Farm workers who detassel corn are sickened by pesticides; emergency crews called to decontaminate

‘The very real dangers of working in America’s farmlands were recently illustrated, when a group of 60 agricultural workers was sickened by pesticides (likely including Monsanto’s glyphosate) in an Illinois cornfield.
The large group of workers, which included several teenagers, arrived to detassle corn in a field near McLean that had been treated the night before with pesticides, according to the Pantagraph. Once they started to detassle, the workers quickly fell ill, suffering from skin irritation and other health problems.
The workers “just entered the field too soon after pesticide was put on by aerial spray,” said the local fire department chief. “They were starting to feel some skin irritations more than anything.”‘
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