Are pesticides harmful?

1) can they cause leukemia? 2)how do they travel from one yard to the next? 3)Do pesticides only affect the pests they are meant to kill? how so or how not? and is it true that since pesticides tend to break up quiker, that they are safer now? please...

I'm supposed to interview 3 people that have to do with the cause or solution of harmful pesticides being used in farming, so all you have to do (if you have anything to do with ...show more

and what are the effects of pesticide use in the environment? &&Some pro's and cons of using pesticides. thnx! 10 p. for best answer!

Before consuming produce, I have always just rinsed under cold water for a few moments. My man, however, swears by soaking all of his produce in his sink with hot water and soap. My question is, is this necessary? Do pesticides have some kind of long...

I personally have done quite a lot of research and I have been learning it in school all those years that the pesticides "DDT" & "Aldrin" that are used worldwide ...show more

People drink a lot of coconut water, thinking it's healthy. Coconut water is typically not organic. Are they drinking pesticides?

Today for phys ed class, we had to go play on the soccer field. Everyone was sitting on the grass (some were even playing with the grass)during the instructions but I was scared there were pesticides/herbicides on the grass. A blade of grass skimmed...

on saturday (the 9th of june) my apartment building is being sprayed with pesticides, and while I was told it was Orkin who uses non-toxic pesticides, and that's who my landlord was using, just in case I am allergic to the pesticides, what is the best...