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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" color="#000099" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="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">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</a></span><o:p></o:p></font></p>
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<b><font size="4" color="black" face="Georgia"><span style="font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:windowtext;font-weight:bold">We’ve covered the world in pesticides. Is that a problem?<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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<font size="1" color="black" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:6.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext">By
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<b><font color="blue"><span style="color:blue;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none">Brad Plumer</span></font></b></a>,
</span></font><font size="1" color="#999999" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:6.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#999999">Published: August 18 at 9:00 am</span></font><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:6.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext"><a href="mailto:brad.plumer@gmail.com?subject=Reader%20feedback%20for%20'We’ve%20covered%20the%20world%20in%20pesticides.%20Is%20that%20a%20problem?'"><b><font color="blue"><span style="color:blue;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none">E-mail
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<font size="1" color="#2c2c2c" face="Georgia"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#2C2C2C">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.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<font size="1" color="#2c2c2c" face="Georgia"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#2C2C2C">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
<i><span style="font-style:italic">Science</span></i> has a fascinating <a href="http://www.sciencemag.org/site/special/pesticides/index.xhtml">
<font color="blue"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none">special section</span></font></a> on the world’s pesticide use. Here are a few good charts and highlights:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" color="#000099" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">This is a long article with several informative charts that are best seen on the site.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="navy" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:navy">Deborah L. DeBiasi</span></font><font size="2" color="navy"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:navy"><br>
</span></font><b><font size="2" color="navy"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:navy;font-weight:bold">Email: Deborah.DeBiasi@deq.virginia.gov</span></font></b><b><i><font size="2" color="red"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:red;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic"><br>
</span></font></i></b><font size="2" color="navy"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:navy">WEB site address:
<a href="http://www.deq.virginia.gov/">www.deq.virginia.gov</a></span></font><font size="2" color="navy"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:navy"><br>
</span></font><font size="2" color="navy"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:navy">Virginia Department of Environmental Quality</span></font><font size="2" color="navy"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:navy"><br>
</span></font><font size="2" color="navy"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:navy">Office of Water Permits
</span></font><font size="2" color="navy"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:navy"><br>
</span></font><font size="2" color="navy"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:navy">Industrial Pretreatment/Whole Effluent Toxicity (WET) Program</span></font><font size="2" color="navy"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:navy"><br>
</span></font><font size="2" color="navy"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:navy">PPCPs, EDCs, and Microconstituents<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="navy" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:navy"><a href="http://www.deq.virginia.gov/Programs/Water/PermittingCompliance/PollutionDischargeElimination/Microconstituents.aspx">http://www.deq.virginia.gov/Programs/Water/PermittingCompliance/PollutionDischargeElimination/Microconstituents.aspx</a></span></font><font size="2" color="navy"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:navy"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="navy" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:navy">Mail: P.O. Box 1105, Richmond, VA 23218</span></font><font size="2" color="navy"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:navy"><br>
</span></font><font size="2" color="navy"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:navy">Location: 629 E. Main Street, Richmond, VA 23219</span></font><font size="2" color="navy"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:navy"><br>
</span></font><font size="2" color="navy"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:navy">PH: 804-698-4028 FAX: 804-698-4032<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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