08-23-2015, 10:56 AM
I think the article mentioned that the pesticides they were using were 17 times the "normal" amount, but I believe the article also mentioned that the agribusinesses won't disclose how much they are using, so I wonder how they got that figure. (Granted, I only skimmed the article).
As I was skimming it dawned on me that pesticides are tested for their safety before getting approved, but I wonder if such studies include byproducts of the environment. It's one thing to feed a rat a room full of pesticide X, but do they also feed the rat a room full of pesticide X that has been altered by exposure to sunlight and other things in the environment, and then combined with other compounds (whether naturally occurring or not)?
As I was skimming it dawned on me that pesticides are tested for their safety before getting approved, but I wonder if such studies include byproducts of the environment. It's one thing to feed a rat a room full of pesticide X, but do they also feed the rat a room full of pesticide X that has been altered by exposure to sunlight and other things in the environment, and then combined with other compounds (whether naturally occurring or not)?