The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
1 Though chemical fertilizers increase food production for nations all over the world, the negative effects to the environment have become inarguable. 2  The chemicals that compose fertilizer, such as nitrogen and phosphorus, run off into local waterways during rainy periods. Farmers use chemical pesticides to eliminate insects and diseases that destroy crops and diminish food supply. 2  These compounds work very well in killing the insects that feed on the roots, leaves and stems of both food crops and garden flowers.
Ground: Workers apply pesticides to the ground around the plants. These chemicals seep into the ground with every rainfall. Water: Pesticides also get into water that is used to wash bananas in the packing plants. That water then flows back into the irrigation canals.Bags: Plastic bags with the insecicide chlorpyrifos cover all the banana bunches from their inception.esticides in the banana ecosystem. The ecosytem of a banana plantation is extremely wet and hot. The soil is very loose, helping the banana plants grow but also making it easy for pesticides to spread throughout the system. It often rains in these areas, flushing pesticides into the ground and water table.