Blog: Persistence pesticides and other chemicals have made “legacy” a dirty word as “forever” chemicals
With the growth of chemical-intensive land management over the last century, the world has been held captive by pesticide companies. … During the so-called “Green Revolution” (circa 1945-1985), the world came to depend on vast amounts of fertilizers and herbicides, insecticides, and fungicides. … In the U.S., EPA has proposed new limits to PFAS levels in drinking water, and not a minute too soon; PFAS have been found in water supplies in nearly 3,000 locations in all 50 states and two territories. PFAS chemicals have been found in human breast milk, umbilical cord blood, deer meat, fish, and beef. They are found in pesticides.