California officials insist that pesticide air samples remained within healthy limits. However, environmentalists say the state is downplaying the risk.
From the sprawling vineyards of the Bay Area to the strawberry fields of the Central Coast and orchards of the Central Valley, California remains an agricultural juggernaut, producing more fruits, vegetables and nuts than any other state in the nation. But every year, California growers apply more than 180 million pounds of pesticides to crops in an effort to defend them from weeds, fungi, insects and other pests.
The report comes as state regulators evaluate the use of chloropicrin, a lung-irritating soil fumigant, which was measured just shy of state limits in August 2023 in Oxnard — a city that touts itself as the strawberry capital of the world. 'Monitoring the air in communities with high pesticide use is critical to keeping California safe for everyone,' said CDPR Director Julie Henderson.
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