Pesticides are implicated as potential mutagens and linked to higher cancer rates in rural areas near crop dusting zones.

“pesticides. Yeah, I >> you look at cancer rates in in um rural areas near where you know crops are dusted with pesticides and we've had Shauna Swan came on here and she's like listen you know the the cancer risks the you know endocrine disruptor risks we think of as like big cities as as dirty and dangerous and they are for certain reasons but she said if you really see the spikes in uh in these cancers uh related to environmental factors it's less so bus exhaust than it is pesticides.”