Elevated Levels of Pesticides, Known Nervous System Poisons, During Pregnancy Tied Directly to Diet - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog Maternal exposure through diet to organophosphate pesticides (OP) increases health risks, as shown in a study of OP metabolites.

New study finds peak #concentrations of #organophosphate #pesticide #metabolites in the urine of #pregnant mothers 6-12 hours after consuming contaminated fruits and vegetables. #OHRI #HealthCanada➡️ Blog: https://ow.ly/L9q550XMMzb

Organophosphate Pesticide Drift from Agricultural Fields Elevates Risk for Pregnant Farmworkers - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog A study finds that 7.5% of all pregnant people in California (2021) lived within 1 kilometer of agricultural fields with organophosphate pesticide use.

A new study, with gathered data for #agricultural #organophosphate #pesticide use from CDPR, adds to the literature on #perinatal and #maternal #pesticide #exposure risks linked with adverse long-term #health effects. #farmworkers UC Berkeley Public Health Institute ➡️ Blog: https://ow.ly/9y7N50Xj6PB

We found that in 9 counties, 1 in 5 #pregnant people live within 1km of #organophosphate use and in #Monterey county, that number rose to 1 in 2. Throughout the state, expecting Hispanic/Latine people were most likely to live near organophosphate pesticide use.

Temporal trends of agricultural organophosphate pesticide use in California and proximity to pregnant people in 2021

🔍 New study finds uneven benefits from California's #Chlorpyrifos ban. Following the ban, we found #organophosphate #pesticide use ⬇️ 54% statewide - but not every region benefitted equally:

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Your sleek black coffee machine is trying to kill you (and other morning betrayals) How our beloved espresso rituals became poison and what you can do about it; because coffee shouldn’t come with a side of cancer.

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Your sleek black coffee machine is trying to kill you (and other morning betrayals) How our beloved espresso rituals became poison and what you can do about it; because coffee shouldn’t come with a side of cancer.

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Take Action: Elimination of the Insecticide Is Both a Public Health and Ecosystem Issue - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog Acephate as an insecticide is so toxic that EPA is proposing to ban all uses except the systemic injection into trees. Please submit comments by Wednesday, July 31!

#Acephate, an #insecticide and member of the #organophosphate (OP) family, is so #toxic that @EPA is proposing to ban all uses... except the systemic injection in #trees, which pose significant #ecological risks to #pollinators & #birds. #donoharm 🐝 Blog:

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Pesticide Use Again Linked to Inflammatory Bowel Disease, This Time Among Applicators and Their Spouses - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog A recent study finds a significant correlation between exposure to pesticides and an elevated risk of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).

A @NIEHS & @NCIEpiTraining research team finds a significant correlation between exposure to several #organochlorine insecticides—as well as #organophosphate insecticides & herbicides—and an elevated risk of inflammatory bowel disease (#IBD). ⚠︎ Blog:

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Prenatal, Childhood Exposure to Toxic Pesticides Linked to Neurodevelopment Issues - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog Study finds that “early life organophosphate pesticide exposure has been linked with poorer neurodevelopment from infancy to adolescence."

Researchers from @UCBerkeley @ucmerced & @Stanford conclude that “early life #organophosphate #pesticide #exposure has been linked with poorer #neurodevelopment from infancy to adolescence.” 🚼 #organic #children #childrenshealth Blog:

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EPA Proposes to Stop Most Uses of Highly Toxic Insecticide in Food and Water, But Open to Negotiating - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog EPA proposes ending most uses of acephate, an organophosphate insecticide and a well-known neurotoxicant, in an unexpected twist.

While @EPA announces a Proposed Interim Decision to discontinue all but 1 application of #acephate (an #organophosphate #pesticide) the agency asks for a voluntary settlement, which typically compromises the health of the public, workers & the environment.

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Oxidative Stress Measured with Biomarkers Links Pesticide Exposure to Cancer - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog 2,4-D, pyrethroid (PRY), and organophosphate (OP) pesticides increase the risk of cancer through oxidative stress (OS). The study highlights that pesticides that increase cancer risk also raise inflammation biomarkers that indicate damage to organs (e.g., liver) via oxidative stress.

2,4-D, #pyrethroid (PRY), and #organophosphate (OP) #pesticides increase the risk of #cancer through #oxidativestress (OS), & inflammation #biomarkers — each pesticide increases the risk of at least three of the six cancers studied. 📈 @XJTU_China Blog:

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Pesticides Continue to Lower Sperm Counts and Harm Reproductivity Exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals negatively impacts men's health via testicular dysfunction and overall sperm count declination.

Exposure to #endocrine-disrupting chemicals negatively impacts #testicular function as more recent studies reaffirm connection between male #reproductive health & exposure to #organophosphate, carbamate insecticides, & #glyphosate. #menshealth @EPA Blog:

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Child exposure to organophosphate and pyrethroid... : Environmental Epidemiology ods: During spraying season 2018, 38 South African children in two agricultural areas (Grabouw/Hex River Valley) and settings (farm/village) participated in a seven-day study. Child urine and househ...

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Child exposure to #organophosphate and #pyrethroid.
Urine, wristbands and household dust measurements.
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Court Rolls Back Protection on Pesticide Linked to Asthma Organophosphate pesticides like chlorpyrifos linked to an increased asthma prevalence. However, the 8th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals decision vacates EPA’s 2021 decision to cancel all food tolerances for chlorpyrifos.

New research links #organophosphate #pesticides & diethyl phosphate—the breakdown chemical of chlorpyrifos—to an increased prevalence of #asthma as the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals rolls back @EPA’s 2021 decision on #chlorpyrifos... Blog:

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Exposure to Common Insecticide Class Linked to Various Diseases Exposure to organophosphate pesticides has links to respiratory diseases (i.e., wheezing and asthma) and metabolic diseases like diabetes.

A new meta-analysis links exposure to toxic #organophosphate #pesticides (OPs) to respiratory #diseases & #diabetes mellitus (DM), with manifestations including wheezing, #asthma, plus weight and fat/glucose fluctuations. Blog:

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EPA Reverses on Decision to Ban Flea Collars with Toxic Pesticide, Leaving Children at Risk - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reversed course in deciding not to ban a dangerous pesticide, tetrachlorvinphos (TCVP)—used in pet flea collars and other flea products—at the risk of children's health.

Unsurprisingly, @EPA has reversed course, deciding not to ban the dangerous #pesticide, #tetrachlorvinphos (TCVP)—a toxic #organophosphate used in #pet #flea collars—with questionable reasoning, leaving U.S. #children at risk. Blog:

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Pesticide Exposure with Disproportionate Effects Increases Risk of Asthma - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog Exposure to organophosphate insecticides (OPs) increases the risk of asthma among the U.S. general population.

A research team from Sun Yat-sen University released a study further supporting the indication that #exposure to #organophosphate #insecticides (OPs) increases #asthma risk among the U.S. general population! #usa @sysu_1924 Blog:

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Prenatal Exposure to Organophosphate Pesticides Have Links to Behavior - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog (Beyond Pesticides, July 6, 2023) A study published in Environmental Health Perspectives finds concentrations of organophosphate (OP) metabolites in urine during the prenatal phase have links to adolescent/young adult externalizing (e.g., hyperactivity, aggression, attention problems) and internalizing (e.g., depression) behavior problems. Thus, prenatal exposure to OP pesticides can permanently affect behavioral health as children mature into adulthood. This study adds to the growing body of research reinforcing the adverse effects of organophosphate (OP) exposure on cognitive health and neurological development, especially for infants and children. Prenatal development is one of the most vulnerable periods of exposure, as the fetus is most susceptible to the harmful effects of chemical contaminants. Many studies indicate that prenatal and early-life exposure to environmental toxicants increases susceptibility to diseases, from learning and developmental disabilities to cancer. Given research links to pesticide exposure and neurological and cognitive development, studies like this can help government and health officials identify how pesticides’ impact on the brain elevates health concerns.  Researchers gathered two urine samples from mothers during pregnancy (at weeks 13 and 26) and five urine samples from offspring from the ages of six months to five years old to measure urinary dialkylphosphates (DAPs) (nonspecific OP metabolites). Subsequently, the study also assesses reports of […]

The #prenatal phase is one of the most vulnerable periods of #exposure... new study adds to the growing body of research reinforcing the adverse effects of #organophosphate on neurological #development, especially for infants and children. Blog post:

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Organophosphate (OP) Pesticides in Agricultural Area Residents’ Urine Year Round - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog (Beyond Pesticides, April 28, 2023) A study published in Science of The Total Environment finds agricultural communities encounter chronic and measurable pesticide exposure regardless of seasonal pesticide applications. Several biomonitoring studies demonstrate people living adjacent to or within agricultural areas often experience elevated levels of organophosphate (OP) insecticides, even while not working directly with OPs. Six dialkyl phosphate (DAP) metabolites (breakdown products) of OPs persist in urine during the spraying and non-spraying seasons. Despite 75 percent of OPs metabolizing into one or more of the six DAPs and excreting within six to 24 hours after exposure, the consistent levels of DAPs in urine highlight continuous exposure beyond regular seasonal pesticide applications. OP compounds have a global distribution, with evaporation and precipitation facilitating long-range atmospheric transport, deposition, and bioaccumulation of hazardous chemicals in the environment. OPs are highly toxic and, as this study shows, residues are consistently present in human and animal urine, as well as blood, tissues, and milk. Considering 90 percent of Americans have at least one pesticide compound in their body, primarily stemming from dietary exposure, including food and drinking water, advocates maintain that current restrictions on their use must adequately detect and assess total chemical contaminants. The study notes, “We suggest that among agricultural communities that experience […]

#DailyNews: @ColoradoStateU & @CCEJN researchers find #organophosphate (#OP) #insecticide #metabolites persist in @california #ag #residents' urine #yearround!

OPs, highly #toxic, are #prohibited in #organic #btw... #health #environmentaljustice

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Prenatal Pesticide Exposure Threatens Children’s Language Development at 18 Months after Birth, Study Finds - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog (Beyond Pesticides, March 9, 2023) A study published in Environmental Research finds exposure to organophosphate (OP) compounds during pregnancy, or prenatal OP exposure can cause shortfalls in language development abilities at 18 months, stifling preschool-age language expression. Additionally, a timely and co-occurring study published in Environmental International confirms similar results, highlighting that chlorpyrifos (an organophosphate) impedes neurological and psychological development, including language communication and all motor skills of offspring at 12 and 18 months old. Prenatal development is one of the most vulnerable periods of exposure, as the fetus is most susceptible to the harmful effects of chemical contaminants. Many studies indicate that prenatal and early-life exposure to environmental toxicants increases susceptibility to diseases, from learning and developmental disabilities to cancer. Given research links to pesticide exposure and neurological and cognitive development, studies like this can help government and health officials identify how pesticides’ impact on the brain elevates health concerns. The Environmental Research authors note, “The etiology [cause] of language development is complex, and this work further highlights the importance of the prenatal environment as a mechanism of influence that are associated with deficits in early language acquisition and ability, which could signal increased behavioral problems and academic difficulties in later childhood that extend […]

#DN: #Prenatal #organophosphate #exposure (OP) (and exposure during #pregnancy) impacts #language development in #newborns and young #children, causing shortfalls at 18 months while stifling preschool-age expression.

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Organophosphate (OP) insecticides and COVID can cause similar heart damage. Analyzing links between diseases and toxic chemicals is vital to safeguard human health. #pesticides #COVID #health #organophosphate #cardiovascular #heart #organics

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Two Common-Use Organophosphate Pesticides in Drinking Water Put Nearly Everyone at Cancer Risk - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog (Beyond Pesticides, July 28, 2022) A report published in Chemosphere finds organophosphate (OP) insecticides readily contaminate drinking water resources, threatening human, animal, and ecological health. OPs have a wide range of biological uses—from insecticides to flame retardants—that make these chemicals ubiquitous, significantly contributing to ecosystem contamination. These compounds have a global distribution, with evaporation and precipitation facilitating long-range atmospheric transport, deposition, and bioaccumulation of hazardous chemicals in the environment. OPs are highly toxic, and residues are consistently present in human and animal blood, urine, tissues, and milk. Considering 90 percent of Americans have at least one pesticide compound in their body, primarily stemming from dietary exposure, including food and drinking water, advocates maintain that current restrictions on their use must adequately detect and assess total chemical contaminants.  Water is the most abundant and crucial chemical compound on earth, essential to survival, and the main component of all living things. Less than three percent of that water is freshwater, and only a fraction of that freshwater is groundwater (30.1%) or surface water (0.3%) readily available for consumption. However, ubiquitous pesticide use threatens to reduce the amount of available freshwater as pesticide runoff, recharge, and improper disposal tends to contaminate adjacent waterways, like rivers, streams, lakes, or underground watersheds. With rivers and streams only accounting […]

#Organophosphate #insecticides contaminate #drinkingwater, threatening all life. They are globally distributed via evaporation & precipitation & are highly toxic & residues are consistently present in human and animal blood, urine, tissues & milk.

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Memorial Day Action of the Week: Show Your Support for Veterans Harmed by Toxic Chemical Exposure Tell the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the U.S. Senate to provide disability benefits to those veterans suffering from Gulf War Illness.

Tell #SecVetAffairst & #USsenate to provide #disabilitybenefits to those #veterans suffering from #GulfWarIllness. There's strong evidence it's result of #SarinGas exposure. #organophosphate #nervegas #DeptVetAffairs #VeteransHealth #GWI #pesticides

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Breakthrough Study Shows Organophosphate Nerve Gas Caused Gulf War Illness - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog (Beyond Pesticides, May 24, 2022) New research is providing strong causal evidence that Gulf War Illness (GWI) is the result of exposure to sarin gas, an organophosphate nerve agent used by Saddam Hussein as a chemical weapon during the Gulf War. The findings, published earlier this month in Environmental Health Perspectives, have important implications for the hundreds of thousands of American service members suffering from a constellation of chronic symptoms without a true understanding of how they became sick. “Quite simply, our findings prove that Gulf War illness was caused by sarin, which was released when we bombed Iraqi chemical weapons storage and production facilities,” said Robert Haley, MD, lead author of the study and epidemiologist at University of Texas Southwestern. “There are still more than 100,000 Gulf War veterans who are not getting help for this illness and our hope is that these findings will accelerate the search for better treatment.” Sarin was first synthesized in the late 1930s by Nazi chemists working for IG Farben (a consortium that included Bayer) in an attempt to create stronger and more powerful insecticides. Sarin is a G-series organophosphate (named after the scientists that created them), characterized by high acute toxicity and […]

New research shows Gulf War Illness (GWI) was caused by #saringas exposure, an #organophosphate nerve agent used in #GulfWar by Saddam Hussein as a #chemicalweapon. #GulfWarVets #GulfWarIllness #GWI #pesticides #nervegas #nerveagent #chemicalweapon

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Despite Past Findings of Insecticide's Threat to 1,284 Species, EPA Reverses and Allows Continued Use - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog (Beyond Pesticides, March 11, 2022) With a history of unenforceable and impractical pesticide label restrictions resulting in U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) findings of ludicrously small or no risk, the agency is at it again with its latest announcement that allows the continued use of the deadly organophosphate insecticide malathion. This just the latest example of what advocates see as an irresponsible federal agency falling far short, as the nation and world sit on the brink of biodiversity collapse and deadly pesticide-induced diseases.   In a head-spinning development, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) announced on March 8 its final Biological Opinion (BiOp) on malathion, which opinion claims that the commonly used insecticide poses no extinction risk to any protected animal or plant. The FWS review and BiOp are part of EPA’s evaluation of whether malathion — an organophosphate insecticide that causes serious damage to many organisms — should retain its registration. The Executive Summary of the BiOp concludes: “Our findings suggest that no proposed species or candidate species would experience species-level effects from the action [i.e., registration and thus, permitted use of malathion], and, therefore, are not likely to be jeopardized. We also conclude the proposed action is not […]

#EPA reversed its stand on deadly #organophosphate #insecticide #malathion & is allowing continued use of deadly #organophosphate #insecticide #malathion. #biodiversity #disease #pesticides #endangeredspecies #insecticides #science #EPAfailure #environment

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Higher Disease Prevalence Among Farmers Highlights the Need Organic Practices and Compatible Materials - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog (Beyond Pesticides, February 10, 2022) A National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)-funded study finds that patterns of pesticide exposure among farmers have geographical and temporal significance. Specific use of and exposure to organophosphate and carbamate chemicals decrease enzyme activity within the body, resulting in greater health anomalies among farmers, especially during agricultural seasons. The use of xenobiotic (foreign chemical compounds) substances like pesticides and fertilizers in agriculture are increasing. Thus, those working with and around these toxicants must have protection. Considering that agricultural workers often experience pesticide exposure at higher rates due to occupation, long-term research must identify potential health concerns surrounding common pesticides. The study author, Dana Barr, Ph.D., states, “The majority of farmers in this study reported that they had at least one health symptom associated with pesticide intoxication. This investigation can be used to promote safer use of pesticides among farmers and mitigate exposure among residents living near a rice field. The findings will be critical for establishing and launching several preventive programs in the future.” Researchers evaluated the health effects of pesticide exposure among a cohort of farmers in Thailand during inactive and active rice farming periods. Using geographic information system (GIS) mapping, researchers compared […]

#Organophosphate & #carbamate chemical exposure results in more #health anomalies among #farmers; they have highest risk of #pesticide-induceddiseases & average #lifeexpectancy of 49, a 29-year difference from general population. #environmentalinjustice

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Common Use Organophosphate Insecticides Pose a Greater Threat to Women’s Health - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog (Beyond Pesticides, March 18, 2021) A new study published in Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology finds chronic (long-term) organophosphate (OP) pesticide exposure increases adverse health and cancer risk for U.S. women relative to men. Organophosphorus pesticides have a wide range of biological uses—from insecticides to flame retardants—that make these chemicals ubiquitous, significantly contributing to ecosystem contamination. Furthermore, while organophosphates have less bioaccumulation potential, residues are consistently present in human and animal blood, urine, tissues, and milk. Although research demonstrates that OPs are highly toxic, there remains an inadequate understanding of how OP exposure impacts the nonagricultural population in the U.S., especially women. Therefore, it is essential to investigate the sex-specific health effects chemical contaminants can produce to mitigate exposure among vulnerable populations. Study researchers note, “Given the higher burden of OP exposure and their significantly higher overall health risk, including cancer, reducing OP exposure in U.S. women needs to be prioritized.” To examine the relationship between OP exposure and health risks, researchers investigated the presence of commonly detected OP metabolite concentrations in urine using participants from the U.S. National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). Urine samples measure OP metabolite as an indicator of OP exposure like previous agriculture-related population surveys. Study participants report health issues […]

Chronic #organophosphate (OP) pesticide exposure increases adverse #health & #cancer risk for US women relative to men. A wide range of uses make these chemicals ubiquitous, significantly contributing to #ecosystem contamination. #pesticides #womenshealth

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Environmental Groups Turn Back to the Courts to Ban Chlorpyrifos - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog (Beyond Pesticides, April 7, 2017) On Wednesday, Earthjustice, representing the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and the Pesticide Action Network North America (PANNA) turned to the courts to order the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to ban chlorpyrifos. Their action comes on the heels of EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt’s decision last week to reject the conclusions of EPA scientists and reverse a proposed agency decision to revoke food residue tolerances of chlorpyrifos. In the new petition, the environmental groups assert that, “Because EPA has sidestepped this Court’s orders and failed to act on the substance of the petition, PAN/NRDC respectfully ask the Court to [give] EPA 30 days to act on its findings that chlorpyrifos exposures are unsafe and to establish deadlines for the next steps in the revocation and cancellation process.” In an interview with The Intercept, Patti Goldman, managing attorney of Earthjustice’s Northwest regional office in Seattle, WA, stated that, “It’s outrageous that the new EPA administrator would reject the scientific findings of its own agency and defy the law and court orders to keep this nasty pesticide on the market.” In its most recent analysis of chlorpyrifos, EPA determined that children between one and two years of age […]

Environmental Groups Turn Back to the Courts to Ban Chlorpyrifos#neurotoxic #organophosphate #health #children

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Study Reveals: Organophosphate Pesticides Cause Lasting Damage to Brain and Nervous System - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog (Beyond Pesticides, December 10, 2012) Long-term low-level exposure to organophosphate pesticides produces lasting damage to neurological and cognitive functions, according to researchers at University College London (UCL). This research pulls data from 14 studies over the past 20 years, including more than 1,600 participants, in order to provide a quantitative analysis of the current literature on these dangerous chemicals. Lead author of the study, Sarah Mackenzie Ross, Ph.D., notes, “This is the first time anyone has analyzed the literature concerning the neurotoxicity of organophosphate pesticides, using the statistical technique of meta-analysis.” UCL’s systematic review, published in the journal Critical Reviews in Toxicology, comes to an unsettling conclusion about the hazards of constant low-level occupational exposure to organophosphates. The study notes, “The majority of well designed studies found a significant association between low-level exposure to [organophosphates] and impaired neurobehavioral function which is consistent, small to moderate in magnitude and concerned primarily with cognitive functions such as psychomotor speed, executive function, visuospatial ability, working and visual memory.” In other words, low-level exposure had significant detrimental effect on working memory and information processing. The researchers are hopeful that the results of their analysis will be used to inform governments performing reviews on the […]

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