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Originally Posted by Traditional_Ale
Not to mention that because corn crops produced for bio-fuels are obviously never going to be eaten, the farmer will use much more dangerous chemicals in much larger quantities to turn a bigger profit. All this goes into the water table.
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Actually, the problem isn't the chemical, its the fertilizer. Due to high input costs, most farmers will cut back their chemical usage in favor of more fertilizer as this is the main component to get yield. The bigger the yield, the more profit. Corn uses high amounts of nitrogen which leaches very easily in the soil. This is what would be contaminating water tables, not the actual chemical.