pesticides are killing 20,000 people every year
July 2006
The number of people around the world estimated to
die from the use of agricultural pesticides in the
environment each year has risen to 20,000. Something
to think about every time we buy a piece of
non-organic cotton clothing. (Source: Friends On The
Earth on BBC Radio 5 Live on the price of ethical clothing,
timecode 1:41:16 - 1:42:48).