In addition to the title of mom, I also have the title of farmer, giving me firsthand experiences and understanding of why farmers utilize tools like pesticides when growing their crops.

At high levels, human exposure to pesticides can result in illnesses such as heart, respiratory or neurological disease and cancer, according to the European Environment Agency (EEA). However, in the ...

Environmental Protection Agency head Lee Zeldin has said he wants the federal agency to accelerate scientific safety evaluations of various chemicals, including pesticides. The review process is c ...

A study has demonstrated that pesticides can negatively affect non-target species living in agricultural environment. However, the effects varied greatly depending on the substance tested.

SOME SHARING HOW PESTICIDES HAVE AFFECTED THEIR LIVES AND DEMANDING SAFER FARMING PRACTICIES IN PAJARO VALLEY.. <WHOSE GOT THE POWER? WE GOT THE POWER. WHAT KIND OF POWER? PEOPLE POWER.> ...

Brazil’s new pesticide law: no safe distance from toxic exposure. Nations that import Brazilian commodities, like soy and other pesticide-reliant agricultural products, must urgently reevaluate these ...

The EU executive will not put a contentious plan to slash pesticide use back on the table, agriculture Commissioner Christophe Hansen told Euronews, closing a key chapter of the Green Deal.

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Pesticides are present in soil and plants year-round, not just during application periods, with mixtures detected in fields and adjacent meadows. This persistent ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Neonicotinoid pesticides, like clothianidin, have complex, tissue-specific effects on bumble bees, disrupting gene activity in the brain, legs, and kidney-like ...

Pesticide impacts on bees more complex than expected New study shows effects 'akin to aging and cancer' Date: January 15, 2025 Source: Queen Mary University of London Summary: A new study shows ...

Andrea Rother receives funding from Sweden through the Swedish Chemical Agency, the Centre for Pesticide Suicide Prevention - University of Edinburgh, and the United Nations Environment Programme.

Ground application of pesticides within 300 meters of communities and their water sources is currently illegal in Mato Grosso. If adopted, Bill No. 1833/2023 would reduce this distance to just 90 ...