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Likely, I was exposed to several times the amount of synthetic pesticide residues than Mr. Egan or most commenters on these boards have experienced in their entire lives.  Yet here I am, decades later, and haven't sprouted a second head, or grown feathers, or had all my toes drop off, or anything.  So a few ppb of 2.4D on a lettuce leaf (which I'll wash off anyway, before eating) presents a trivial risk - and it is certainly preferable to that leaf being full of insect larvae or covered in aflatoxin-generating mold.  (Just sayin' ...)

Here's what UC Berkeley scientists say:  " ... 99.9 percent of the chemicals humans ingest are natural .... synthetic pesticide residues in foods are insignificant compared to the amount of natural pesticides that are always in our diet ... Each day, the average American eats about 1,500 milligrams ... of natural pesticides, which is about 10,000 times more than the 0.09 mg they consume of synthetic pesticide residues ..."

Thanks for sharing.