Franz Heymann wrote:


Is that just an opinion, or can you back it up with quantitative
evidence?
I have some evidence to the contrary, because every now and again I
ask for a water test report from my water company, just for fun. None
of those reports have ever indicated any problems arising from
pesticide residues in the water.



analysis in your local area of course not.
on the other hand if i speak of my own area i could say a lot.


And I believe the contrary.
I am afraid beliefs are irrelevant. Do you have access to an analysis
which might back up your belief?


Franz



i was not speaking in strict local terms since the exhaust gases (of the
transport vehicles) is not located in one area either.
i think in more general terms of the polution of the environment and not
by just poluting the local enviromnent of the production area. for a
example an industry of fertilisers (or pesticides) has a lot in common
with any other chemical industry and tha includes the polution of the
enviroment it causes.

in my local area one of the most common problems is the drop of the
pressure (due to intense cultivation of the soil) of the aquifers enough
for the sea to come in and procude water with high levels of
conductivity and so our water ends up salty. we have other problems with
our soils too but this is one of the most promiment.
i do not know any water analysis test about pesticide traces in water
but that is relevant with the type of the aquifer anyway so it may or
may not be very important.

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