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• Pesticides were found on 83 percent of the spinach tested.

• There were 36 pesticides found on spinach:

Acephate, Atrazine, Azinphos methyl, Benomyl, Captan, Carbaryl, Carbofuran, Chlordanes Total, Chlorothalonil, Chlorpropham, Cypermethrin, DCPA, DDT, Demeton, Diazinon, Dicloran, Dieldrin, Dimethoate, Diphenylamine (DPA), Endosulfans, Fenvalerate, Iprodione, Lambda cyhalothrin total, Lindane (BHC gamma), Linuron, Malathion, Metalaxyl, Methamidophos, Methomyl, Mevinphos Total, O-Phenylphenol, Oxamyl, Pentachloroaniline (PCA), Permethrin Total, Piperonyl butoxide, Quintozene (PCNB)

• The three pesticides found most often on spinach were
  Permethrin Total, DDT, and Dimethoate.

Spinach with the most pesticide residues
Sample 1	Sample 2	Sample 3
DDT Diazinon Dimethoate Endosulfans Malathion Methamidophos Methomyl Oxamyl Permethrin Total Piperonyl butoxide	Acephate Benomyl Carbaryl Chlorothalonil Endosulfans Fenvalerate Metalaxyl Methamidophos Methomyl Permethrin Total	DCPA DDT Diazinon Dimethoate Malathion Metalaxyl Permethrin Total Piperonyl butoxide
-Animal Carcinogen -Causes Birth Defects in Animals -Damages Reproductive System -Interferes with Hormones -Damages Brain and Nervous System -Damages Immune System

Most Spinach are contaminated with more than one pesticide.

Number of pesticides per sample Percent of Samples 0 17% 1 32% 2 30% 3 15% 4 5% 5 1% 6 < 0.5% 7 < 0.5% 8 < 0.5% 10 < 0.5%

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