http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2005/11/03/pesticide-and-herbicide-contamination.aspxBy Richard Mesquita, AquaMD Did you know 888 million pounds of pesticides and herbicides are used each year in the United States alone? That means three pounds of pesticides and herbicides are applied each year for every man, woman and child in this countryenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP1 (Build: 31106.3070)