July 28, 2021 | Between 340,000 and 900,000 premature deaths each year can be linked to air pollution caused by the release of volatile organic compounds, such as pesticides, paints, and cleaning agents, from anthropogenic sources. The findings, published in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, were drawn from an international team of over 50 scientists, led […]
Category: Air/Water
Chemicals, including Pesticides, in Wastewater Discharge Contaminate Oysters in Pacific Northwest
July 8, 2021 | A Portland State University (PSU) study published in Marine Pollution Bulletin finds oysters of varying distances from wastewater discharge pipes along the Oregon and Washington state coast contain low levels of chemical contaminants. Although wastewater treatment facilities clean water draining from sinks and toilets, the process does not adequately remove all […]
Pesticide Contamination in Waterways Raises New Alarm for Aquatic Life, Citing Poor Regulation
June 23, 2021 | Small streams are prone to excessively high levels of pesticide contamination that are even more hazardous than once thought, according to a pilot study by a team of German researchers and published in Water Research. The results indicate significant risks for the health of aquatic ecosystems and should be used as […]
Hazardous Pesticide Breakdown Chemicals Found in Streams Nationwide, Raising Health Concerns
March 31, 2021 | Pesticide breakdown products are just as ubiquitous as their parent compounds in urban streams throughout the U.S., according to research conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and published in Environmental Science and Technology. The first of its kind findings place an important spotlight on the long-term impacts of pesticide use […]
Agrichemicals in surface water and birth defects in the United States
Paul D Winchester1, Jordan Huskins2, Jun Ying3 1.Section of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA 2.Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA 3.Institute for the Study of Health, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA Correspondence Paul D Winchester, MD, St. Francis Hospital, 8111 South Emerson Avenue, Indianapolis, IN 46237, USA. […]
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Safety Reviews Inadequate for Pesticides Widely Found in Waterways
(Beyond Pesticides, November 5, 2008) The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) acknowledged in a recent Federal Register Notice that antimicrobial pesticides in wide use are not adequately tested for their impacts on human health and the environment. Controversy surrounding the impacts of many antimicrobials in the environment has arisen in recent times to due to the […]
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EU To Limit Chemicals in Surface Waters
(Beyond Pesticides, June 18, 2008) On June 17, 2008, the European Union (EU) voted and approved limits for chemical contaminants in surface waters. This measure would expand the EU’s campaign to protect the environment and also reduce the cost of producing drinking water. This new measure will set limits for 33 chemicals, including pesticides and […]
Pharmaceuticals and Anti-Bacterials in Your Drinking Water
(Beyond Pesticides, March 17, 2008) Not everything that goes down the drain can be removed by water treatment plants, which leaves some alarming contaminants in America’s drinking water. A five-month investigation by the Associated Press (AP) finds trace quantities of pharmaceuticals in the drinking water of 41 million Americans. Scientists fear that ingestion of these tiny […]
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Study Links Neurological Diseases to Pesticide Exposure
(Beyond Pesticides, August 11, 2006) The preliminary results of an ongoing study, led by the University of North Dakota’s Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC), add to the growing body of evidence linking pesticides to neurological changes associated with Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis (MS), epilepsy, and Alzheimer’s. Funded by the Center for Disease Control and […]
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EPA Blames Popular Pesticide for Frog Abnormalities
On June 18, 2003, The New York Times reported that scientists from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) say there is “sufficient evidence” to conclude that the country’s most widely used pesticide, atrazine, causes sexual abnormality in frogs. They are recommending that the agency conduct more research to understand atrazine’s mechanisms and its broader impact […]
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