> Does anyone know if this situation persists, or is there 
> now a program for routine testing of all soils treated 
> with pesticides/fungicides/fertilizers for large-scale agriculture?

If soil testing were done, states would do it, not the feds. 

I do know about water testing, and water testing is far more common than
soil testing.
Here's one case I know of - the use of Imidacloprid on potatoes on Eastern
Long Island, NY (the Polish potato farmers of Long Island are famous for
their "Polish Town" section of Riverhead NY, and its Polish Festival, were
one can learn to dance Krakowiak).

As it turns out, Imidacloprid when applied in ground drench is far more
persistent and mobile in groundwater than anyone expected, and a widespread
monitoring program was implemented to try and track the spread of the
contamination.

http://pmep.cce.cornell.edu/profiles/insect-mite/fenitrothion-methylpara/imi
dacloprid/imidac_let_1003.html

http://tinyurl.com/q4cpbqe

	

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