Pesticides And Toxins

The Pesticides Management Bill, 2017

A Bill to regulate the import, manufacture, export, storage, sale, transport, distribution, quality and use of pesticides with a view to— control pests; ensure availability of quality pesticides; allow its use only after assessing its efficacy and safety; minimize the contamination of agricultural commodities by pesticide residues; create awar

Publication Date: 
19/02/2018
Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
Tags:
Pesticides, India, Pesticide Residues, Pesticide Use, Agriculture, Pesticide Industry, Pest Control
Air Pollution

Volatile chemical products emerging as largest petrochemical source of urban organic emissions

A gap in emission inventories of urban volatile organic compound (VOC) sources, which contribute to regional ozone and aerosol burdens, has increased as transportation emissions in the United States and Europe have declined rapidly. A detailed mass balance demonstrates that the use of volatile chemical products (VCPs)—including pesticides, coatings, printing inks, adhesives, cleaning agents, and personal care products—now constitutes half of fossil fuel VOC emissions in industrialized cities.

Publication Date: 
16/02/2018
Brian C. McDonald, Joost A. de Gouw, Jessica B. Gilman & et al
Science
1-5
Tags:
Air Pollution, Fossil Fuels, Vehicular Pollution, United States Of America (US), Europe, Aerosols, Toxins, Pesticides, Urban Air Quality
Pesticides And Toxins

Amazon to pay $1.2 million in settlement over pesticide sales, U.S.

Amazon.com Inc will pay a $1.2 million (852,999.72 pounds) penalty to settle nearly 4,000 alleged violations of U.S.

Publication Date: 
16/02/2018
Reuters
Tags:
Pesticides And Toxins, Pesticides, United States Of America (US), Illegal Trade
Pesticides And Toxins

Industry writing its own rules

New report shows how industry managed to sweep harmful effects of pesticides and genetic engineering under the carpet. Eleven out of 12 EU pesticide and GMO risk assessment methods studied were developed or promoted by industry, a new report from Pesticide Action Network (PAN) shows.

Publication Date: 
06/02/2018
Pesticide Action Network
Tags:
Pesticides, GMOs, Pesticide Residues, Toxins, GM Crops, Industry
Environment

The Lancet Commission on pollution and health

Pollution is the largest environmental cause of disease and premature death in the world today. Diseases caused by pollution were responsible for an estimated 9 million premature deaths in 2015—16% of all deaths worldwide— three times more deaths than from AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria combined and 15 times more than from all wars and other forms of violence. In the most severely affected countries, pollution-related disease is responsible for more than one death in four.

Publication Date: 
03/02/2018
Philip J Landrigan, Richard Fuller, Nereus J R Acosta
Lancet
391
1-51
Tags:
Pollution, Health Effects, Air Pollution, Water Pollution, Toxins, PCBs, Pesticides, Lead, Indoor Air Pollution, Vehicular Pollution, India, Bangladesh, Poverty, PM 2.5, South Asia, Respiratory Diseases, Occupational Health
Environment

Experts urge for toxin-free environment

Nagpur: Ill-effects of using products that generate toxic waste and pollution of Nag River were the main topics taken up at the two-day workshop on 'Toxin-free lifestyle' organized by the Jeevit Na

Publication Date: 
23/01/2018
Times of India (Nagpur)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Nagpur (D), Ecology, Rivers, Organic Foods, Pesticides, Environment
Health

The public health impact of chemicals: knowns and unknowns: data addendum for 2016

This is an addendum to the WHO publication “The Public Health Impact of Chemicals: Knowns and Unknowns” (WHO, 2016) and presents an update of the main data tables and figures for the year 2016.

Publication Date: 
01/01/2018
World Health Organization
Tags:
Health Effects, Diseases, Pesticides, Chemicals
Health

Understanding the impacts of pesticides on children

Understanding the Impacts of Pesticides on Children highlights the various pathways of exposure and outlines the associated effects on children’s health. This discussion paper summarizes key research (with footnotes that offer links to freely available external resources), delves into the issues, and offers concrete ideas for solutions.

Publication Date: 
01/01/2018
UNICEF
Tags:
Pesticides, Pesticide Use, Children, Health Effects, Child Health
Pesticides And Toxins

Food Safety and Standards (Contaminants, Toxins and Residues) Amendment Regulation related to MRL of pesticide

The following draft of certain regulations, further to amend the Food Safety and Standards (Contaminants, Toxins and Residues) Regulations, 2011, which the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India, with previous approval of the Central Government, proposes to make in exercise of the powers conferred by clauses (i) and (j) of sub-section (2)

Publication Date: 
27/12/2017
Food Safety And Standards Authority Of India (FSSAI)
Tags:
Maximum Residue Level (MRL), Pesticides, Pesticide Residues, Toxins, Food Safety, Food Contamination, Food Standards
Water Pollution

English rivers polluted by powerful insecticides, first tests reveal

Rivers in England are contaminated with powerful insecticides, new testing has revealed, increasing concerns over the impact of the toxic chemicals on fish and birds.

Publication Date: 
13/12/2017
Guardian (UK)
Tags:
Water Pollution, River Pollution, United Kingdom, Pesticides, Insecticide, Health Effects, Water Quality, European Union (EU)

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