In uk.rec.gardening Oz wrote:

: Fortunately:

: 1) It reduces by biological action quite quickly over time.
: 2) Few will move to new growth (ie, stays on the leaf it fell on) and so
: goes when the leaf senesces.
: 3) There are strict timings for spray to harvest intervals.
: 4) Pesticides these days are stunningly non-toxic to humans. This is
: very good for those who apply them.

``Study says pesticides may be linked to cancer

A federal study says North Carolina farmers and their wives are more
likely to get prostate cancer than nonfarming couples.''

- http://www.wect.com/Global/story.asp...5&nav=2gQcFfJ3

http://www.ewg.org/pub/home/Reports/.../shoppers.html
....gives some details relating to the risks - ranking produce
according to their freedom from known human carcinogens,
nervous system poisons, and endocrine system disrupters.
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