Skepticism, Science & Pseudoscience

Anecdote does not control for other variables and is not replicated, therefore, not on the same level as science.

As I noted, the first article is not about residues, it is about indirect and direct exposure during mixing and application based on a survey of farm families. Nothing can be inferred regarding residues, soil or otherwise. The second article shows that many pesticides have a half-life in soils of less than 100 days - and that does not consider whether or not they are in the soil in very large amounts in the first place. Most in fact are not so other environmental factors come into play in terms of possible residues. We are at odds because you want to put anecdote, "common knowledge", and rumors of cover-ups on the same level as science as well as cite studies which are not relevant to the risk you are trying to assess. It has nothing to do with my trying to "deny the risk" and everything to do with you trying to establish a level of risk where the science does not support it.