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... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > campaigns, elections and electoral behavior > campaigns, elections, and the law > natural environment > environmental deterioration > pollution > circle of poison
... > social science subjects > geography > geographic features > natural environment > environmental deterioration > pollution > circle of poison
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > ideologies > libertarianism > libertarianism and policy > natural environment > environmental deterioration > pollution > circle of poison
... > social science subjects > sociology > social problems > social problems encyc > population and environment > pollution > circle of poison

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circle of poison  

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  • The “circle of poison” (COP) describes the linkage between an American-made pesticide that is banned in the United States, but which circles back into the food supply from a pesticide used in an underdeveloped country. The circle is complete when the pesticide returns via nature or by human actions. [Source: Encyclopedia of Environment and Society; Circle of Poison]

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