Pregnant women in Indiana show fourfold increase in toxic weedkiller in urine – study

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    *“Fetal DNA is being shaped by these exposures,” he said. “What we’re seeing in other chemicals that have had longer pathways of study is that this is not benign exposure.”*

    *Dicamba exposure has been linked to increased risk of liver and bile-duct cancers. Though the effects of 2,4-D on humans is less understood, some animal studies of 2,4-D exposure during pregnancy found low body weights and changes in behavior in the offspring, while other studies have found that exposure to 2,4-D appears to increase the risk of lymphoma.*

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