"Tim Tyler" wrote in message
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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.''

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

That page specifically references methyl bromide. This
thread is about glyphosate.

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