General
The percentage of U.S. households that regularly use pesticides
75% of U.S. households
The half-life of DDT (dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane)
2-15 years, depending on the soil type
The four pathways of pesticide exposure
Dermal, oral, eye, and respiritory
The percentage of fruits lost without the use of pesticides
75%
1972
Respiratory exposure threatens the...
The first time pesticides were recorded being used was..
4500 years ago!
It was estimated that ____ of a resident robin population was lost due to DDT.
70%
Major public pesticide exposure sites..
Golf courses and surrounding major roadways
The natural compounds originally used as pesticides hundreds of years ago were...
Sulfur compounds!
The year DDT was first synthesized
1874
Immediate effects of pesticide exposure
Nausea, skin irritation, and headache
The longest amount of time a pesticide can remain in a system before degradation
Decades to centuries!
A lethal dose of contaminated seeds for a 390g bird would be...
5 treated corn seeds, 6 beet seeds or 32 rapeseeds a day
How do pesticides travel through the body?
Pesticides travel via the bloodstream