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I realize bad news sells better, but the AAAS article also said
> The good news is that total toxicity plummeted more than 95% for birds and mammals from 1992 to 2016, the team reports today in Science, largely because of the phaseout of older pesticides.
They also cite a study done last year which concluded
> Regulation to limit or ban the use of neonicotinoids would likely cause U.S. farmers to substitute into organophosphate and pyrethroid insecticides, thereby increasing toxicity exposure to mammals, fish, birds, and applicators. Therefore, ex ante cost-benefit analyses of neonicotinoid restrictions should weigh the benefits of reduced toxicity exposure for pollinators against the increased exposure for other taxa, including humans.
Neonicotinoids in U.S. maize: Insecticide substitution effects and environmental risk.
Edward D. Perry, GianCarlo Moschini.
Journal of Environmental Economics and Management 102 (2020) 102320
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