Argentina: The Country that Monsanto Poisoned…remember

Date:   12/31/2014 4:51:13 PM ( 10 y ago)

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ARGENTINA: THE COUNTRY THAT MONSANTO POISONED. PHOTO ESSAY *UPDATED*
Syddue December 29, 2014 Blog, environment, Feature, GMO, Interviews & Articles, Photography

American biotechnology has turned Argentina into the world’s third-largest soybean producer, but the chemicals powering the boom aren’t confined to soy and cotton and corn fields. They routinely contaminate homes and classrooms and drinking water. A growing chorus of doctors and scientists is warning that their uncontrolled use could be responsible for the increasing number of health problems turning up in hospitals across the South American nation. In the heart of Argentina’s soybean business, house-to-house surveys of 65,000 people in farming communities found cancer rates two to four times higher than the national average, as well as higher rates of hypothyroidism and chronic respiratory illnesses. Associated Press photographer Natacha Pisarenko spent months documenting the issue in farming communities across Argentina.

December 31, 2014
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