Not exact matches
On the other hand, almost all smallholder cocoa is
grown without irrigation
in high - rainfall areas, so the
water used
in production
of the cocoa is close to zero (apart from a
small amount of water used
in processing).
Growing concern that
small amounts of arsenic
in the environment can cause skin cancer is forcing many governments to review the safety limits for the element, especially
in water supplies.
Today, there is a
growing body
of evidence pointing to the reality that consuming these
water additives, even
in small amounts, is terrible for our health.
Groundwater contamination is rife — there's the chromium
in the Erin Brokovitch case, there's MTBE
in groundwater all across the state
of California, and other areas have rocket fuel residues like perchlorate, commonly found
in small amounts in much lettuce
grown in the U.S. Agricultural drainage is also full
of fertilizers, pesticides and herbicides, which ends up
in rivers and lakes that feed into municipal
water supplies.
However, the level
of our investment represents «a toe
in the
water» approach as we have put relatively
small amounts of capital at risk as we learn the market and determine the capacity to invest more and
grow over time.