Pesticides And Toxins

 According to report

Pesticides in veggies: A government of India survey found high levels of pesticides in fruits and vegetables. Fourteen per cent of the samples collected from across the country had traces of pesticide residues. Four per cent had residues beyond the permissible limit. Pesticide residues were also found in cereals, pulses, marine and milk products. Landfills harbour bird flu: Poultry

Publication Date: 
14/07/2009
Down to Earth
Tags:
Forests, Avian Flu, Food Contamination, Amazon, Health, Landfill, Pesticides And Toxins, Pesticide Residues, United States Of America (US), Brazil, India
Pesticides And Toxins

A survey of persistant organochlorine pesticides residues in some streams of the Cauvery River, Karnataka, India

Samples of water, sediments, Shrimps (Caridina sp.,Litopenaeus ,Macrobrachium, Neocaridina ) and fish Species( Etroplus suratensis, Murrels (Channa marulius) ,silver carp and Catfishes (Heteropneustes fossilis) ) were analysed for organochlorine (OCP

Publication Date: 
01/04/2009
Abida Begum, HariKrishna S, Irfanulla Khan
International Journal of ChemTech Research
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2
237
Tags:
Water Pollution, Cauvery, Water Quality, Aquaculture, Pesticides And Toxins, Pesticide Residues, Karnataka, Mandya (D)
Climate Change

Impacts of climate change on indirect human exposure to pathogens and chemicals from agriculture

Climate change is likely to affect the nature of pathogens and chemicals in the environment and their fate and transport. Future risks of pathogens and chemicals could therefore be very different from those of today.

Publication Date: 
01/04/2009
Alistair B.A. Boxall, Anthony Hardy, Sabine Beulke & et al
Environmental Health Perspectives
117
4
508
Tags:
Agriculture, Plant Diseases, Pest Control, Food Contamination, Health Effects, Epidemiological Studies, Climate Change, Vector Borne Diseases, Pesticide Residues
Pesticides And Toxins

Maximum residue limits (MRLs) for pesticides registered for use on Australian almonds

This information bulletin provides a list of maximum residue limits (MRLs) for pesticides registered for use in Australian on almonds. Listed in the table are MRLs for Australia, as

Publication Date: 
01/03/2009
Australian Government
Tags:
Food Standards, Food Contamination, Pesticides And Toxins, Organochlorines, Organophosphates, Maximum Residue Level (MRL), Pesticide Residues, CODEX, Exports, Australia, European Union (EU)
Pesticides And Toxins

The Synergistic toxicity of pesticide mixtures: Implications for risk assessment & the conservation of endangered Pacific Salmon

Mixtures of organophosphate and carbamate pesticides are commonly detected in freshwater habitats that support threatened and endangered species of Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus sp.) . These pesticides inhibit the activity of acetylcholinesterase (AChE) and thus have potential to interfere with behaviors that may be essential for salmon survival.

Publication Date: 
01/03/2009
Cathy A. Laetz, David H. Baldwin, Tracy K. Collier & et al
Environmental Health Perspectives
117
3
348
Tags:
Pesticides, Food Contamination, Fish, Pesticides And Toxins, Toxicity Studies, Pesticide Residues, United States Of America (US)
Food Policy

Food safety modernization act of 2009

This Act may be cited as the

Publication Date: 
01/02/2009
Food Safety Administration
Tags:
Food Supply, Food Standards, Food Contamination, Food Adulteration, Health Effects, Pesticides And Toxins, Pesticide Residues, Food Safety, Research, United States Of America (US)
Pesticides And Toxins

Proposals for 2009 monitoring plan for pesticide residues in food and drink

Each year as a follow up to the official processes which regulate pesticides, government monitors food to check that the residue levels found are within those expected from normal use of the pesticide and checks that legal trading levels (Maximum Residue Levels) are not breached for both imported and home-produced food.

Publication Date: 
01/01/2009
Pesticides Safety Directorate
Tags:
Pesticides, Wheat, Vegetables, Animal Products, Milk, Soft Drinks, Pesticides And Toxins, Maximum Residue Level (MRL), Pesticide Residues, European Union (EU)
Pesticides And Toxins

Pesticide residues in food 2008: joint FAO/WHO meeting on pesticide residues

Report of the Joint Meeting of the FAO panel of experts on pesticide residues in food and the environment and the WHO core assessment group on pesticide residues held at Rome from 9-18 Sep 2008.

Publication Date: 
01/01/2009
FAO
Tags:
Pesticides, Food Contamination, Pesticides And Toxins, Maximum Residue Level (MRL), Acceptable Daily Intake (ADI), Pesticide Residues, Food Safety, Food Safety Authority (FDA), CODEX
Agriculture

The development and regulation of Bt Brinjal in India

This comprehensive review of all aspects of cultivation of brinjal in India summarises the development and regulatory status in India of biotech Bt brinjal hybrids. Bt brinjal was approved in India for experimental seed production in 2008-2009 and is under consideration for commercial release.

Publication Date: 
01/01/2009
Bhagirath Choudhary, Kadambini Gaur
International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications (ISAAA)
Tags:
Agriculture, Vegetables, GM Crops, Development, Pesticides And Toxins, Pesticide Residues, Food Safety, Biosafety, Biotechnology, Genetic Engineering, India, Bt Brinjal
Pesticides And Toxins

DDT exposure of Zebrafish embryos enhances seizure susceptibility

California sea lions have a large body burden of organochlorine pesticides, and over the last decade they have also been subject to domoic acid poisoning. Domoic acid poisoning, previously recognized in adult animals, is now viewed as a major cause of prenatal mortality.

Publication Date: 
01/01/2009
Jessica A. Tiedeken, John S. Ramsdell
Environmental Health Perspectives
117
1
68
Tags:
Health Effects, DDT, Pesticides And Toxins, Toxicity Studies, Pesticide Residues, United States Of America (US)

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