Agriculture

Comparative efficacy of insecticides against major insect pests of rice in Punjab

Eight insecticide treatments, viz monocrotophos 36 SL, chlorpyriphos 20 EC, triazophos 40 EC, imidacloprid 200 SL, endosulfan 35 EC, Quinalphos 25 EC, methyl parathion 50 EC and cartap hydrochloride 4 G were evaluated for their efficacy against rice leaf folder Cnaphalocrocs medinalis (Guenee), yellow stem borer Scirpophaga incertulas (Walker) and whitebacked planthopper Sogatella furcifera (Horva

Publication Date: 
01/06/2008
P S Sarao, M S Mahal
Pesticide Research Journal
20
1
52
Tags:
Agriculture, Agricultural Research, Pest Control, Rice, Insecticide, Methoxychlor, Endosulfan, Methyl Parathion, Punjab
Pesticides And Toxins

Endosulfan meets the POPs screening criteria

The Persistent Organic Pollutant (POPs) Scientific Review Committee recently concluded that the pesticide endosulfan fulfills the criteria of a persistent organic pollutant. Endosulfan is now in the same league as other highly toxic and persistent pesticides such as aldrin, dieldrin, chlordane and heptachlor, which are banned worldwide.

Publication Date: 
01/06/2008
Pesticide Action Network Asia & the Pacific
Tags:
POPs, Health Effects, Pesticides And Toxins, Endosulfan

 Benin bans endosulphan

Benin, a country on the western coast of Africa, has banned use of the pesticide endosulphan. The decision, taken in February this year, is based on the recommendations of a four-year study

Publication Date: 
14/05/2008
Down to Earth
Tags:
Pesticides, Health Effects, Endosulfan, Pesticide Use, Benin, India, European Union (EU)

 Alachlor, aldicarb blacklisted

on march 13, an expert group with the un's Rotterdam Convention has recommended for the inclusion of the pesticides, alachlor and aldicarb, in its Prior Informed Consent list. The procedure acts as

Publication Date: 
29/04/2008
Down to Earth
Tags:
Environment, Health Effects, Endosulfan, Pesticide Regulation, UN
Pesticides And Toxins

Endosulfan suppresses growth and reproduction in zebrafish

To study the effects of endosulfan, a mild estrogen-mimic,on survival, growth and reproduction of the model zebrafish Danio rerio, the hatchlings were discretely immersed at selected doses (44–1400 ng/l) for 14 h.

Publication Date: 
10/04/2008
Alagusundaram Balasubramani, Thavamani Jegajothivel Pandian
Current Science
94
7
883
Tags:
Pesticides, Fish, Endosulfan, Research, India, Pesticides And Toxins
Water Resources

Status of groundwater quality in India: Part-II

The ground water quality of the 14 Metropolitan Cities of Faridabad, Delhi, Jaipur, Bhopal, Indore, Jabalpur, Nagpur, Nasik, Pune, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Vishakhapatnam, Patna and Kochi has been assessed to see the suitability of ground water for domestic and irrigation applications. Twenty five ground water samples were collected each during pre- and post-monsoon seasons in the year 2004 and analysed for various physico-chemical and bacteriological parameters, heavy metals, pesticides and polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons.

Publication Date: 
01/04/2008
CPCB
Tags:
Pesticides, Heavy Metals, Drinking Water Standards, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Groundwater Quality, DDT, Aldrin, Endosulfan, India
India

 US public seek phase out of endosulfan

Thousands have responded to a public input demand by the us Environmental Protection Agency (usepa)on reviewing registration of the insecticide endosulfan. "Endosulfan poses substantial risks and

Publication Date: 
14/03/2008
Down to Earth
Tags:
Ecology, Health Effects, Pesticide Industry, Occupational Health, Endosulfan, United States Of America (US)

Effects of pesticides on Chlorphyll content in leaves of medicinal plants

The incidence of presence of pesticides and heavy metals in the leafy vegetables has gained significance. The present study was carried out to study the effect of indicriminate use of common insecticides on the essential catabolic activity of some vegetables.

Publication Date: 
13/03/2008
A. R. Chopade, N.S. Naikwade, A.Y. Nalawade
Pollution Research
26
3
491
Tags:
Vegetables, Lindane, Endosulfan, Pesticide Residues, Research, India, Statistics
India

 In short

trial and error: The Genetic Engineering Approval Committee has approved large-scale trial of Bt Brinjal, the first ever genetically modified food crop. This comes on the heel of a latest ASSOCHAM

Publication Date: 
14/09/2007
Down to Earth
Tags:
Vegetables, GM Crops, Health Effects, Farmers, Occupational Health, Endosulfan, Colombia, India
Pesticides And Toxins

Quantification of low levels of organochlorine pesticides using small volumes of plasma of wild birds through gas chromatography negative chemical ionization mass spectrometry

A solid phase extraction and gas chromatography with negative chemical ionization mass spectrometry in scan mode (GC-NCI-MS) method was developed to identify and quantify for the first time low levels of organochlorine pesticides (OCs) in plasma samples of less than 100 ?l from wild birds.

Publication Date: 
01/07/2007
Laura B. Rivera-Rodrguez, Ricardo Rodrguez-Estrella, James Jackson Ellington & et al
Environmental Pollution
148
2
654
Tags:
Gas Chromatograph, Organochlorines, Pesticides, Endosulfan, Heptachlor, Aldrin, Pesticide Residues, United States Of America (US), Agriculture, Wildlife, Birds, Pesticides And Toxins

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