美国环保署(EPA)第一次更新农药保护法规是在1992年,要求两亿多进行食物种植和收获的人必须执行。近日,美国环保署发布了新的农药保护法规,将于2017年初生效,这有可能对美国农场及工人产生深远影响。农药可能对健康造成多种不良影响,包括皮疹、恶心头痛、出生缺陷、生殖障碍、增加罹患某些类型癌症的风险,孕期妇女接触农药可能造成出生后的孩子存在学习和行为问题。尽管如此,美国农场每年使用的农药超过9亿 The EPA first updated pesticide protection legislation in 1992, requiring more than 200 million people to plant and harvest food. Recently, the EPA released new regulations on the protection of pesticides, which will enter into force in early 2017. This may have a far-reaching impact on U.S. farms and workers. Pesticides can have many adverse health effects, including rashes, nausea, headaches, birth defects, reproductive disorders, and increased risk of certain types of cancer. Exposure to pesticides during pregnancy may cause postnatal child learning and behavioral problems. Nonetheless, more than 900 million pesticides are used in U.S. farms each year