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Small streams in agricultural ecosystems are heavily polluted with pesticides

June 30, 2021 by Captain Organic Planet Leave a Comment

Pesticides safeguard agricultural yields by controlling harmful insects, fungi, and weeds. However, they also enter neighbouring streams and damage the aquatic communities, which are crucial for maintaining biodiversity, are part of the food web and support the self-purification of water. In a nationwide monitoring programme, a consortium of scientists led by the Helmholtz Centre for […]

Filed Under: Environment Tagged With: agricultural chemicals, agriculture, ecosystem, pesticides, streams

New Soil Study Shows Pesticides ‘Destroying the Very Foundations of Web of Life’

May 5, 2021 by Captain Organic Planet Leave a Comment

A study published Tuesday in the journal Frontiers in Environmental Science bolsters alarm about the role that agricultural pesticides play in what scientists have dubbed the “bugpocalypse” and led authors to call for stricter regulations across the U.S. Researchers at the University of Maryland as well as the advocacy groups Friends of the Earth U.S. and the Center for […]

Filed Under: Environment Tagged With: Climate, pesticides, soil, worms

DDT exposure in grandmothers linked to obesity, earlier periods in granddaughters

April 17, 2021 by Captain Organic Planet Leave a Comment

In the first study to report on the health effects of exposure to a toxic environmental chemical over three human generations, a new study has found that granddaughters whose grandmothers were exposed to the pesticide DDT have higher rates of obesity and earlier first menstrual periods. This may increase the granddaughters’ risk for breast cancer […]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: breast cancer, cancer, DDT, disease, endocrine disruptors, granddaughters, grandmothers, pesticides

Whitewash: The Story of a Weed Killer, Cancer, and the Corruption of Science

March 3, 2021 by Captain Organic Planet Leave a Comment

It’s the pesticide on our dinner plates, a chemical so pervasive it’s in the air we breathe, our water, our soil, and even found increasingly in our own bodies. Known as Monsanto’s Roundup by consumers, and as glyphosate by scientists, the world’s most popular weed killer is used everywhere from backyard gardens to golf courses to millions […]

Filed Under: Monsanto Tagged With: Bayer, cancer, farmland, insecticide, monsanto, pesticides, weed killer

Study uncovers cause of pesticide exposure, Parkinson’s link

February 1, 2021 by Captain Organic Planet Leave a Comment

A new University of Guelph study has discovered why exposure to pesticides increases some people’s risk of developing Parkinson’s disease. Previous studies have found an association between two commonly used agrochemicals (paraquat and maneb) and Parkinson’s disease. Now U of G professor Scott Ryan has determined that low-level exposure to the pesticides disrupts cells in […]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: agricultural chemicals, disease, maneb, mutation, paraquat, Parkinson's disease, pesticides

Commercial pesticides: Not as safe as they seem

January 17, 2021 by Captain Organic Planet Leave a Comment

New regulations are needed to protect people and the environment from toxic pesticide ingredients that are not currently subject to safety assessments. This is the conclusion of the first comprehensive review of gaps in risk assessments for “adjuvants” — ingredients added to pesticide formulations to enhance the function or application of the active ingredient. Ignoring […]

Filed Under: Environment Tagged With: adjuvants, pesticide, pesticides

Wild birds opt for conventional food over organic, study shows

January 15, 2021 by Captain Organic Planet Leave a Comment

The nutritional benefits of organic food have been called into question by new research which shows wild garden birds prefer conventional seed to that which has been organically- grown. A three-year study by Newcastle University has found that wild birds are not swayed by the organic label, but instead prefer the more protein-rich, conventional food […]

Filed Under: Organic Foods Tagged With: bird food, birds, organic, pesticides, seeds

Pesticides and food scarcity dramatically reduce wild bee population

October 9, 2020 by Captain Organic Planet Leave a Comment

The loss of flowering plants and the widespread use of pesticides could be a double punch to wild bee populations. In a new study, researchers at the University of California, Davis, found that the combined threats reduced blue orchard bee reproduction by 57 percent and resulted in fewer female offspring. The study was published in […]

Filed Under: Environment Tagged With: agriculture, bee, flowers, Food, insecticide, orchard, pesticides

Childhood cancer caused largely by environmental factors, report finds

October 5, 2020 by Captain Organic Planet Leave a Comment

For children in the U.S., cancer is the leading cause of death from disease. Worldwide, cancer has become so prevalent and devastating that some may use the phrase “like curing cancer” when describing something unfeasible or highly complicated. Yet in September, a team of more than 60 stakeholders and leaders in the health, science, business, policy and advocacy sectors […]

Filed Under: Cancer Tagged With: air, cancer, carcinogen, chemicals, children, environment, fetus, herbicide, leukemia, pesticides, pregnancy, toxin, tumors

The debate rages on about discovering GMOs and pesticides in food SECRET INGREDIENTS

October 31, 2019 by Captain Organic Planet Leave a Comment

While the debate rages on about GMOs and pesticides, this powerful film by Amy Hart and Jeffrey Smith, shares remarkable stories of people who regain their health after discovering the secret ingredients in their food and making a bold commitment to avoid them. The secret ingredients in our food may be a lead driver of […]

Filed Under: GMO's Tagged With: film, genetically modified organism, gmo, ingredients, organic, pesticides

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