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How can chemicals used by farms and factories poison nearby waterways?
Fertilizers, weedkillers, fungicides and pesticides can all be washed into nearby waterways by irrigation or rainfall.
How do pesticides get into rain?
Rainwater dissolving pesticides when running off farm-land is the main cause.
Why don't people like pesticides?
The inhalation of pesticides can be detrimental to human health. Also, if the pesticides get onto produce that is not cleaned properly, they can also harm humans and animals that ingest them.
What is the chemical equation for pesticides?
There isn't one chemical equation for pesticides as there are many pesticides which are created differently.
Why are pesticides used in corn?
I don't know the punchline to that one. So why are pesticides used in corn? I think to keep the bugs and birds away
What areas are affected by pesticides?
Land and waterways are affected by pesticides. Other than that, insects and animals that are part of the food chain can be affected.
How can chemicals used by farms and factories poison nearby waterways?
Fertilizers, weedkillers, fungicides and pesticides can all be washed into nearby waterways by irrigation or rainfall.
What substances are affecting the waterways?
Some of the substances that are polluting waterways are pesticides, mercury, dioxins, and radioactive materials. In addition to these, compounds containing hydrogen and carbon are also troublesome as are lead and chromium.
Why would water plants contain DDT?
Some of the pesticides sprayed on farm crops wash off in the rain and get into the waterways. The water plants absorb the pesticides.
What might be the effect of pesticides that enter waterways from runoff?
Itmight effect the fish in the water, and if we eat them, it'll effect us too. It's very bad for wildlife and humans.
What are the waterways around uk?
There are several waterways around the UK. A few of the waterways are the West Midlands Waterways, South Wales and Severn Waterways, and the North East Waterways.
How are pesticides bad?
Yes pesticides are some what bad because of what they do, they kill insects. They also go threw the ground and eventually end in water making pollution... Some of the insects that the pesticides kill are actually not going to hurt the plants that the pesticides are on in the first place. that means pesticides kill and pollute, does that sound very good. Pesticides are made from chemicals, bad ones at that and poison's in poison's out.
What are overland trade routes?
Ones which go by land rather than waterways.
What do you have to pay to go through a English canal?
Nothing, but your boat needs to have a waterways licence.
When we use a lot of chili peppers for your plant will there be a chance that the pesticides go away?
No
What were the 2 waterways in Massachusetts?
What were the 2 waterways in Massachusetts
Are EcoSMART pesticides as effective as conventional synthetic pesticides?
Some of the aerosols are actually superior. For a residual product, I think I would still go "old school" with the real thing.
