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Habitat loss, wind turbines, pesticide use, and most recently, white nose syndrome – a fungal disease – have all taken a serious toll.
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Anna Tunkova, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2025
Weed customers don’t seem inclined to pay more for cannabis harvested without pesticides, or trimmed by hand, or grown in a celebrated region.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2025
Before construction could begin, the city had to address arsenic and pesticide contamination and harmful vapors from petroleum and industrial chemicals, according to the Department of Toxic Substances Control, which oversaw remediation.
—Michael Slaten, Oc Register, 5 Aug. 2025
On Earth, wastewater includes various types of water: residential wastewater from sinks, showers and toilets; industrial wastewater from factories and manufacturing processes; and agricultural runoff, which contains fertilizers and pesticides.
—Berrin Tansel, The Conversation, 30 July 2025
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Anna Tunkova, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2025
Weed customers don’t seem inclined to pay more for cannabis harvested without pesticides, or trimmed by hand, or grown in a celebrated region.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2025
Before construction could begin, the city had to address arsenic and pesticide contamination and harmful vapors from petroleum and industrial chemicals, according to the Department of Toxic Substances Control, which oversaw remediation.
—Michael Slaten, Oc Register, 5 Aug. 2025
On Earth, wastewater includes various types of water: residential wastewater from sinks, showers and toilets; industrial wastewater from factories and manufacturing processes; and agricultural runoff, which contains fertilizers and pesticides.
—Berrin Tansel, The Conversation, 30 July 2025
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“Pesticide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pesticide. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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pesticide
noun
pes·ti·cide
ˈpes-tə-ˌsīd 
: a substance used to destroy pests
pesticidal
adjective
ˌpes-tə-ˈsīd-ᵊl
Medical Definition
pesticide
noun
pes·ti·cide
ˈpes-tə-ˌsīd
: an agent used to destroy pests
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