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Human Pesticide Studies 'Should be Allowed'

  • February 20, 2004

Studies in which humans are intentionally doused with pesticides and other toxic substances should be allowed, as long as strict scientific and ethical standards are met, according to a report from the National Academy of Sciences. The report discusses what types of human pesticide studies the Environmental Protection Agency should be allowed to accept, and addressed the delicate issue of paying human subjects, recommending that the payments should neither be so high as to entice subjects...