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It is said that the 1 use of chemical pesticides and artificial fertilizers can sometimes 2 both the land and people’s health. For 3 , pesticides can do 4 to the land by killing not only bacteria and insects, but also 5 ones. In addition, these chemicals can stay in the soil and underground water sources for a long time, 6 affects the crops grown on the land, in turn, the animals and humans who digest them. What 7 people is that these chemicals may harm their health and even cause cancer. 8 , some pesticides like DDT have been prohibited in most countries because of the damage they cause to people and the 9 . Besides, crops 10 with chemical fertilisers usually grow too fast to be rich in nutrition. 11 from their 12 , they look beautiful but they have a 13 of essential minerals and flavor. So some people are considering an 14 to chemical farming like organic farming though there is still a long way to 15 .