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What are reasons why persistent pesticides are dangerous?
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Impact health: Pesticides impact soil organisms as well as bacteria in the guts of people and animals. Over time alterations in soil and gut microbiota can cause significant damage to the health of the environment around us as well as directly damage our health.
Answered 11/9/2014
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