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Organically labeled food not only use pesticides but use older pesticides that are more toxic and less effective so they must be used in larger quantities.
by fuzz4lyfe 7y ago
Organically labeled food not only use pesticides but use older pesticides that are more toxic and less effective so they must be used in larger quantities.
- MegaButts 7y agoI'd like to learn more about this. Got a link?
- fuzz4lyfe 7y agoI learned it long ago so nothing so comprehensive. Compare the LD50 of copper sulfate (organic pesticide) and glyphosate (Roundup). "The LD50 for copper sulfate is 30 mg/kg in rats" http://pmep.cce.cornell.edu/profiles/extoxnet/carbaryl-dicrotophos/copper-sulfate-ext.html http://pmep.cce.cornell.edu/profiles/extoxnet/carbaryl-dicro... "The acute oral LD50 in the rat is 5,600 mg/kg." http://pmep.cce.cornell.edu/profiles/extoxnet/dienochlor-glyphosate/glyphosate-ext.html http://pmep.cce.cornell.edu/profiles/extoxnet/dienochlor-gly...
- whatshisface 7y agoNobody is dropping dead from fruit, so it's not the lethal dose that matters - it's the potential for bioaccumulation and the impacts of chronic exposure.