1.   Until the Food Protection Bill became law, the ministry had no power to ban dangerous pesticides.

2.   Among the charges was the use of bribery in Colombia and the spraying of dangerous pesticides in Central America.

3.   Because pesticides potentially dangerous to the bird are still in use in other countries, researchers say they need to know where the birds go in their wide-ranging travels.

4.   Biochips that can spot dangerous pesticides and fungicides at an early stage in their development are being tested by Zeneca, the British agrochemicals manufacturer.

5.   In the long run, she said, such research could benefit not only war veterans but others, such as farm workers exposed to dangerous pesticides.

6.   The California Public Interest Research Group used the report to blast the Department of Pesticide Regulation, the state agency that regulates the use of dangerous pesticides.

7.   The groups advised takinG a number of steps to better protect the public from dangerous pesticides.

8.   Dangerous pesticides and chemicals kill large numbers of people each year and have a devastating effect on the environment, the UN said.

9.   Dangerous pesticides and chemicals kills large numbers of people each year and have a devastating effect on the environment, the United Nations said.

10.   Dangerous pesticides and chemicals kills large numbers of people each year and have a devastating effect on the environment, the UN said.