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State poised to OK supertoxic pesticide
Topic Started: Jun 2 2010, 03:09 PM (157 Views)
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State poised to OK supertoxic pesticide

Peter Fimrite, Chronicle Staff Writer

Wednesday, June 2, 2010



Farmers planting strawberries and other crops in California will soon have to contend with cancer-causing poison instead of bugs, worms and fungus if regulators get their wish.

The California Department of Pesticide Regulation has proposed registering methyl iodide as a pesticide in California to the dismay of scientists and environmental groups, who say it is so toxic that even chemists are reluctant to handle it.



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