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The illicit products aren’t taxed or subjected to the state’s quality-control regime to protect consumers from heavy metals, pesticides and other dangerous substances.
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Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2024
Labrador’s office said the FAA didn’t consider low-level flights, which include over 13,000 agricultural flights a year and crop-dusters that spray pesticides or herbicides as low as 10 feet.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 7 June 2024
Stuart Isett/Fortune Across the globe, male sperm count is on the decline—a decades-long drop that has been alternately blamed on pesticides, heavy metals, obesity, and potentially microplastics.
—Alena Botros, Fortune Well, 21 May 2024
Men who work in fields where they are exposed to radiation, environmental toxins (pesticides, lead, mercury, or cadmium), or high temperatures are more at risk for infertility.
—Casey Seiden, Parents, 19 May 2024
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Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2024
Labrador’s office said the FAA didn’t consider low-level flights, which include over 13,000 agricultural flights a year and crop-dusters that spray pesticides or herbicides as low as 10 feet.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 7 June 2024
Stuart Isett/Fortune Across the globe, male sperm count is on the decline—a decades-long drop that has been alternately blamed on pesticides, heavy metals, obesity, and potentially microplastics.
—Alena Botros, Fortune Well, 21 May 2024
Men who work in fields where they are exposed to radiation, environmental toxins (pesticides, lead, mercury, or cadmium), or high temperatures are more at risk for infertility.
—Casey Seiden, Parents, 19 May 2024
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“Pesticide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pesticide. Accessed 11 Jun. 2024.
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pesticide
noun
pes·ti·cide
ˈpes-tə-ˌsīd 
: a substance used to destroy pests
pesticidal
adjective
ˌpes-tə-ˈsīd-ᵊl
Medical Definition
pesticide
noun
pes·ti·cide
ˈpes-tə-ˌsīd
: an agent used to destroy pests
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