News tagged with use of pesticides
Tequila boom triggers social, environmental hangover in Mexico
Jan 13, 2009 |
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New North Carolina State University research shows that tequila's surge in popularity over the past 15 years has been a boon for industry, but is triggering a significant hangover of social and environmental ...
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Cultural Beliefs About Pesticides Put Mexican Farmworkers at Risk
Nov 05, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Chemical pesticides are among the tools farmers often use in managing insects dedicated to dining on our nation’s harvest. Pesticides, unfortunately, are not without risk to those who labor in the fields ...
Nanotechnology: A risky frontier?
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Nov 05, 2009 |
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Inside a cramped back room at Rushford Hypersonic, a start-up headquartered in southeastern Minnesota, sits a cube-like machine that throws a mean atomic fastball. At the push of a button, the reactor hurls atoms toward a ...
An inexpensive 'dipstick' test for pesticides in foods
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Nov 04, 2009 |
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Scientists in Canada are reporting the development of a fast, inexpensive "dipstick" test to identify small amounts of pesticides that may exist in foods and beverages. Their paper-strip test is more practical ...
New findings bring hope for possible Parkinson's disease cure
Nov 03, 2009 |
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Researchers at Iowa State University have found an essential key to possibly cure Parkinson's disease and are looking for others.
Spider mite predators serve as biological control
Nov 02, 2009 |
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The control of spider mites, which damage tree leaves, reduce fruit quality and cost growers millions of dollars in the use of pesticide and oil spraying, is being biologically controlled in Pennsylvania apple ...
Data point to some improvements in China's environment
Nov 02, 2009 |
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The rapid growth of China's forests over the past 20 years makes them the fastest growing forest resources in the world, according to an assessment published in the November issue of BioScience.
Scientists examine how common pesticide mixes may affect bee die-offs
Oct 29, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Since reports of widespread bee die-offs began to surface in October 2006, researchers have investigated possible reasons ranging from hive-infecting mites to cell phone-tower radiation. They have yet to ...
Pesticides exposure linked to suicidal thoughts
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 22, 2009 |
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A new study in China has found that people with higher levels of pesticide exposure are more likely to have suicidal thoughts. The study was carried out by Dr Robert Stewart from the Institute of Psychiatry at King's College ...
Glacial melting may release pollutants in the environment
Oct 21, 2009 |
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Those pristine-looking Alpine glaciers now melting as global warming sets in may explain the mysterious increase in persistent organic pollutants in sediment from certain lakes since the 1990s, despite decreased ...
Media source impacts ag biotech communication
Oct 20, 2009 |
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Communication between the public and government is a necessary component of public trust. For many modern issues, constituents trust that their legislators understand the science behind these topics and pass legislation for ...
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