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Picking produce

April 19, 2007

Wary of pesticides on your produce? Here are the fruits and vegetables found to consistently have the highest -- and lowest -- levels of pesticide residue, based on an analysis of federal pesticide-testing data done by the Environmental Working Group, a Washington lobby group that urges people to buy organic when it comes to the 12 most contaminated items:

• Apples

• Sweet bell peppers

• Celery

• Nectarines

• Strawberries

• Cherries

• Pears

• Grapes (imported)

• Spinach

• Lettuce

• Potatoes

LOWEST IN PESTICIDES

• Onions

• Avocado

• Sweet corn (frozen)

• Pineapples

• Mango

• Asparagus

• Sweet peas (frozen)

• Kiwi

• Bananas

• Cabbage

• Broccoli

• Papaya

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ABOUT THIS SERIES

THURSDAY
The way we eat - and what we eat - is taking a turn for the natural as produce and livestock are grown green.

•   Natural selection
•  Photos: Buy green
•   Photos: Eat green
•   Blog: How green are you?
•   Eco-calculator: Quiz
•   Info: Chicago Green Festival
•   Family keeps its diet local
•   Fighting water bottle waste
•   Eco-friendly seafood picks
•   Scouting for 'green' coffee
•   Easy bein' green for a day
•   Grass greener for beef
•   Join the farm, get produce
•   Don't be confused by labels
•   Picking produce
•   Eco-conscious restaurants

FRIDAY
Living the green life is much more than recycling cans as homes are built to blend with the environment

•   Living the dream
•   Photos: Live green
•   Photos: Drive green
•   PDF: The green home
•   Blog: How green are you?
•   Green your home
•   The eco-friendly dorm
•   Hugg-A-Planet helps kids
•   Planet party
•   Catching that chilly draft

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Consumers find they can get around green with hybrid cars, alternative fuels and even public transit

•  Price of emission
•  Car eats its veggies
•  Fuel of the future?
•  Accidental environmentalists
•  Ridin' green

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