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Pesticides are
substances that are used to
control pests. They
include herbicides, insecticides, nematicides, fungicides, and many
others (see table)....
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pesticide poisoning occurs when
pesticides,
chemicals intended to
control a pest,
affect non-target
organisms such as humans, wildlife, plants, or bees...
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environmental effects of
pesticides describe the
broad series of
consequences of
using pesticides. The
unintended consequences of
pesticides is one of the main...
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Under United States law,
pesticide misuse is
considered to be the use of a
pesticide in a way that
violates laws
regulating their use or
endangers humans...
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Restricted use
pesticides (RUP) are
pesticides not
available to the
general public in the
United States.
Fulfilling its
pesticide regulation responsibilities...
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Pesticide resistance describes the
decreased susceptibility of a pest po****tion to a
pesticide that was
previously effective at
controlling the pest...
- do****ented the
environmental harm
caused by the
indiscriminate use of DDT, a
pesticide used by
soldiers during World War II.
Carson accused the
chemical industry...
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Health effects of
pesticides may be
acute or dela**** in
those who are exposed.
Acute effects can
include pesticide poisoning,
which may be a
medical emergency...
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Pesticides vary in
their effects on bees.
Contact pesticides are
usually spra**** on
plants and can kill bees when they
crawl over spra****
surfaces of plants...
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Pesticide application is the
practical way in
which pesticides (including herbicides, fungicides, insecticides, or
nematode control agents) are delivered...
