In a recent study conducted to study the cause of Parkinson it was concluded that exposure to certain organochlorine insecticide causes Parkinson disease. In another study conducted by the French researchers it was found that farm workers who were exposed to pesticides were most likely to develop Parkinson disease. The risk of contracting this disease increased with the higher duration of exposure to insecticides. However, the study did not examine lower level exposure from the same or similar pesticides in the home causes a spike in risks as well. Dependence on organochlorines has been known to be a problem for at least four decades as this insecticide includes the infamous DDT and chlordane. The US government has banned both these chemicals but they are still found in 42% and 74 % in the US kitchen respectively. There are many other organochlorine pesticides that remain in uses viz. Dicofol- this pesticide is generally used on fruits and cotton crops. Studies have found the  [...]