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Monsanto's controversial herbicide, Roundup, has now been linked to Parkinsonism related disorders according to research reported in the Neurotoxicology & Teratology journal.
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Farmers and food industry representatives are demanding a probe into the potential outcome of a new genetically modified crop in combination with the usage of the 2,4-D pesticide.
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A pesticide, commonly used since the 1990s, has been shown to affect bee colonies and can potentially lead to the collapse of the entire colony. This news has led to calls for greater pre-approval testing of pesticides.
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Rampant use of endosulfan is poisoning rivers in the north east region of India, the world’s largest producer and exporter of the hazardous chemical.
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You have children and pets and a big backyard. In Ontario if you want to use a powerful pesticide in order to make sure your lawn is greener than the neighbours you may be tempted to order something online. That order could make you a criminal.
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POPs (Persistent Organic Pollutants) are highly toxic chemicals. They may be pesticides or some industrial wastes. Of the many POPs, eight organochlorine pesticides—DDT, aldrin, dieldrin, endrin, chlordane, heptachlor, mirex, toxaphene— threaten human
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A pesticide regarded as one of the most closely studied and safest, atrazine, is used on corn crops throughout the world. Recent research indicates that it can 'chemically castrate' frogs and may have the potential to have the same impact on humans.
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In late October, a three-year-old boy in Western Kenya intentionally ate a handful of carbofuran, a lion-killing pesticide, and later was found dead by his father.
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Recently the New York Times reported on the safety of the nation’s food supply, finding no improvement during the past three years. Contaminants have been found in many foods. Today a dramatic example at my home showed the problem visibly.
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In an era that everyone talks about green, the mass use of chemical-based pesticides obviously is outdated. Now, scientists say they have found a green alternative.
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Pesticide Headlines
Some of the world's most commonly used pesticides are killing bees by damaging their ability to navigate, reducing numbers of queens, research suggests.
 Pregnant women who showed higher exposure to a common agricultural pesticide had babies with slightly lower birth weights, a study by Canadian and U.S. researchers has found.
 Even low doses of popular pesticides can reduce bees' survival and reproduction, two new studies show.
 There is not enough evidence to justify a provincewide ban on the cosmetic use of pesticides but the regulations restricting their use should be tightened, according to a special committee of B.C. MLAs.
Government inspectors test imported juice for unapproved chemical.
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Shruti, a young Indian girl whose village has long been exposed to aerial spraying of endosulfan.
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Pesticide Blogs
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NBC investigates the collapse of honeybee colonies and how the declining numbers threaten a majority of plants that...
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Food is one of man’s basic needs, specifically, physiologic needs, according to Abraham Maslow. Food and proper...
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Great news for Europeans, bad news for chemical manufacturers: the Europe Union is planning to "phase out highly toxic...
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