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Pollution damages crops and ornamentals across the nation
Stanford researchers estimate pollution damage at about 0.5 percent of national crop value, with ornamentals suffering 2.37 percent and polluted counties showing four times the national average. The $132 million annual loss covers $85.5 million in commercial crops and $46.5 million in ornamentals, based on 1963 data. citrus, alfalfa, beans, cotton and other crops are identified as pollution sensitive.
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Washington
Stanford Research Institute
Harris E. Benedict
Stanford
Department of Agriculture
Benedict
Lantic