pesticide
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Syngenta, the world’s largest pesticide supplier, estimated that it spends about $2 billion a year on research and development.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
Other big agricultural firms in North America, like pesticide producer Corteva and fertilizer supplier Nutrien, have also had strong quarters.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
Alongside the “Dirty Dozen,” EWG named its “Clean Fifteen” choices, produce with the lowest amounts of pesticide residues.
From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026
Meanwhile, spinach held the list’s top spot for the second year in a row, containing more pesticide residues by weight than any other type of produce.
From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026
The whole problem of pesticide poisoning is enormously complicated by the fact that a human being, unlike a laboratory animal living under rigidly controlled conditions, is never exposed to one chemical alone.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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