Many people are, in my opinion, rightly concerned about pesticides. 31,000 tons of pesticides are sprayed on UK land each year. Farm workers may have direct, intense contact with pesticides, but the general population are also exposed to pesticides via residues in and on food, pesticides in the air, as a result of spraying in fields, pesticides applied to road sides to control weeds, and even pesticide contamination of drinking water. As well as the active ingredients there are also likely to be chemicals used to help the stickiness and consistency of the pesticide.
PAN UK (formerly the Pesticide Trust) cites studies that have shown:
93% of non-organic oranges analysed contained pesticide residues
78% of apples analysed contained pesticide residues
43% of all fruit and vegetables analysed had detectable levels of pesticides
50% of lettuce contained residues from 7 or more chemical
71% of cereal bars with residues
83% of oily fish showed pesticide residues
Looking at the health risks of pesticides is difficult because many of the risks may be long term and these can be difficult to establish. There is also the problem of...
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