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(Beyond Pesticides, November 25, 2024) When the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced at the end of October a $15 million program to expand access to organic dairy products in schools, it added funds to an agency effort underway that is intended to support and incentivize farmers to grow organic and make organic food more widely available.
New Commercial Pesticide Toxicity Analysis Highlights Need to …
(Beyond Pesticides, May 20, 2021) Beyond Pesticides and Friends of the Earth (FOE) collaborated to analyze herbicide products at two of the most popular home and garden retailers, Home Depot and Lowe’s. This new Commercial Herbicide Analysis highlights the adverse health and environmental effects of widely available toxic pesticides while encouraging retailers to expand on—and consumers to ...
Research on Thousands of Organic and Chemical-Intensive Farms ...
A study of thousands of organic and conventional farms in California found that organic fields spray less pesticides and use fewer toxic products than conventional fields. The web page explains the differences in pesticide regulations, impacts, and benefits of organic and conventional agriculture.
Scientists Link Numerous Pesticides to a Range of Cancer Types
(Beyond Pesticides, August 13, 2024) With novel methods to provide a big-picture view of the overlap between high pesticide use and cancer incidence across the U.S, a new study has again linked pesticide exposure to a range of cancers.
Beyond Pesticides Makes Science-based Case that It Is Imperative …
2022年4月13日 · For Immediate Release. Contact: Jay Feldman, 202-543-5450/ext.15; [email protected] . Beyond Pesticides Makes Science-based Case that It's Imperative to Phase Out Pesticides in a Decade. The organic solutions to problems highlighted in the latest issue of Pesticides and You —based on the importance of healthy ecosystems and public health protection—are within reach, and the ...
Oxidative Stress Measured with Biomarkers Links Pesticide …
2024年1月24日 · 2,4-D, pyrethroid (PRY), and organophosphate (OP) pesticides increase the risk of cancer through oxidative stress (OS). The study highlights that pesticides that increase cancer risk also raise inflammation biomarkers that indicate damage to …
Gateway on Pesticide Hazards and Safe Pest Management
Beyond Pesticides offers resources below to evaluate the health and ecological effects of specific chemical exposure from ACTIVE INGREDIENTS in pesticide products, as well as regulatory information and supporting scientific documents. Because various pesticide products can contain more than one active ingredient, it is important to READ …
Beyond Pesticides Makes Science-based Case that It Is Imperative …
Beyond Pesticides reviews the science, policy, and advocacy of 2021 and argues for urgent action to eliminate toxic pesticide use and promote organic practices. The issue highlights the threats of pesticides to human and ecosystem health, biodiversity, and climate, and the opportunities for a livable future.
Breakdown Products (Metabolites) from Pesticides May Be More …
(Beyond Pesticides, May 6, 2021) Nearly half of all breakdown products (transformation products) from four common-use environmental pesticides produce stronger endocrine (hormone) disrupting (ED) effects than the parent compound, according to new research published in Environment International. Over 300 environmental contaminants and their byproducts—from chemicals in plastics to cosmetic ...