Study: United States Uses 100 Pesticides and Herbicides Banned in Other Countries

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Nathan Donley of Environmental Health Program, Center for Biological Diversity in Portland, Oregon, has just published an article in the journal Environmental Health titled “The USA lags behind other agricultural nations in banning harmful pesticides.”

Background

The United States of America (USA), European Union (EU), Brazil and China are four of the largest agricultural producers and users of agricultural pesticides in the world.

Comparing the inclination and ability of different regulatory agencies to ban or eliminate pesticides that have the most potential for harm to humans and the environment can provide a …read more

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