Pesticides And Toxins

Pesticides put bumblebee colonies at risk of failure, study finds

Farming pesticides are also killing worker bumblebees, meaning colonies that are vital for plant pollination are more likely to fail

Publication Date: 
22/10/2012
Guardian (UK)
Tags:
Pesticides, Bees, Pesticide Use, Agriculture, Butterflies, Birds, Pesticides And Toxins
Pesticides And Toxins

Vegetables grown near thermal plant toxic: Study

NEW DELHI: Worried about pesticide residues in vegetables? Your diet may consist of many more toxic contaminants that you overlook.

Publication Date: 
01/10/2012
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Pesticide Use, Pesticides And Toxins, Vegetables, Agriculture, Thermal Power Plants, Delhi, Food Contamination, Toxicity Studies, Research Agencies, Aromatic PAH, Industrial Pollution
Agriculture

France to maintain ban on GMO crops: PM

France is to maintain a temporary ban on the cultivation of genetically modified crops, Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault said on Saturday, dealing a blow to farmers and seed companies who say the m

Publication Date: 
17/09/2012
Planet Ark (Australia)
Tags:
France, GM Crops, Agriculture, Seeds, Genetic Engineering, Europe, Farmers, Pesticide Use, Pesticides
Pesticides And Toxins

Pesticides could cost sub-Saharan Africa $90bn in illness bill, UN warns

The potential cost of pesticide-related illnesses in sub-Saharan African between 2005 and 2020 could reach $90bn (£56bn), according to a UN report released on Wednesday highlighting the growing hea

Publication Date: 
07/09/2012
Guardian (UK)
Tags:
Pesticides, Health Effects, Africa, Health, Environment, UNEP, Benzene, Asia, Leukaemia, China, Air Pollution, Waste Disposal, Food Security, Agriculture, Pesticide Use, Pesticides And Toxins
Pesticides And Toxins

Global Chemical Outlook: Towards sound management of chemicals

Coordinated action by governments and industry is urgently needed to reduce the growing risks to human health and the environment posed by the unsustainable management of chemicals worldwide, according to a by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).

Publication Date: 
05/09/2012
UNEP
Tags:
Chemical Industry, Toxins, Health Effects, Occupational Health, POPs, Pesticide Use, Africa, Heavy Metals, South Africa, Land Pollution, Water Pollution, China, Industrial Disasters, Cement Industry, Industrial Pollution
Pesticides And Toxins

Monitoring of organochlorine pesticides in and around Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India

Keoladeo National Park (KNP) is an important wintering ground for thousands of birds that undertake a perilous journey over the Himalaya to make a seasonal home in a wetland ecosystem. However, this wetland is now getting polluted by various types of contaminants such as pesticides because of the agricultural practices in the catchment area from where the park receives water. Keeping this in mind, the present study has been undertaken to assess the organochlorine pesticide (OCP) residues in the sediments inside and around KNP. Samples were collected from the different blocks of the park.

Publication Date: 
01/09/2012
Bhumesh Singh Bhadouria, Vinod B. Mathur, Rahul Kaul
Environmental Monitoring and Assessment
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5295–5300
Tags:
Organochlorines, Pesticides, Keoladeo NP, Wetlands, Water Pollution, Pesticide Residues, Sedimentation, Pesticide Use, Gas Chromatograph, Endosulfan, Aldrin, DDT, Rajasthan
Pesticides And Toxins

Irrational use of pesticides harming ecology, public health: study

Irrational use of pesticides in lower Punjab and upper Sindh areas is found to be damaging environment as it has contaminated underground water, soil and even fruits and vegetables being grown ther

Publication Date: 
31/08/2012
Dawn (Pakistan)
Tags:
Pesticides, Pesticide Use, Health Effects, Ecology, Environment, Pakistan, South Asia, Agriculture, Endosulfan, Chlorpyriphos, Deltamethrin, Fenvalerate, Cypermethrin, Vegetables, Food Crops, Water Pollution, Wheat, Respiratory Diseases
Agriculture

Safe food fest to promote pesticide-free farming

With an aim to promote the availability of pesticide free food for all citizens, the Alliance for Safe Food, led by Kheti Virasat Mission, is to organize a two-day food festival to be held at Punja

Publication Date: 
18/08/2012
Indian Express (Chandigarh)
Tags:
Organic Farming, Agriculture, Pesticide Use, Pesticides, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Food Safety
Health

Environmental contamination and its association with chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology in North Central Region of Sri Lanka

In Sri Lanka, the quality of drinking water is at the base of all theories linked with Chronic Kidney Disease of Unknown Etiology (CKDue). In many studies, trace metals (especially arsenic) in the environment have been identified as a major geoenvironmental factor contributing to the etiology of renal damage.

Publication Date: 
01/08/2012
Centre for Science and Environment
Tags:
Renal Failure, Diseases, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Health Effects, Environmental Health, Non Communicable Diseases, Drinking Water, Fluoride, Arsenic, Water Quality, Food Contamination, Pesticide Use, CSE
Pesticides And Toxins

The Kasaragod Declaration

CONCORD-12, the Consultative Workshop on Comprehensive Rehabilitation of Endosulfan Victims concluded at Kasaragod & called for the need to speed up the ongoing relief and rehabilitation initiatives. Read text of the Kasaragod declaration.

Publication Date: 
23/07/2012
Centre for Science and Environment
Tags:
Kasaragod (D), Kerala, Pesticide Use, Health Effects, Hazardous Products, Rehabilitation, CSE, Sunita Narain, Endosulfan, Land, People, Biodiversity, Women, Children, Ecosystems, Education, Human Rights, National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development (NABARD), Health

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