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H eavy agricultural reliance on synthetic chemical fertilizers and pesticides is having serious impacts on public health and the environment For example, more than 90% of US corn farmers rely on herbicides for weed control The estimated environmental and health care costs of pesticide use at recommended levels in the United States run about 12 billion every year
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