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Summary
English:
cotton
plant, Texas, 1996, after chemical haulm (topkilling Chemical ; usually by the
Monosodium methyl arsenate
used to quickly kill the leaves that would interfere with harvesting machines). This chemical is a growing source of residual contamination of soils by
arsenic
, which is not degradable; Photo courtesy of USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service.
Français :
Plants de
coton
photographié juste avant la récolte, ici au Texas, en 1996, après
défanage chimique
(généralement par du
Méthane arsonate monosodique
, pesticide herbicide utilisé pour rapidement tuer les feuilles qui gêneraient les machines de récolte. Ce produit chimique est source de pollution résiduelle croissante des sols par l'
arsenic
qui n'est pas dégradable. Photo de l'USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (Open data)
Source
http://photogallery.nrcs.usda.gov/Index.asp archive copy at the Wayback Machine This came from the website
Licensing
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This image or file is a work of a
United States Department of Agriculture
employee, taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a
work
of the
U.S. federal government
, the image is in the
public domain
.
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