Report on Pesticide Contamination of Nation’s Groundwater Shows Widespread Exposure and Health Threats - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog The latest USGS report shows elevated risks for human health with higher pesticide contamination of groundwater in agricultural areas.

The 2025 Scientific Investigations Report from #USGS, monitoring #pesticides in #well networks, finds moderate concentrations of five, plus concentrations of the soil fumigant #DBCP greater than the maximum containment level, despite a ban over 45 years ago. #water ➡️ Blog: https://ow.ly/s1SP50XbOJi

Could a US-banned pesticide be behind mass sterilization? - The Take Approximately 1,500 former banana workers in Costa Rica say a US-made pesticide has left them sterile. Though banned in the United States in the 1970s, the chemical DBCP was still used by US fruit com...

"Though banned in the United States in the 1970s, the chemical #DBCP was still used by US fruit companies in countries with lax regulations. Decades later, those affected are still fighting for justice."

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