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Pesticides, once used, do not dissolve into thin air, but persist in
the environment, contaminating soil, air and water. This is the most
recent red flag to emerge as a result of a new joint study by the
University of Wageningen, the Joint Research Center of the European
Commission and RIKILT laboratories – recently published in the
scientific journal “Science of the Total Environment” – which shows that
almost half of European soils are contaminated. "
