 Some 20,000 (mostly in developing countries) ended in death, as a result of poor labeling, loose safety standards etc.Contradictory epidemiologic studies in humans have linked phenoxy acid herbicides or contaminants in them with soft tissue sarcoma (STS) and malignant lymphoma, organochlorine insecticides with STS, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL), leukemia, and, less consistently, with cancers of the lung and breast, organophosphorous compounds with NHL and leukemia, and triazine herbicides with ovarian cancer.The Indian state of Punjab pioneered green revolution among the other states transforming India into a food-surplus country.