How Pesticides Accelerate the Spread of Pests
A study by researchers at UC Berkeley shows that agrochemicals are responsible for increasing the transmission of the schitosome, a ...
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Banned pesticides present in the air
The analysis of the ambient air by three agencies for a year revealed the presence of banned products, some for ...
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Chlordecone in the West Indies: how did we get rid of stocks after the ban on the pesticide?
According to a France2 report broadcast on February 27, after the banning of the highly toxic pesticide chlordecone in the ...
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Glyphosate: official tests questioned again
The official evaluation of glyphosate, which had allowed the authorities to conclude that the pesticide had no carcinogenic potential, is ...
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Glyphosate: how to understand urine tests?
Studies conducted on urine samples reveal conflicting results. They should be interpreted with caution. Six thousand “volunteer pissers” have already ...
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Fungicides used in agriculture are toxic to humans
In a study, Inserm shows that SDHI fungicides, widely used in agricultural crops, are toxic to humans and the environment. ...
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For the United States Environmental Protection Agency, glyphosate is not carcinogenic
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has declared that glyphosate is not carcinogenic to humans. A controversial conclusion. According to'US ...
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Pesticides: justice recognizes the professional origin of Parkinson’s in an arborist
Justice recognized Thursday, April 15 the professional origin of Marcel Geslin's Parkinson's disease. Died last June, the man had worked ...
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Prostate cancer: chlordecone increases the risk of recurrence
Chlordecone, a pesticide widely used in the cultivation of bananas in the West Indies, could multiply up to three times ...
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Glyphosate: Baby pesticide exposure linked to autism
The exposure of the fetus to common pesticides (including glyphosate) during pregnancy, and of the newborn in the first year ...
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Glyphosate: a step towards banning in France
The marketing authorization for Roundup Pro 360, a weed killer containing glyphosate, has been canceled by ANSES and the administrative ...
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Pesticides: the new Minister of Agriculture accused of being a lobbyist
Didier Guillaume, the new Minister of Agriculture, declared that it was "up to scientists to prove or not that there ...
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Environment: the French fear pesticides
The French are concerned about the toxicity of their environment and the impact on their health.Between pesticides, air pollution, heavy ...
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Contaminated eggs: the ministry publishes the list of products on the market
The list of products sold in France and contaminated with fipronil has been published by the Ministry of Agriculture.The Ministry ...
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Food: experts specify the right rules
Limiting exposure to environmental contaminants: this is the spirit of the latest advice on daily dietary guidelines, published by the ...
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Pesticides: the number of exposed French farmers underestimated
A long-awaited report on the exposure of French farmers to pesticides has just been - discreetly - published. He points ...
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Pesticides in the air: Paris as affected as the countryside
While the highest levels of pesticides in the air are found in rural areas, the Paris conurbation is also affected ...
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Pesticides: a farmer loses his fight against the State
Dominique Marchal is suffering from a blood disease due, according to him, to his exposure to pesticides. His claim for ...
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COPD: children exposed to pesticides more at risk in adulthood
Children living in agricultural areas exposed to pesticides have impaired lung function. If this disorder persists, they could develop serious ...
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Fabian Tomasi: death at 53 of the symbol of the fight against glyphosate
Fabian Tomasi, symbol of the fight against glyphosate in Argentina, died at the age of 53 from severe toxic polyneuropathy.His ...
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Food: 6 out of 10 pesticide residues are endocrine disruptors
In a disturbing report published on Tuesday, September 4, the NGO Générations Futures affirms that more than 6 out of ...
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Food: bees addicted to neonicotinoid pesticides
According to a new study, bees are increasingly relishing neonicotinoid pesticides, gradually destroying their nervous system."Of the hundred plant species ...
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Food: Should we be concerned about the herbicide found in breakfast cereals?
A study reveals the concentration of glyphosate, the famous herbicide marketed by Monsanto, in breakfast cereals. How dangerous is this ...
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Exposure to pesticides makes mice fat: what about humans?
New epidemiological data link exposure to pesticides and the development of metabolic diseases, such as obesity and its complications, in ...
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Cancers, premature babies: the West Indians massively poisoned by chlordecone
Classified "as possible carcinogen" in 1979 by the World Health Organization (WHO), chlordecone, an ultra-toxic pesticide, was used extensively from ...
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Foods which “poison” us: 60 million consumers denounce “the tricks of industrialists”
60 million consumers denounced this Thursday "the tricks of the industrialists when they fool consumers and pass off a food ...
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Parkinson’s disease: farmers and residents more exposed because of pesticides
According to Public Health France, the number of people with Parkinson's disease will have increased by 56% in 2030. Farmers ...
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Pesticides in fruits and vegetables: which are the most affected?
A report published on Tuesday by the NGO Future Generations denounces the presence of traces of pesticides in several fruits ...
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Endocrine disruptors: alarming report lists dangers to health and the environment
An official report submitted to the government in mid-January highlights the problems posed by endocrine disruptors (ED) for the environment ...
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Traces of pesticides in fruits and vegetables are a danger to women’s fertility
New study confirms the dangers of pesticides for female fertility. It was performed on women who were undergoing infertility treatment.New ...
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