Question by grumpybumnath: what harmful chemicals are found on a farm?
i have searched on the internet but cant find what i am after. if you just tell me the names i will find out the rest

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Answer by I8AShroom
Depends on the farm. Ammonia is found on many farms and can be considered harmful. Metolachlor and Glufosinate ammonium are on many farms and are definitely harmful.

Answer by ANGEL
Harmful chemicals include household cleaners,chemical fertilizers, insect sprays-pesticides, herbicides, kerosene, lighter fluid, furniture polishers, turpentine, paints, solvents, products containing lye and acids, and even pet shampoos and treatments.
http://www.cdc.gov/nasd/docs/d001601-d001700/d001619/d001619.html
http://www.nrdc.org/greengate/guides/chemicals.asp

Endosulfan, an antiquated insecticide (baned in more than 15 countries) is “one of the most commonly detected residues in our nation’s food supply.” PAN released a report documenting the presence of endosulfan… that drifted in from nearby farms… in the air near a school in rural Florida. “Four pesticides were identified in the samples: the insecticides endosulfan and diazinon, the herbicide trifluralin, and the fungicide chlorothalonil. Of the samples collected, 56% contained three of the four pesticides, and 18% contained all four pesticides.” :
http://www.panna.org/drift/catcher/results/hastings07
The insecticide DDT (baned in the U.S.) was sprayed inside homes in malaria-ravaged Uganda, but “reported malaria cases are higher this year than they were in 2007”
Methyl iodide, a cancer-causing fumigant pesticide, is still being used (see the last article on page):
http://www.panna.org/resources/panups/panup_20081009

Organophosphate chemicals — chlorpyrifos, diazinon and dimethoate — drifting into an organic farm from another farm’s spraying, “wiped out a year’s worth of culinary herbs including sage, rosemary and dill at Jacobs Farm Del Cabo.”
http://www.panna.org/files/SFChronFarmDriftSuit20080930.pdf
http://www.panna.org/resources/panups/panup_20081002

This article cites the effects of the termite and ant killer Tengard SFR :
“Numbness, seizures, or even death could result from overexposure to permethrin, the chemical found in Tengard SFR,” says PAN Senior Scientist Susan Kegley.
http://www.panna.org/resources/panups/panup_20081002
http://www.pesticideinfo.org/Detail_Product.jsp?REG_NR=07050600006&DIST_NR=070506

“Japanese shoppers were reportedly “horrified” by the discovery that 102,053 red bean onigiri rice balls sold in supermarkets and stores over a five-month period were contaminated with mold and the pesticide methamidophos. According to the Associated Press, the tainted rice was intended “for industrial uses such as the manufacture of glue” but a rice trader in Osaka shipped the contaminated rice to sweets and liquor makers as well as some 370 food companies while “several chemical companies, including a glue maker, also shipped tainted rice as food.” The AP reports the rice, “imported from China, Vietnam and the United States, was shipped to food companies, schools, day-care centers and nursing homes.”
http://www.panna.org/files/APJapanAgMinisterQuitsOverRice20080910.pdf

Good luck!!! Hope this helps you in your research….
What happens on farms can affect us all in ways we may not even realize 🙁