloraz. The mixture ratio was chosen according to the doses of each individual pesticide that produced no observable effects on pregnancy length and pup survival in our laboratory and the dose levels used ranged from 25 to 100% of this mixture. All dose levels caused increased gestation length and dose levels above 25% caused impaired parturition leading to markedly decreased number of live born offspring and high pup perinatal mortality. The sexual differentiation of the pups was affected at 25% and higher as anogenital distance was affected in both male and female offspring at birth and the male offspring exhibited malformations of the genital tubercle, increased nipple retention, and decreased prostate and epididymis weights at pup day 13. The results show that doses of endocrine disrupting pesticides, which appear to induce no effects on gestation length, parturition and pup mortality when judged on their own, induced marked adverse effects on these endpoints in concert with other pesticides. In addition, the sexual differentiation of the offspring was affected. This as well as the predictability of the combination effects based on dose-additivity modelling will be studied further in a large dose-response study." -------------------------------------------- The first part of the INTRODUCTION SECTION of the full paper may be of interest: "Animal laboratory experiments have shown that in utero exposure to endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) including some pesticides can cause adverse effects on male reproductive development (Foster, 2006; Gray et al., 2006; Hass et al., 2007; Metzdorff et al., 2007; Christiansen et al., 2008). Individual pesticides alone have so far not been shown to contribute to adverse human effects at relevant exposure levels. However, some studies indicate increased prevalence of cryptorchidism and decreased penile length in sons of women working as gardeners or Many EDCs have been found as mixtures in humans (Blount et al., 2000; Swan et al., 2005), including children (Brock et al., 2002; Swan et al., 2005; Main et al., 2006). Damgaard et al. (2006) observed an association between congenital cryptorchidism and the levels of certain organochlorine pesticides in mothers’ milk (Damgaard et al., 2006). Earlier, Pierik et al. (2004) identified paternal exposures to pesticides and smoking as factors associated with these congenital malformations. These initial observations in epidemiological studies points in the same direction as laboratory experiments with oestrogenic or anti-androgenic chemicals in which substantial mixture effects occurred even though each individual chemical was present at low, ineffective doses (Rajapakse et al., 2002; Silva et al., 2002; Hass et al., 2007; Metzdorff et al., 2007; Christiansen et al., 2008, 2009). Some pesticides such as vinclozolin and procymidone antagonize competitively the androgen receptor (AR) binding of androgens and affect mainly the reproductive development in male offspring (Kelce et al., 1997; Ostby et al., 1999). Other pesticides such as mancozeb and propineb act mainly via disruption of the thyroid hormones and are mainly suspected to disrupt brain development (Hurley, 1998; Hass & Axelstad, Personal Communication). Our detailed research on prochloraz, combined with studies on other azole fungicides such as tebuconazole and epoxyconazole, indicates that these pesticides have the ability to react through several endocrine disrupting mechanisms, and to induce various endocrine disrupting effects (Vinggaard et al., 2005a,b; Taxvig et al., 2007). We have shown that prochloraz induced anti-androgenic effects in rats in vivo in a Hershberger test as well as in a developmental toxicity study (Vinggaard et al., 2002, 2005a). In addition, our studies show that prochloraz increases gestation length and indicate that prochloraz may also affect thyroid hormone levels and cause effects on the sexually dimorphic development of the brain (Vinggaard et al., 2002, 2005a). Both tebuconazole and epoxyconazole increase gestation length and pup mortality and furthermore, these pesticides virilise female pups, and affect steroid hormone levels in foetuses and ⁄ or dams (Taxvig et al., 2007)."...See MorePaula, are you still among us? Please let us know you are OK.
Comments (15)I am so sorry to be so late in acknowledging my joy at finding that you are back among us again, Paula. It has been several weeks...maybe close to months since I've remembered to check in on the forum. Another death in the family - my dear mother-in-law, in her 99th year. She was declining for awhile and passed away the day before your surgery, Paula. I am relieved for you that your surgery went well and that you are on the road to recovery. "When the going gets tough, the tough get going"! You are an inspiration to us all and your indomitable spirit is that of a warrior. Your sense of humour is aces and I'm sure you have many of us laughing our heads off regularly... like earlier tonight when I finally logged into the forum. You seem to wear it like a second skin. God Bless You. I ran away from our brutal winter and arrived back in Dubai on the 2nd, will be languishing here visiting my daughter for three weeks --- the garden centre beckons....on the hunt for hostas, what else? My daughter has lots of garden space, weather is perfect for me, (no snow nor temps of -24C - only sunny skies, balmy breezes, sandy beach and plus24 temps!) Wish you could recuperate here.... this sunrise is for you. My bedroom view ...and a neglected pot outside my door that needs some greenery to greet me mornings. Huge pot, hmmmm a large, sun-glutton hosta.... 2017 was not a good hosta year for me, a neglected garden so I have nothing much to contribute towards the alphabet. Instead I will just enjoy viewing and catching up a bit. Photos are gorgeous, hostas are gorgeous! Jokes are outstanding! More, more, more of everything please! :-) All the best, Paula for a speedy recovery and treat yourself with care. I join all of my fellow forum members in sending you the warmest of wishes. A very Happy New Year, Everyone! May 2018 find us all buying more hostas - we have to reciprocate... Karin from Germany has been carrying us during 2017, well...me, anyway. LOL! ;-) Jo....See MoreRant - Hey non mask wearer, stop being selfish and wear a mask!!!!
Comments (103)I have a mask story to add (not a rant , since none of my loved ones were endangered). A few weeks ago, I ran into an old friend. She lives, and works, in the small village where I grocery shop, and we were both there during designated senior hours. She recognized me, although I was wearing a mask, but she wasn't wearing one. I asked if she had a mask, and she said that she had only one, disposable, which she was saving for the days she had to take her father to his medical appointments. I asked if she'd like me to make her a fabric mask, and she graciously accepted. I dropped it off to her the same day, with some shop towel filters, as I was on my way to drop off my father's groceries. Today, as I was leaving the grocery store, she was arriving--sans mask. I jokingly asked why she wasn't wearing her mask, and she said that she didn't think she needed it unless she was in close quarters with others. When I pointed out that by wearing a mask she was protecting others, she responded that she didn't need it because she's "been good." I'm disappointed that I gave her one of my nice, 600TC Egyptian cotton face masks, and she doesn't wear it. :[ At least she has it if she changes her mind....See MoreMasks? What are you seeing if you go out?
Comments (41)In Salt Lake City UT it definitely depends on the the location. Whole Foods it seems like 95% of people are wearing masks, all employees and nearly all customers. Other traditional grocery stores seem to still be the majority, maybe 60-75%. Few wear masks walking or biking in the suburbs. There is no reason you need to get within 6ft of someone in the 'burbs near me if you're out exercising. My rec center recently opened for lap swimming outdoors, weight lifting, and cardio. (I go to swim.) All the employees and maybe half of the customers enter wearing masks (as requested). I went to a plant nursery today and probably 75% of people were wearing masks. I probably won't be hiking for a bit because most of the trails are tight and people are crowding outdoor activities near the city because no one wants to be doing anything indoors in groups and people are stir crazy and ready to get out....See Morenickel_kg
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