pesticide
Example Sentences
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Mr. Means has assailed American agriculture firms and claimed pesticides and the Roundup weed-killer are increasing chronic illness.
With such concerns in mind, Newsom’s recent order makes dairy lands and fields where pesticides were recently applied ineligible.
From Seattle Times
Sugar prices have been hit by falling production, rising energy prices and a pesticide ban in Britain to protect bees.
From Reuters
Ecosystems with fewer species also can lead to more water and pesticide usage “to balance out the environment the way we want it.”
From Los Angeles Times
Of the six criteria EWG uses, only one considers the total amount of pesticides detected, and none factor in the relative safety or toxicity of the pesticides detected.
From Seattle Times
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