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Extreme heat is making toxins even more dangerous to farmworkers, study says

Nov. 13, 2025
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Image of a migrant farm worker from Mexico harvesting organic spinach.

Center member Melissa Furlong, a member of Research Focus Group 1, was apart of a study that followed 77 farmworkers in Sonora, Mexico for several months, regularly testing the workers’ blood and urine. To learn more, click here.