Pesticide application rates and their toxicological impacts: why do they vary so widely across the U.S.?

Pesticide usage in the U.S. has more than doubled since 1960, raising concerns on its human and ecological health implications. The literature indicates that pesticide application rates for the same crop vary widely across geographies, while the magnitude of variation and its underlying drivers are...

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Main Authors: Mengya Tao, Paul R Adler, Ashley E Larsen, Sangwon Suh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2020-01-01
Series:Environmental Research Letters
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/abc650