 Pesticides:
Chemicals used in agriculture, home lawns
and business to control insects.
"Despite more than a 1,000-fold increase in
use of organophosphate insecticides, crop
losses to insects has risen from 3.5% to
12%" (D. Pimental and M. Pimental,
2008)"After 20 years of market stagnation,
the pesticide industry entered a period of
vigorous growth in 2004. The global
pesticide market was worth approximately $46
billion in 2012 and continues to grow. It is
expected to reach $65 billion by 2017, with
the U.S. accounting for 53% of global use."
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