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Pesticides in our bodies: How much is too much?

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Austin Baker86 Austin Baker86 Active MemberOP
56 messages
joined Feb 2009
#1 ·
I spend eight hours every single day exposed to pesticides. Specifically fungicides—chemicals like thiophanate methyl, tebuconazole, fludioxonil, carboxin, and so on—whose manufacturers I won't even dignify with a comment.

I wear a filtered respirator and surgical gloves whenever I’m handling them, and I make sure to ventilate the room, which is normally climate-controlled and everything, but I still find traces of the stuff in my nostrils. It’s driving me insane.😢
Maybe I should clarify: I don't have my hands elbow-deep in chemicals. My job is quality control for treated seed material, which contains a certain percentage of indirectly colored dust. That dust floats. I can see the macro-particles, but the finer ones? Those are definitely being inhaled and ending up in my lungs... and unfortunately, not just there.

A couple of years ago, I had a case of herpes that refused to heal for over two weeks (normally it clears up in 4 or 5 days). It was constantly bleeding despite the mask keeping the dust away, and it just wouldn't scab over. I don't care much about aesthetics, but the sensation of constant exposure to poison while having an open wound is not pleasant.

Is there any way—aside from finding better preventive measures than the mediocre equipment provided by AT&T (I actually buy my own gear because what they issue is nowhere near sufficient to protect my body)—to also treat what has already entered my system? Does anyone know of any remedies, like the milk people used to drink in printing plants? This isn't a joke, and it's not something I want inside my body. A lot of people can't or won't grasp the gravity of this, but I don't care. At the end of the day, you look out for yourself.

Thanks in advance.👍
placidjackal36 placidjackal36 Active Member
183 messages
joined Jan 2008
#2 ·
Maybe some kind of glove box? 🤷
Austin Baker86 Austin Baker86 Active MemberOP
56 messages
joined Feb 2009
#3 ·
A glove box? Please, ridiculous. Like I already said, AT&T equipment has hit its limit. I end up buying better samples myself because I’m not about to skimp when it comes to my own health. If you aren't going to look out for yourself, who will?

I was actually thinking of something to mitigate any potential damage caused by what's already inside. Any ideas? Is that even possible? That's why I left the active ingredients in the first paragraph. My knowledge covers chemical structures, mechanisms of action, usage, dosage, side effects, and other practical details, but I am not a medical toxicologist.
Ronald Garcia5 Ronald Garcia5 Member
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joined Oct 2009
#4 ·
I've heard claims that milk can somehow "flush" certain substances out of the system, suggesting people should increase their dairy intake. I can't explain the science behind it, though there's likely some chemical reasoning involved.

For instance, I know professionals working with X-rays are often advised to spend more time outdoors to "draw out" absorbed radiation through the earth's natural electrical charge. It’s actually considered a standard professional recommendation.

There is undoubtedly a similar tip tailored to your field; you just need to find it...

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