tailieunhanh - Agro Services International Inc.

Tham khảo tài liệu 'agro services international inc.', kỹ thuật - công nghệ, hoá học - dầu khí phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | r s Agro Services International Inc. The Organic Hoax Dr. Terrence Fullerton Organic agriculture is being promoted as being healthier than conventional food production. There are many different production systems described as organic but the central belief is that avoiding the use of artificial chemicals will produce healthier food and have less or no negative impacts on the environment. However these claims are not backed up by facts. Natural products. Let us start with the common belief that natural products are healthy and artificial products are not. The following is a list of natural chemicals Cocaine Cyanide Nicotine PA LF and EF anthrax toxins Now let us look at some synthetic chemicals Ciprofloxacin used to treat anthrax Chlorine bleach sanitizer DEET prevents insect borne diseases This clearly shows that not all natural chemicals are safe and that there are many synthetic products that are routinely used to protect and improve our health. In spite of this the organic movement insists that nothing synthetic must be used in food production. But do they really follow this rule A large number of synthetic chemicals are actually allowed in organic agriculture but the industry is very quiet about it. The following are some of the synthetic chemicals that are allowed in food certified as organic following the USDA and or the United Kingdom standards. Fertilizers Magnesium sulfate iron sulfate copper sulfate zinc sulfate manganese sulfate sulfuric and phosphoric acids added to liquid fish fertilizers basic slag. Pesticides Copper sulfate copper oxychloride copper hydroxide potassium permanganate mineral oils calcium polysulfide. Animal Feed Monocalcium phosphate dicalcium phosphate magnesium sulfate ferrous II carbonate ferrous II sulphate monohydrate calcium iodate anhydrous calcium iodate hexahydrate potassium iodide cobaltous II sulphate monohydrate and or heptahydrate basic cobaltous II carbonate monohydrate copper II oxide basic copper II carbonate .