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2. Environmental impact of pesticides - Wikipedia

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   Biopesticides are affective in small quantities and degrade quickly making them an eco-friendly alternative to pesticides. [118] They are often used in Integrated Pest Management (IPM) as well and has been an important component to the UK IPM strategy for its crop protection. [119]

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. Biopesticide - Wikipedia

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   Bt toxin manufacturers claim it has little effect on other organisms, and is more environmentally friendly than synthetic pesticides. Other microbial control agents include products based on: entomopathogenic fungi (e.g. Beauveria bassiana, Isaria fumosorosea, Lecanicillium and Metarhizium spp.),

5. Study: 21 popular cereals found to have cancer-linked ... - AOL

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   New tests done by the Environmental Working Group have found 21 oat-based cereals and snack bars popular amongst children to have "troubling levels of glyphosate." The chemical, which is the ...

6. Sustainable food system - Wikipedia

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   Vertical farms, automation, solar energy production, novel alternatives to pesticides, online food delivery ICTs, and other technologies may allow for localization or modified food production alongside policies such as eco-tariffs, targeted subsidies and meat taxes. [citation needed]

7. Integrated pest management - Wikipedia

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   Applications of pesticides must reach their intended targets. Matching the application technique to the crop, the pest, and the pesticide is critical, for example, the use of low-volume spray equipment can considerably reduce overall pesticide use and operational costs. [3]