Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Pesticide-Use-in-Spain-27MZIF2OFF99.htmlConceptually similarPesticide Use in SpainGP0326SCompleted★★★★Pesticide Use in SpainGP0326FCompleted★★★★Pesticide Use in SpainGP0326GCompleted★★★★Pesticide Use in SpainGP0326OCompleted★★★★Pesticide Use in SpainGP0326VCompleted★★★★Pesticide Use in SpainGP0326ECompleted★★★★Pesticide Use in SpainGP0326NCompleted★★★★Pesticide Use in SpainGP0326UCompleted★★★★Pesticide Use in SpainGP0326RCompleted★★★★View AllGP0326DPesticide Use in SpainRotten tomatoes in a vegetables farm. Part of a documentation on farming along the Spanish coast near Almeria. In the greenhouses grow tomatoes, peppers and strawberries. They are treated with a large amount of pesticides.In original language:Pestizide im Suedosten SpaniensIntensive Landwirtschaft im Suedosten Spaniens. Plastikfolien-Gewaechshaeuser fuer den Gemueseanbau entlang der spanischen Kueste bei Almeria, genannt "Plastic-city" El Ejido. Unter den Folien wachsen vor allem Tomaten, Paprika, Erdbeeren unter starker Pestizidbehandlung und extremer Bewaesserung. Vergammelte Tomaten.Locations:Europe-SpainDate:21 Oct, 2005Credit:© Greenpeace / Ángel GarciaMaximum size:2336px X 3504pxKeywords:Agriculture-Byproducts and waste-Close ups-Day-Farms-KWCI (GPI)-Pesticides-SAGE (campaign title)-Tomatoes-Toxics (campaign title)Shoot:Pesticide Use in SpainPesticides being used for fruit and vegetable market gardening along the coast between Alicante and Almeria, Spain. An analysis made by Greenpeace Germany's consumer organisation, the Shopping Net (Einkaufsnetz, EKN) proves that legal limits for pesticides have been exceeded in one in five samples of fruit and vegetables. Greenpeace bought 658 various fruit and vegetable samples including pears, grapes, peaches, peppers, tomatoes, cucumbers, carrots and lettuce from the leading supermarkets in Germany, Austria and Switzerland and analysed them for 300 different pesticides. In 100 cases the legal limit for pesticide residue was exceeded. In 16 cases, extremely high levels of residue were found and in 27 instances illegal pesticide residues were discovered. The supermarket chains LIDL and REAL (Metro) proved to be the worst offenders.Related Collections:Pesticide Use in Spain (Photos & Videos)
