Kindly help me know the potential heath risks to my children if we live near a farm.

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Welcome to icliniq.com. Exposing kids at an early age makes their immunity stronger. This has been a proven statement by many researchers. Ensure the kid is not putting anything from the soil into the mouth and wash hands and body after returning home. There are many commensal microbes in the soil that do not cause disease, but they trigger immunity and boost our immunity. If at all any small infection or minor laceration, it can always be treated. But the immunity that develops during the early age from the soil nature is lifelong. Hence, please go ahead. Thanks.

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Welcome back to icliniq.com. People working in chemical factories are prone to some occupational diseases and cancer due to specific chemicals. It happens only if the chemical enters the body (oral, inhalation, or skin) for an extended period. The pesticides paralyze the insects, and the insects die because of breathing difficulty; few pesticides are neurotoxic. If a pregnant mother is exposed to pesticides, then the fetus growth gets affected. Pesticides rarely cause cancer. On the farm, the pesticides sprayed might be there on the leaves of the plants. Mostly, they get diluted in the air by ventilation in open space, hence becomes weaker. They also get washed away by rain or watering. I suggest you take the following precautions; 1) Avoid exposing your children to the pesticides for three days from the day of application of the pesticide. By that time, it gets diluted or washed away and becomes weaker. Now the chemical toxicity is negligible. 2) Wash hands and body with soap after coming back from the farm. These two ensure safety. Regards.

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Welcome back to icliniq.com. You are right. Direct contact on spraying is dangerous. On the day of spraying, the surrounding air carries the pesticide, so the atmosphere is also harmful on that day. But, within a few winds here and there, it would be washed away. Then the place is safe. Moreover, the pesticides get diluted in the air within a quarter-mile. Regards.

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Welcome back to icliniq.com. The wind dilutes the spray along with its flow, so the spray is taken away from the spraying site. The dilution process depends on air circulation. If good air circulation is there, within an hour, it would be cleared off from the spraying site and makes the air fresh. If no winding or breezing, then the dilution process is slow. So, the clearing of sprayed material depends on the air circulation. So, it takes from one hour to one day for the clearing process. Kindly use an N95 mask to protect the entry of chemicals into your lung. The wind clears (purifies) the air in a short period. Another option is you need to move apart from the site for a half-day and then return. Regards.