Tag: pesticide
Study: Pesticide risks obscured
full screen Pesticides used in the cultivation of apples, for example, have been shown in studies on rats to affect brain development. Archive image. Photo: Leif R Jansson / TT…
Unexpected persistence of pesticide residues in soils in France, according to a study
News Published on 05/29/2023 at 3:27 p.m. Updated 05/29/2023 at 3:27 p.m. Reading 2 mins. Crops, permanent grasslands and even forests: a pilot study conducted by the Inrae research institute…
The ban on a pesticide worries French cereal producers who export to Africa
Concern is mounting over the ban on the use of an insecticide which is due to come into force on April 25. Some fear in particular that France will no…
Drinking water contaminated with a banned pesticide: what are the health risks?
No alert at this stage, but increased vigilance. Residues of a pesticide that has been banned in France since 2020, chlorothalonil, are ubiquitous in drinking water. About a third of…
the pesticide chlorothalonil detected, health risks?
Chlorothalonil, a pesticide banned since 2020, was found in excessive quantities in a third of drinking water in France, according to ANSES analyzes published on April 6, 2023. Is it…
Avoid these common mistakes! 6 tips to prevent cancer
Stress, genetics, age, harmful habits and unhealthy diet are among the factors that cause cancer. In order to prevent cancer, we need to pay attention to the foods and items…
Pesticide manufacturer Bayer-Monsanto ordered to compensate a French farmer
Bayer-Monsanto will have to compensate a French farmer, Paul François, poisoned by the herbicide Lasso. Information revealed, this Thursday, December 8, by our colleagues from World and Radio France. On…
How to naturally get rid of pests in the garden?
Your tomatoes are infested with aphids, your lemon tree is coated with a cottony appearance, revealing the presence of scale insects and your salads are nibbled by slugs, what to…
Here, the CEO sweeps a glass of his own pesticide
For several years, there had been alarms about negative health effects in connection with emissions of various chemical pesticides when the Danish CEO of BT Kemi, Lars Foss, decided to…
Phytosanitary product: what is it?
Etymologically, a phytosanitary product is a product intended to guarantee the good health of plants. In practice, the expression refers to the idea of chemical products employees : to prevent…