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Q Visit the FIFRA website and answer the following question: • FIFRA defines an "unreasonable adverse effect on the environment" as "(1) any unreasonable risk to man or the environment, taking into account the economic, social, and environmental costs and benefits of the use of the pesticide, or (2) a human dietary risk from residues that result from a use of a pesticide in or on any food inconsistent with the standard under Section 408 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. In light of the language “taking into account the economic, social, and environmental costs and benefits of the use of the pesticide”, provide and explain an example of at least one type of pesticide and/or pesticide treatment that would likely be considered an “unreasonable risk” and at least one type that would likely not be. (As an example, harmful pesticides that treat fruit and vegetables to increase their visual coloring and aesthetic appeal may be considered to pose an “unreasonable risk” if their benefit is strictly cosmetic.) Click the link to visit the FIFRA website: http://www.epa.gov/agriculture/lfra.html#Summary%20of%20the%20Federal%20Insecticide,%20Fungicide,%20and%20Rodenticide%20Act Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). Retrieved July 2, 2015.

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