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Pesticide Use: Ethical, Environmental, and Public Health Implications

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Worldwide, over 2.5 million tons of pesticides are applied each year 1 at a purchase price of $32 billion. In the United States alone, approximately 500,000 tons of 600 different types of pesticides are used annually,2 with a yearly price tag of $6.5 billion, including application costs.3

PN, 1990.

Pimentel et al., 1991.

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