21 submissions found.
Where are harmful pesticides found? Who is most at risk and how can exposure harm people’s health? To answer some of the most frequently asked questions regarding the impact of harmful pesticides on people’s health and the environment, the Health and …
Nature
Communications Earth & Environment volume 4, Article number: 223 (2023
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Abstract Since the 1940s, pesticide- …
Phys.Org
By CABI A new CABI-led study has found that mass media campaigns aimed at changing pesticide use to fight crop pests and diseases are more effective when farmers are exposed to multiple forms of communication.
CABI scientists collaborated with …
Hortdaily https://www.hortidaily.com/article/9500915/bacteria-as-an-alternative-to-chemical-pesticides/
Everything that plants absorb eventually ends up on your plate and so in your body, including pesticides. Pesticides are bad for your health and …
The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/oct/18/pesticide-use-around-world-almost-doubles-since-1990-report-finds
Agricultural chemicals drive falls of 30% in populations of field birds and butterflies, says Pesticide Atlas
Global …
EU Commision https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/qanda_22_3694
What has been proposed today and what are the next steps?
The Commission has proposed new rules to reduce the use and risk of pesticides in the EU, delivering on the
Mongabay https://news.mongabay.com/2021/04/east-africa-deploys-huge-volumes-of-highly-hazardous-pesticides-against-locust-plague/ by Leopold Salzenstein on 1 April 2021
The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/apr/01/toxic-impact-of-pesticides-on-bees-has-doubled-study-shows
Analysis contradicts claims that the environmental impact of pesticides is falling, say scientists.
The toxic impact of …
Phys.Org https://phys.org/news/2020-12-pesticide-nanoparticles.html
by University of Fribourg Researchers at the Adolphe Merkle Institute and the Department of Biology at the University of Fribourg have discovered how certain silica nanoparticles …
Nature https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-46688-6
AbstractPesticides are commonly used in food crop production systems to control crop pests and diseases and ensure maximum yield with high market value. However, the accumulation of these …