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2. The Stoker Company - Wikipedia

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   Pesticides are toxic chemicals and can therefore pose a threat to humans from inadvertent exposure. [2] After the evaluation by the EPA, the momentum that brought the Stoker site to the federal government soon decreased once there was a lack of evidence that directly connected the company to major widespread environmental and health impacts.

3. Pesticides in the United States - Wikipedia

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   The Pesticide Data Program, [23] a program started by the United States Department of Agriculture is the largest tester of pesticide residues on food sold in the United States. It began in 1991 and tests food for the presence of various pesticides and if they exceed EPA tolerance levels for samples collected close to the point of consumption.

4. Pesticide regulation in the United States - Wikipedia

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   The Pesticide Registration Fund is used to help finance practices and studies for new products of active ingredients (AI) pesticides. To register new pesticides, there are about 140 categories that are split into three major sections: new AI, maintenance/product use, and reassessment of current pesticides.

5. Feds call off pesticide spraying near New Mexico’s ... - AOL

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   Federal land managers have called off plans to spray pesticides near the Rio Chama in northern New Mexico as part of an effort to eradicate invasive grasshoppers. The decision announced Thursday ...

6. Agrochemical - Wikipedia

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   Pesticides, because they are toxic chemicals meant to kill pest species, can affect non-target species, such as plants, animals and humans. Over 98% of sprayed insecticides and 95% of herbicides reach a destination other than their target species, because they are sprayed or spread across entire agricultural fields. [ 17 ]

7. Environmental impact of pesticides - Wikipedia

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   Pesticides tracked into the home from family members increase the risk of exposure. Toxic residue in food may contribute to a child's exposure. [98] Epidemiological studies have reported adverse effects of certain pesticides at current levels of exposure on children's cognitive development. [99] The chemicals can bioaccumulate in the body over ...