... particularly the urban poor and urban ethnic and racial minorities (Gurunathan, et al., 1998; Landrigan, 1999). Exposures For years, concerns have been raised over the impacts of agricultural and ... pregnant women are exposed can cross the placenta and bind to fetal DNA (forming DNA adducts), causing mutations (damage to genetic material, the start of the cancer process) in the umbilical ... based on the study data described above, and on limited evidence of carcinogenicity in male rats. During the late 1980s and early 1990s, the National Cancer Institute and the National Toxicology...