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Almost 35 percent of the pesticides applied to cotton in the world are applied in cotton fields in the United States. Close to $3 billion worth of pesticides are used on cotton worldwide each year, according to the Pesticide Action Network, and sales and uses of the product are increasing. Worldwide, cotton plays a vital role in the economies of several dozen countries.
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COLONY COLLAPSE DISORDER IN HONEYBEES |
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“If the bee disappeared off the surface of the globe then man would only have four years of life left. No more bees, no more pollination, no more plants,
no more animals, no more man."
Albert Einstein
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SPRAYING FOR MOSQUITOES AND OTHER “PESTS” |
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West Nile Virus (WNV) is a potentially serious disease. According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), “About one in 150 people infected with WNV will develop severe illness. The severe symptoms can include high fever, headache, neck stiffness, stupor, disorientation, coma, tremors, convulsions, muscle weakness, vision loss, numbness and paralysis.
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All pesticides that are registered by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are assigned a Signal Word that must appear on the label. This signal word is designated as a result of the product’s acute-toxicity studies.
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“The EPA's Science Advisory Board concluded in 1990 that, when compared with dozens of other risks, pesticides presented one of the country's more widespread and severe environmental problems."
A nationwide report has found that pesticide use in or near U.S. schools have sickened more than 2,500 children and school employees over a five-year period.
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