Indians poisoning themselves with insecticides

October 4th, 2007 § no comments

According to The Economist, the massive and indiscriminate use of pesticides by Punjabi farmers is causing unusual cancers among the population, as well as a host of health and environmental problems. The scariest part of the article was the claim that three-quarters of farmers keep the pesticide containers for domestic use.

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