Debates exist over chemicals because we have become too used to their presence in society. We build with them, grow crops and kill weeds with them, and fashion ever more amazing products with them, and then wonder why we are being swamped by a sea of neurological disorders, including ADHD in children, aggressive behavior, depression and suicidal ideation. Chemical engineering seems too profitable and too much of an attractant in terms of an imagined "Brave New World". We feel we are evolving into a better type of human, and this evolutionary figment of our crippled imaginations is precisely the grease being unconsciously used by our romantic flight upward to help us slip and slide into greater and greater error. And, as we err, the chemical nightmares reveal themselves...
"Many organophosphates are also associated with irritation of the skin and upper respiratory tract... The controversy over whether neurobehavioural effects persist after recovery from organophosphate poisoning has continued for 30 years. There have been reports of deficits in memory and abstraction on test batteries and subclinical decreases in vibrotactile sensitivity in workers recovering from organophosphate poisoning, but results of clinical and neurological examinations were normal. Among workers who apply organophosphates but have not suffered poisoning episodes, some studies have shown similar types of subclinical neurobehavioural deficits and subclinical electroencephalographic abnormalities, whereas others had largely negative results" (O'Malley 1997; my emphasis).
Recovery from organophosphate poisoning? This is not, apparently, essentially possible, for epigenetic discoveries now reveal a hidden swath of future-programmed health impacts that can span generations. We thought that one could recover from this type of poisoning, and then we discovered that effects were also often long-term and even profound...
Note: "Various epidemiological studies have demonstrated that individuals exposed to a single large toxic dose, or to small subclinical doses, of organophosphorus compounds have developed a chronic neurotoxicity that persists for years after exposure and is distinct from both cholinergic and OPIDN effects... Our review of the literature indicated that these studies describe a nervous system disorder induced by organophosphorous compounds which involves neuronal degeneration and subsequent neurological, neuroal, and neuropsychological consequences" (Abou-Donia, 2003).
The neurobehavioural controversy exists precisely because, as this information clearly shows, most difficult-to-define poisoning impacts are sub-clinical, or presenting as a condition or illness that is not readily identified by the usual orthodox medical investigations (which are generally fairly obtuse). This is why sensitive neuro-psychological tests and behavioural assessment are necessary for those more 'gently' touched by pesticides.
See: http://poisonedpeople.com & http://poisoningandlegalaction.com.au for details. All the information and reports on these sites are FREE to view or download. For a full listing of any references (e.g. "(Dingle, 2005)") given above, please see my online Essay located at: http://poisoningandlegalaction.com.au/essays/essay1-worldwide-disease-pandemics.pdf.
The following site might be useful in terms of securing nutritional products to bring about repair and balance in a body affected by chemical poisoning:
http://organic.shoestringmall.com
Murray Thompson (BAppSci Environmental Health 1998; Hons I Social Ecology 1999; Current Sociology PhD student, University of Western Sydney)
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