Saturday, November 20, 2010

U.S.-backed pesticide spraying in Guatemala draws fire

U.S.-backed pesticide spraying in Guatemala draws fire
http://www.scrippsnews.com/node/57906
 
"For most of three decades, the U.S. has financed massive aerial spraying of pesticides over a large part of Guatemala in an attempt to eradicate the Mediterranean fruit fly, but common precautions to limit exposure to the toxic chemicals are not being followed."

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