has kept pace with the advanced countries of the world in prohibiting the use of highly toxic or nonbiodegradable pesticides, and the FPA has initiated a program to recycle empty pesticide containers. In addition, researchers have been studying methods of countering pests with microorganisms and natural enemies in order to increase the options for farmers apart from pesticides.
另一個全球性的農業污染問題﹘ ﹘農藥傷害自然生態，我們除了和先進國家同步，禁止使用不易被自然分解、毒性太重的種類，環保署並推動農藥空罐回收計畫外，農業研究人員還一直在做以天敵、微生物克制病蟲害的研究，希望提供農民農藥以外的選擇。