Permalink: https://photo.greenpeace.org/archive/Ecological-Agriculture-and-Pesticide-Free-Apples-Activity-in-Slovakia-27MZIFJ6YGQ1S.htmlConceptually similarEcological Agriculture and Pesticide Free Apples Activity in SlovakiaGP0STPDUMCompleted★★★★★★Ecological Agriculture and Pesticide Free Apples Activity in SlovakiaGP0STPDUOCompleted★★★★★★Ecological Agriculture and Pesticide Free Apples Activity in SlovakiaGP0STPDUPCompleted★★★★Ecological Agriculture and Pesticide Free Apples Activity in SlovakiaGP0STPDUQCompleted★★★★Ministry of Agriculture Pesticide Action in SlovakiaGP0STPDMQCompleted★★★★Ministry of Agriculture Pesticide Action in SlovakiaGP0STPDMSCompleted★★★★Ministry of Agriculture Pesticide Action in SlovakiaGP0STPDMTCompleted★★★★Apples on Ecological Farm in SlovakiaGP0STQ8K6Completed★★★★Apples on Ecological Farm in SlovakiaGP0STQ8KKCompleted★★★★★★View AllGP0STPDUREcological Agriculture and Pesticide Free Apples Activity in SlovakiaGreenpeace tested 126 apple samples, of which 109 were conventionally produced and the remainder organic. The apples were purchased from 23 supermarket chains, and tested by an independent laboratory for a broad range of pesticide residues.Locations:Bratislava-Europe-SlovakiaDate:24 Oct, 2015Credit:© Juraj Rizman / GreenpeaceMaximum size:2137px X 3205pxKeywords:Actions and protests-Apples (fruits)-Day-Ecological farming-Eye contact-Food-Food for Life (campaign title)-Greenpeace people-KWCI (GPI)-One person-Outdoors-Pesticides-Portraits-Props-Sunny-Volunteers-WomenShoot:Ecological Agriculture and Pesticide Free Apples Activity in SlovakiaGreenpeace tested 126 apple samples, of which 109 were conventionally produced and the remainder organic. The apples were purchased from 23 supermarket chains, and tested by an independent laboratory for a broad range of pesticide residues. While all organic apples tested are free of pesticides, 83% of the tested conventional apples were contaminated with pesticide residues – with 60% containing two or more substances. Half of the pesticides found are known to be toxic to aquatic organisms, like water fleas and fish, or to bees and other beneficial insects.The apples were purchased in Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia, Spain and Switzerland and originate from national production. This Greenpeace analysis confirms the results obtained from water and soil samples taken earlier this year in apple plantations all across Europe, where many pesticide residue cocktails were found.