The export industry matured during the 1970s. As such, American pesticide manufacturers turned to overseas markets in the search for new sources of revenue. As American demand declined exports of pesticides increased, rising from 621 million pounds in 1978 to 855 million pounds in 1990 representing 7% increase in total pesticide shipments to foreign markets in the span of little more than a decade (Whiteside ).
U.S. exports of pesticides continued to increase in foreign nations, including many underdeveloped countries with little or no pesticide regulation/legislation. In many of these
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