Protesters wears gas masks during a protest outside the Department of Health headquarters in Manila August 24, 2009, urging Secretary of Health Francisco Duque III to act with the utmost urgency in order to remedy the health and environmental damage caused by the aerial spraying of pesticides in banana plantations in Daval del Sur, southern Philippines,. The Department of Health-commissioned study released in May 2009 found traces of pesticides, including carcinogenic substances, in the blood of residents exposed to the aerial spraying, the National Task Force Against Aerial Spraying said in a press statement on Monday. Reuters Pictures 3 months ago

Protesters wears gas masks during a protest outside the Department of Health headquarters in Manila August 24, 2009, urging Secretary of Health Francisco Duque III to act with the utmost urgency in order to remedy the health and environmental damage caused by the aerial spraying of pesticides in banana plantations in Daval del Sur, southern Philippines,. The Department of Health-commissioned study released in May 2009 found traces of pesticides, including carcinogenic substances, in the blood of residents exposed to the aerial spraying, the National Task Force Against Aerial Spraying said in a press statement on Monday.

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