2. Pesticide cocktails

A study concerning the cytotoxicity of seven cocktails composed of two to six pesticides on human liver (HepG2) and colon (Caco-2) cell lines showed that in the case of an equimolecular mixture of DDT (dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane) and dieldrin, the cytotoxicity, an organochlorine insecticide, observed was greater than the only estimated additive effect. The same was true of the apoptosis-inducing effect.

A study carried out in 2012...