We humans have managed to eradicate a large amount of insect pests with our modern chemicals – but at what cost? Since Rachel Carson first sounded the alarm about pesticides back in the 1950s, we may have banned DDT, but other substances are just as dangerous.
As we watch disturbing numbers of animals die off before [...]
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A toxic bird-killing, worker-poisoning pesticide will no longer appear in our food after an EPA decision to ban the chemical concoction. Tests have shown carbofuran to be highly toxic to mammals, marine animals, freshwater fish, birds and other creates and causes damage to the nervous system in humans, including respiratory paralysis and death.
From NRDC:
Initially, EPA [...]
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