[Pharmwaste] WP Article: We’ve covered the world in pesticides. Is that a problem?

[DeBiasi, Deborah (DEQ)]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/08/18/the-world-uses-billions-of-pounds-of-pesticides-each-year-is-that-a-problem/?wpisrc=nl_cuzheads

We’ve covered the world in pesticides. Is that a problem?
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Pesticides have become an enduring feature of modern life. In 2007, the world used more than 5.2 billion pounds of weed killers, insecticides, and fungicides to do everything from protecting crops to warding off malaria.
And that’s led many researchers to wonder what sorts of broader impacts all these chemicals are having. They’ve helped feed the world, yes, but they may also be causing health problems elsewhere. To that end, the latest issue of Science has a fascinating special section<http://www.sciencemag.org/site/special/pesticides/index.xhtml> on the world’s pesticide use. Here are a few good charts and highlights:
This is a long article with several informative charts that are best seen on the site.

Deborah L. DeBiasi
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