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Recently while in Billings, Montana for an agricultural conference, I noticed a tree maintenance company spraying several trees at a commercial business across from my hotel. They still have ash trees ...
"For most Americans, the 400,000 tons of chemicals used to kill weeds, bugs, and fungi each year are invisible," writes ...
Study in mice suggests potential for probiotic treatment. Although previous research has linked pesticide exposure to harmful ...
The environmental impact of nine pesticides, commonly used in grape cultivation, may have been significantly underestimated, ...
It's an invisible risk factor. New report warns of serious issue with more than 90% of popular produce items: 'Really high ...
The “dirty dozen” list spotlights foods with detectable pesticide levels, but those aren’t necessarily dangerous levels, he points out.
Called the "Dirty Dozen" an advocacy group is out with its annual list naming fruits and vegetables that have the most pesticide residue.
The Environmental Working Group (EWG) added blackberries and potatoes to its “Dirty Dozen” list of produce containing the most residue of potentially harmful pesticides. Blackberries and ...
These foods are new to the ‘dirty dozen’ list of those with pesticide residue People shouldn’t stop eating fruit and vegetables – but experts say they should be aware of chemical contamination ...
Spinach topped the list, with more pesticide residue by weight than any other produce ... having never been tested before by the US Department of Agriculture, while potatoes joined the rankings after ...
Over the past three years, at least two incidents of suspected pesticide drift have been reported near schools in Stanislaus County.