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      <image:caption>Figure 1. Option 1 of the survey. Contains less toxic ingredients in a higher concentration with 40% inert ingredients. Chosen by 28% of respondents; this was the least toxic rodenticide.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Figure 2. Option 3 of the survey. Contains toxic ingredients but at lesser concentrations with 98% inert ingredients. Chosen by 47% of respondents; this was not the least toxic rodenticide.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Figure 3. The packaging of Orthene, a fire ant killer. Displays the quick fix of killing ants in minutes then indicates it takes an hour.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Figure 4A and 4B- The shelves at Home Depot in the pesticide and herbicide section.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Articles - Beyond The Spray: The Effects of Pesticide Regulations - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Figure 5. Sentient Media. March 25, 2026. “Iowa’s High Cancer Rate Linked to Nitrate, Pesticides, PFAS and Radon, New Report Finds”. Depicts the cancer cases in Iowa vs United States from 1990 to 2020.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Figure 6- Polk County. n.d. “Currents of Change”. Number of violations of 10mg/L of nitrate from October 2020 to October 2024.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Figure 7A- Polk County. n.d. “Currents of Change”. Different pesticides used in Iowa from 2000-2020.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Figure 7B- Polk County. n.d. “Currents of Change”. Percent detection of each pesticide in the Raccoon River.</image:caption>
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