pesticide statistics (debris.com)

Thursday, January 20th, 2005

It’s poetry, it’s art, it’s disturbing as hell: SimpleLife.com’s Pesticide Statistics

Average number of serious pesticide-related accidents
between World War II and 1980: 1 every 5 years.

Average number of serious pesticide-related accidents
between 1980 and the present: 2 every year.

Increase in cancer rates between 1950 and 1986: 37%.

Number of people in the U.S. who die each year
from cancer related to pesticides: 10,400.

Number of people in the U.S. killed each year by assault rifles: 250.

The Simplelife site provides original sources for the statements in the above list.

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updated: 2005-01-21 22:12:26