Tag: pesticides
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Science Explains the Dirty Dozen Foods to Never Eat (and What to Eat Instead)
The Environmental Working Group (EWG) unveiled its annual list, the Dirty Dozen foods. This list spotlights vegetables and fruits with the highest levels of pesticide residues. We’ll also share the accompanying list, the Clean Fifteen, a list of produce to prioritize. Pesticide residues can harm human health. Because of this, many people opt for organic…
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Study Highlights the Importance of Biodiversity in Farming
As the global population continues growing, experts have been studying how to maintain high crop yields while not sacrificing biodiversity. The world faces mounting challenges due to climate change, which will inevitably affect the food supply. However, by simply working with nature instead of against it, we could overcome these problems. In a new study,…
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Australian Researchers Link Pesticides to Chronic Kidney Disease
University of Queensland researchers found a link between certain pesticides to chronic kidney disease risk. The commonly used pesticide Malathion, called Maldison in Australia, increases the risk of kidney disease by 25%. Applications for Malathion include agriculture, domestic, and public recreation areas. It’s used to kill mosquitoes and fruit flies and is an ingredient in…
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Researchers Reveal the Shocking Impact of Pesticides In Our Water
A new study by scientists from the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) proves how the impact of pesticides are damaging waterways. While pesticides do protect crops from invasive species of insects, fungi, and weeds, they may do more harm than good. They inevitably runoff into nearby streams, damaging aquatic communities, which are essential to…
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Science Explains How Pesticides Can Contribute to Food Shortages
Scientists have discovered that pesticides may lead to food shortages because of their adverse effect on bees. Specifically, the researchers found a group of pesticides called pyrethroids that contribute to colony collapse disorder in bees. This occurs when worker bees disappear, causing the queen and other members of the hive to die. Without bees, hundreds…
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UC Davis Researchers Find New Threat to World’s Wild Bee Population
The wild bee population has been in trouble for a long time. Researchers have been looking for causes and solutions for decades and have come across several factors that could be contributing to their possible extinction. Like humans, bees face several problems that can contribute to bad health and, ultimately, death. In the last few…