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Till death do us apart

  • 14/09/1996

Till death do us apart Despite tonnes of evidence about the ruinous import of pesticides, humankind, especially in the South, are using just that much tonnes of it "Pesticides dwarf the other environmental risks the us -based environment protection agency (epa) deals with. The risks from pesticides are so much greater because of the exposure involved. Toxic waste dumps may affect a few thousand people who live around them. But virtually everyone is exposed to pesticides': Steven Schatzow, director, pesticides division, epa in

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