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64% of Farmland at Risk of Pesticide Pollution – Revealed in Global Map of Agricultural Land Across 168 Countries


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Nearly 31% of global farmland is at 'high risk' of pesticide pollution that can seep into water supplies and impact human health. The research found 64 percent of agricultural land had levels of pesticide chemicals higher than what industry standards consider 'no-effect concentrations.'