Research indicates that only 1 % of sprayed pesticides actually end up on the targeted bugs or bacteria, while 45 % remains on the fruits and vegetables. The excess is dispersed into the air or seeps into the soil and waterways and is returned to people in that way.
根據研究，噴灑的農藥真正進到昆蟲和細菌的肚子裡的只有百分之一；百分之四十五都殘留在蔬果上；其餘的則飄散在空氣中，或滲透到土壤、河流中，又還給了人類。