Fernandez-Cornejo, Jorge; Nehring, Richard; Osteen, Craig; … - Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture - 2014
Pesticide use has changed considerably over the past five decades. Rapid growth characterized the first 20 years, ending in 1981. The total quantity of pesticides applied to the 21 crops analyzed grew from 196 million pounds of pesticide active ingredients in 1960 to 632 million pounds in 1981....
