Alexis Temkin, Ph.D.

Millions of Americans are being involuntarily exposed to nitrate, and they are also the ones paying the heavy costs of treating contaminated tap water. But the federal government is not doing enough to protect Americans from tap water contamination.

Several states have taken action to ban it, including California, Hawaii, New York and Oregon. So we’re seeing a lot of movement at the state level, due to the federal shortcomings.

The numbers are alarming, especially because even tiny amounts of this pesticide can cause irreparable neurological damage to children.

Legal standards are often compromises between what the data shows in terms of toxicity and risk, and how much it’s going to cost.

The majority of water systems in the U.S. get a passing grade from the U.S. government. [But] legal doesn't necessarily mean safe.

The average concentration of imazalil in the citrus EWG had tested was an astonishing 20 times more than the limit we recommend to protect children from cancer.

We found that every single one of them exhibited at least one of the key characteristics [of carcinogens].

Consumers should continue to eat chickpeas and hummus, but can opt for organic varieties to reduce glyphosate exposure. On average, levels of glyphosate in organic hummus were much lower than in non-organic, conventional hummus.

There is increasing evidence that low dose chronic exposure to a mixture of pesticides may have adverse effects on human health, particularly during sensitive windows of development like pregnancy and childhood.