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Group Calls for Banning of Toxic Wood Preservatives to Prevent Further Contamination and Poisoning
The contamination and poisoning left behind from wood treatment sites, resulting in hundreds of designated Superfund clean-up ...
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Parkinson’s Disease Explodes as Researchers Find Connection to Pesticide Exposure and Genes
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disease in the world after Alzheimer’s. Genetic factors account for only a fraction of PD cases, and for decades scientists have ...
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Pesticide Residues in Food Do Not Tell the Full Story on Hazards Associated with Chemical-Intensive Agriculture and the Importance of Organic
(Beyond Pesticides, May 1, 2024) According to a new analysis by Consumer Reports, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) ...
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Wide Range of Harmful Effects of Pesticides Documented in Literature Review
(Beyond Pesticides, April 25, 2024) In a study from earlier this year, “Pesticides: An alarming detrimental to health and environment,” scientists compiled research from 154 articles regarding ...
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More Data Finds Long-Term Exposure to Toxic Pesticides Alters Human Gut Microbiome and Metabolism
(Beyond Pesticides, April 26, 2024) Researchers build on existing research when assessing the relationship between long-term exposure to organophosphorus pesticides—widely used in food production and ...
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Meta-Analysis Catalogues Pesticides’ Adverse Impact on How Genes Function
Researchers found a relationship between epigenetic changes and pesticide exposure in a systematic review and meta-analysis of existing literature.
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Research Links Parkinson’s and Lewy Body Disease with Chemical Effects on Brain and Gut
(Beyond Pesticides, April 19, 2024) Parkinson’s disease (PD) and certain forms of dementia have been associated with exposure to pesticides, industrial chemicals, and air pollution for decades. But ...
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(Beyond Pesticides, April 24, 2024) On April 16, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) posted an “update” to the Draft Herbicide Strategy Framework (Draft Herbicide Strategy Framework ...
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Parks for a Sustainable Future
Envision an organic community where local parks, playing fields, and greenways are managed without unnecessary toxic pesticides, children and pets are safe to run around on the grass, and bees and ...