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State Reports a Jump in Pesticide Use Last Year
Activists fret over the 14% increase, but agriculture officials are unconcerned.
Published November 14, 2003
Pesticide use in California rose by 21 million pounds last year, an upsurge attributed in part to weather conditions and expanded agricultural plantings across the state.
In a preliminary analysis released Thursday, the state Department of Pesticide Regulation reported a 14% jump in chemical usage last year, totaling 172 million pounds in 2002 compared with 151 million pounds the previous year.
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