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Pesticides And Toxins

The pesticides that are increasing risk of extinction for bumblebee populations

Bumblebee queens are a common sight on a spring day, their large furry bodies flying industriously from flower to flower.

Publication Date: 
21/08/2017
Independent (United Kingdom)
Tags:
Pesticides And Toxins, Pesticide Use, Bees, Environment, Ecology, European Union (EU)
Pesticides And Toxins

Rehabilitation centre for endosulfan victims

Deputy Commissioner Priyanka Mary Francis said on Thursday that the district administration had identified five acres of land at Senapura village in Kundapur taluk of Udupi district for setting up

Publication Date: 
04/08/2017
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Karnataka, Endosulfan, Hazardous Products, Rehabilitation, Endosulfan Case, Udupi (D), Pesticides And Toxins
Pesticides And Toxins

Drifting crop chemical deals ‘double whammy’ to U.S. farmers

An advanced weed-killing chemical has twice come back to haunt Arkansas farmer John Weiss.

Publication Date: 
03/08/2017
Reuters
Tags:
Pesticides And Toxins, Insecticide, Agriculture, Farmers, United States Of America (US), Weeds
Pesticides And Toxins

Glyphosate toxicity and carcinogenicity: a review of the scientific basis of the European Union assessment and its differences with IARC

Glyphosate is the most widely used herbicide worldwide. It is a broad spectrum herbicide and its agricultural uses increased considerably after the development of glyphosate-resistant genetically modified (GM) varieties. Since glyphosate was introduced in 1974, all regulatory assessments have established that glyphosate has low hazard potential to mammals, however, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) concluded in March 2015 that it is probably carcinogenic.

Publication Date: 
01/08/2017
Jose V. Tarazona, Daniele Court‑Marques, Manuela Tiramani & et al
Archives of Toxicology
91
2723–2743
Tags:
Herbicide, Health Effects, Cancer, Toxicity Studies, European Union (EU), Mammals
Pesticides And Toxins

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding insecticide manufacturers are circumventing the mandatory requirement of obtaining EC, 27/07/2017

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Karukampally Vijayan Biju Vs Union of India & Others dated 27/07/2017 regarding insecticide manufacturers are circumventing the mandatory requirement of obtaining prior Environmental Clearance before commencing their manufacturing activity.

Judgement Date: 
27/07/2017
Tags:
Insecticide, Pesticide Industry, Pesticides, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Environment Clearance (EC), Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF)
Pesticides And Toxins

Trade and food standards

Participation in the development of international food standards for trade is essential if countries are to reap the benefits of booming global trade and prepare for imminent technological changes, according to a joint publication issued by the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) on 12 July.

Publication Date: 
12/07/2017
FAO
Tags:
Trade, Food Standards, Food Safety, CODEX, India, Global, Developing Countries, Pesticide Residues, Maximum Residue Level (MRL)
Pesticides And Toxins

U.S. state prosecutors join push to ban pesticide chlorpyrifos

Six state prosecutors are seeking to join a lawsuit to force the U.S.

Publication Date: 
07/07/2017
Reuters
Tags:
Pesticides And Toxins, Pesticide Use, United States Of America (US), Chlorpyriphos, Environment, Health Effects
Pesticides

Nicotine-based pesticides harm bees despite corporations' claims, major study finds amid calls for total ban

Researchers found a 24 per cent reduction in bee populations at test sites in Hungary was linked to use of neonicotinoids, but also some 'positive' effects of its use in Germany

Publication Date: 
30/06/2017
Independent (United Kingdom)
Tags:
Pesticides And Toxins, Environment, Bees, Hungary, Pesticide Use, European Union (EU)
Pesticides And Toxins

French PM says no repealing bee-harming pesticide ban

France's government will not repeal a planned ban of bee-harming neonicotinoid pesticides, the prime minister's office said on Monday after the country's farm minister said it should not be applied

Publication Date: 
27/06/2017
Reuters
Tags:
Pesticides And Toxins, France, Bees, European Union (EU), Pesticides
Pesticides And Toxins

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding use of lead in manufacturing of Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) pipes and other products, 25/05/2017

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Jan Sahyog Manch Vs Ministry of Environment and Forest & Others dated 25/05/2017 regarding environment and ecological damage caused by the use of lead in manufacturing of Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) pipes and other products. The Applicant Jan Sahyog Manch has also prayed for stringent directions for withdrawing the PVC pipes out of the market which are containing lead based heat stabilizer.

MoEF&CC has been directed by NGT :

Judgement Date: 
25/05/2017
Tags:
Lead, Plastics, Toxins, Health Effects, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Bureau Of Indian Standards (BIS), Hazardous Industry, India

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