Diane James wrote:

EV wrote:


http://www.nationmaster.com/graph-T/env_pes_use

In the US, an average of 1599 kg of pesticide are used for each hectare of
cropland, that's 3525 lb per hectare. 1 hectare= approx. 2.5 acres, so that makes
it about 1,410 lbs of pesticide per acre.


What a crock of shit! No wonder liberals have a bad name.

Thank you for your response. They say that ignorance is bliss, so I'm guessing you
must be very happy.

Couldn't you have come up with something pithy, dear girl, rather than just a rallying
cry to your cronies? Did you expect them to rush out, gang up on me, and pummel me
with their words?

I'm sure the USGS (FYI that's the US Geological Survey) is pushing some liberal agenda
with their survey of pesticide use too. Why don't you check out their survey of
pesticide use? They have nearly 200 commonly used pesticides surveyed and mapped. To
get a total of all pesticide use per you'll have to do the math. I'll make it a bit
easier for you by providing the link. No need to thank me.

http://ca.water.usgs.gov/pnsp/use92/index.html

BTW Did you actually read any of my earlier post? The excerpts about the presence of
pesticides in human breast milk are from the USGS, as well as a respected American
college. Even pesticide pushers, who don't give a crap about other lifeforms, get
concerned when it comes to their own children. Be concerned. Be very concerned.

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http://ca.water.usgs.gov/pnsp/rep/fs09200/
Human exposure to organochlorine pesticides has been
documented by studies detecting these compounds in various
human tissues, including breast milk. Consumption of contaminated
food (including fish and shellfish) is a major route of human
exposure to organochlorine pesticides.
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Organochlorine compounds tend to be stored
in high-fat tissues within the body, but can be mobilized during
lactation or starvation. Levels of some organochlorine compounds
in human tissues in the United States do not appear to have
declined, at least through the early 1980s. Examples include DDT in
breast milk and dieldrin in adipose tissue (fat).
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Oraganochlorines in human breast milk:
http://oregonstate.edu/instruction/bi301/pesthist.htm
DDT (as DDE, a breakdown products from DDT) also appeared in the fatty tissues of
seals and Eskimos, far from any area of use, indicating that, because of its
persistence, it was being transported for long distances in the atmosphere and then
being washed from the atmosphere by rains. It also showed up in human breast milk at
remarkably
high concentrations -- so high that the milk couldn't legally be sold through
interstate commerce if it were cow's milk! DDE is the most widespread contaminant
in human milk around the world.
When you think about it, human breast fed babies are way up there on the food
chain, and are thus very susceptible to the effects of biomagnification and
bioconcentration. For persistent compounds like DDT (or other persistent
compounds, such as dioxins or PCB's -- see "POPs," below) human milk is the most
contaminated of all human foods. Typically, concentrations of organochlorines
(such as DDT) in human milk are 10 - 20 times higher than in cow's milk, and
prevailing levels are often greater than those allowed in commercial food stuffs.
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HTH


EV