Sunday, May 2, 2010

Pesticides and Your Everyday Life: Why Should You Care?

- We still use pesticides which we know cause cancer, and pesticides developed as a nerve gas

- The US uses about 1 billion pounds of pesticides each year

- Increased Use

- The 2006 USGS report found that pesticides were in every stream that they sampled.

- Many of these pesticides are found not only in water, but in food sources

- Developed countries have more pesticides in their water systems than developing countries



Sources:

"Migrant Farm Workers and Pesticides: The Health Danger." May 3, 2010.

"States Battle Pesticides in Groundwater." ABC News. May 3, 2010.

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  1. The Toxic TrendMay 14, 2010 at 9:54 AM

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  2. The Toxic TrendMay 14, 2010 at 9:54 AM

    I think it is very interesting to note that we use so many pesticides on our environment and yet as we read in Racheal Carson's Silent Spring, these pesticides cause more harm then good. I believe that if we are able to increase awareness on these issues than maybe people will care more about what their effects are.

    Beatriz De Jesus

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