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@abrhpositiv2.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy

7 months ago

Original post on mastodon.social

Ich habe wegen #SIcherheitsprobleme Widerspruch gegen die #ePa eingelegt.
Ich findes es erschreckend, dass unsere Ärzte ab Oktober 2025 gezwungen sind mit diesem unausgereiften #Schrott ihre kostbare #zeit verschwenden zu müssen. Dad fehlt fpr die #patienten

#ePastoppenjetzt #epafail […]

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9 months ago

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What the EPA's partial rollback of the 'forever chemical' drinking water rule means The Environmental Protection Agency says it will roll back limits on several types of what are known as forever chemicals in drinking water.

Just when you thought your water was safe, Trump's EPA decides to go easy on TOXIC 'forever chemicals.' Because corporate polluters need more breaks, right? Their contempt for public health is astounding. ☠️ #ForeverChemicals #EPAFail #WTFGOP #ProtectOurWater #fucktrump #fuckgop

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LydiaforUSSenate

@lydiaforussenate.bsky.social

9 months ago

The EPA's rollback of clean drinking water protections is a reckless betrayal of public health. Access to safe water is a basic right, not a privilege. This move prioritizes profit over people, endangering communities and ecosystems. Demand accountability. #CleanWater #EPAFail

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@peterhimler.bsky.social

10 months ago

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Trump administration plans to end popular Energy Star program The program has helped consumers save more than $500 billion in energy costs and 5 trillion kWh since it launched in 1992 under President George H.W. Bush.

Make America Poor Again: www.utilitydive.com/news/trump-a... Lee Zeldin is a mendacious, incompetent sycophant. #EPAFail

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Kev 🩷💜💙

@tiberiusmulder.bsky.social

1 year ago

Zeldin calls climate change a ‘religion’? What a goddamn joke. This isn’t faith, it’s science. His deregulation spree is environmental vandalism, not ‘cooperative federalism.’ He’s a climate arsonist, not an EPA administrator. #ClimateCrisis #EPAFail

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Kev 🩷💜💙

@tiberiusmulder.bsky.social

1 year ago

Lee Zeldin’s EPA rollbacks are a goddamn environmental apocalypse. He’s essentially telling future generations to go fuck themselves with a toxic cocktail of mercury, soot, and wetland destruction. Captain Planet, where the hell are you? #EPAFail #ToxicFuture

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@dirkspoeri.bsky.social

1 year ago

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Chaos Communication Congress: „Das Narrativ der sicheren elektronischen Patientenakte ist nicht mehr zu halten“ Zwei Sicherheitsexpert:innen demonstrieren auf dem CCC-Kongress, wie leicht sie auf verschiedenen Wegen auf elektronische Patientenakten zugreifen können. Das Sicherheitskonzept der ePA ist aus ihrer ...

Die #ePA: Traum von profitgeleiteten Konzernen über unsere Gesundheit und unsere Daten zu bestimmen.

Gleichzeitig Scheitern des degenerierenden + deshalb dysfunktionalen #Spätkapitalismus

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#38c3 #telematik #epa_neindanke #epawiderspuch #epafail #kapitalismus

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Beyond Pesticides

@beyondpesticides.org

3 years ago

Denying Science, Manufacturing Doubt: Monsanto/Bayer's Promotion and Defense of Glyphosate/Roundup - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog (Beyond Pesticides, December 16, 2022) A report released last week — Merchants of Poison: How Monsanto Sold the World on a Toxic Pesticide — exposes not only Bayer/Monsanto malfeasance in its “promotion” of its glyphosate-based herbicide products, including the notorious Roundup®, but also, the broader landscape of corporate efforts to white- or green-wash products that companies know are harmful to people and the environment. The report was issued by U.S. Right to Know (USRTK, a nonprofit investigative research group focused on promoting transparency for public health), Friends of the Earth (FOE), and Real Food Media. It carries the pithy subtitle, “A case study in disinformation, corrupted science, and manufactured doubt about glyphosate,” a description cited by the Friends of the Earth press release as “at the core of the pesticide industry’s public relations playbook.” Beyond Pesticides welcomes this report, which comports with much of our previous coverage of the pesticide industry’s egregious misbehavior, and of glyphosate, the world’s most widely used herbicide. FOE calls the report the “first comprehensive review” of the Bayer/Monsanto “defense strategy” employed in attempts to deny science, manufacture doubt, and discredit critics who have researched, reported on, and/or advocated against the company’s flagship glyphosate products because […]

#USRightToKnow report Merchants of Poison: How #Monsanto Sold the World on a Toxic #Pesticide exposes corporate malfeasance & #greenwashing. #roundup #glyphosate #pesticides #herbicides #environmentalprotection #environment #cancer #Bayer #health #EPAfail

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3 years ago

Waterhemp: Herbicide Resistant Plant Created by Chemical-Intensive Farming Competes with Crops - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog (Beyond Pesticides, December 15, 2022) Industrial agriculture has both created and amplified the spread of the now highly problematic waterhemp (Amaranthus tuberculatus) plant, according to research published this month in the journal Science. Over the last 80 years, the push to increase monoculture plantings, expand cropland, and utilize chemical fertilizers and pesticides has changed waterhemp from a tame riparian wild plant into an aggressive, weedy intruder able to compete with row crops like corn and soybean. “The genetic variants that help the plant do well in modern agricultural settings have risen to high frequencies remarkably quickly since agricultural intensification in the 1960s,” said study author Julia Kreiner, PhD with the University of British Columbia’s Department of Botany. “The types of changes we’re imposing in agricultural environments are so strong that they have consequences in neighbouring habitats that we’d usually think were natural.” To better understand how this plant went from a waterside obscurity to North America’s most notorious “weed,” researchers tracked the shifts occurring within the plants genome. Using data from herbarium samples first collected in 1828 until 2011, scientists sought out alleles (genetic mutations) that corresponded with agricultural intensification and analyzed the frequency of their occurrence over the nearly […]

#Industrial #agriculture has both created and amplified the spread of the now highly problematic #waterhemp plant. #waterhemp #weedcontrol #pesticides #herbicides #EPAfail #herbicideresistance #organic4life #organic #farming #environmentalprotection

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Beyond Pesticides

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3 years ago

Ultraviolet Light Researched as a Pest Control Technique - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog (Beyond Pesticides, December 14, 2022) Ultraviolet (UV-C) light has the potential to successfully manage mite (Tetranychus urticae) populations without reducing yields or resorting to toxic pesticides, according to research published by scientists at University of Florida. “Since very few miticides (sprays) are currently effective in suppressing twospotted spider mites in strawberries, the use of UV light provides an effective physical control method that can be used in fields and in high-tunnel strawberry production systems,” says study author Sriyanka Lahiri, PhD. The findings provide an encouraging technique for farmers, but further investigation is needed to observe the success of this approach in other cropping systems. Researchers compared the efficacy of four treatment approaches, including use of the insecticide spinetoram, a low powered application of UV-C light twice a week, a high-powered application of UV-C light twice a week, and an untreated control. Researchers also looked closely at mite egg hatchability by rearing eggs in the laboratory and then transferring them out to the field for treatment with UV-C light. Results were not consistent across the two-year trial as researchers indicate that in most of the field trials, no effect was seen due to low levels of natural infestation. However, during […]

UV light has the potential to successfully manage mite populations without reducing #cropyields or resorting to toxic #pesticides. #pesticide-free #farming #agriculture #organicagriculture #organicfood #EPAfail #pestcontrol #mites #UVlight #ultraviolet

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Beyond Pesticides

@beyondpesticides.org

3 years ago

Childhood Pesticide Exposure Associated with Early Onset of Puberty - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog (Beyond Pesticides, December 8, 2022) Children with higher levels of certain pesticide metabolites are more likely to go through early puberty, according to research published recently in Environmental Pollution. The findings by a team of Spanish researchers speak to a need for greater protections for children from toxic pesticide exposure. Children are much more sensitive to pesticide exposure than adults as they take in greater amounts of toxics relative to their body weight and have developing organ systems. Managing homes and yards without chemicals and purchasing organic food whenever possible can significantly reduce childhood pesticide exposure. Researchers began their investigation with children aged 7-11 participating in the Spanish state’s Environment and Childhood multicenter birth cohort stud, an ongoing project aimed at understanding the effect of environmental exposures on pregnancy, fetal, and childhood development in the country. Out of over 3,000 children enrolled in the project, 1,539 had their urine sampled for the presence of pesticide metabolites. Scientists focused on four insecticides breakdown products—a chlorpyrifos metabolite ‘TCPy’, a metabolite of the organochlorine diazinon ‘IMPy’, a general organophosphate metabolite ‘DETP’, the pyrethroid metabolite ‘3-PBA’, and a metabolite of ethylene-bis-dithiocarbamate fungicides ‘ETU’. Urinary levels of these pesticide metabolites were then compared against […]

There's a need for greater protection from toxic #pesticides for kids, as research shows #children with higher levels of certain pesticide metabolites are more likely to go through early #puberty. #earlypuberty #health #organic #EPAfail #publichealth

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Beyond Pesticides

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3 years ago

Ocean Health: Environmental Pollutants Threaten Humpback Whale Reproduction and Offspring - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog (Beyond Pesticides, December 6, 2022) Persistent organic pollutants (POPs)—including banned pesticides—present a health risk to humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae), according to a study published in Environmental Pollution. Regarding female humpback whales, levels of POPs in blubber are higher in juveniles and subadults than in adults, primarily from the transference of contaminants from the mother to her calf. Organochlorine compounds (OCs), such as organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), are well-known persistent organic pollutants. The international Stockholm Convention treaty (signed by 152 countries, but not the U.S.) banned these primary pollutants of concern (UNEP, 2009) in 2001 (taking effect in 2004) because of their persistence, toxicity, and adverse effects on environmental and biological health. These pollutants have a global distribution, with evaporation and precipitation facilitating long-range atmospheric transport, deposition, and bioaccumulation of hazardous chemicals in the environment. However, these chemicals can remain in the environment for decades and interact with various current-use pesticides, including organophosphates, neonicotinoids, and pyrethroids. Although various studies demonstrate the volatile, toxic nature of POPs, much less research evaluates the impact POPs have on maternal offloading or transfer of contaminates to offspring and respective health consequences. The globe is currently going through the Holocene Extinction, Earth’s 6th mass extinction, with one […]

#PersistentOrganicPollutants, including banned #pesticides, are a health risk to #humpbackwhales. #POPs levels in blubber are higher in juveniles & subadults due to transference from mother to calf. #whales #ocean #PCBs #EPAfail #environment
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Beyond Pesticides

@beyondpesticides.org

3 years ago

Federal Court Sets Deadline for EPA to Implement Endangered Species Protections from Toxic Insecticide - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog (Beyond Pesticides, December 1, 2022) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) must put measures in place to protect endangered species from the hazardous insecticide cyantraniliprole before September 2023. The requirements stems from a recent federal appeals court ruling that found EPA in violation of its statutory obligations under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The agency originally lost its legal case on this chemical in 2017, but has since done nothing to fulfill the initial court order, necessitating further litigation by conservation groups. “It’s outrageous that the EPA is thumbing its nose at a federal court order even as cyantraniliprole wreaks havoc on our most endangered wildlife,” said Jonathan Evans, environmental health legal director at the Center for Biological Diversity. “The EPA has acknowledged that this pesticide is incredibly toxic to bees and other invertebrates, but the agency is so accustomed to putting the profits of the pesticide industry ahead of its duty to protect human health and our environment that for years it simply ignored a direct court order.” Cyantraniliprole is a systemic insecticide registered for use in 2014. It presents similar risks to pollinators and wildlife as other widely used systemics, such as the neonicotinoid class of chemicals. Its […]

EPA originally lost its legal case on #cyantraniliprole in 2017 but has done nothing to fulfill the initial court order, necessitating further litigation by #conservation groups.#endangeredspecies #insecticides #EPAfail #pollinators #insectapocalypse

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@beyondpesticides.org

3 years ago

Petition Urges U.S. Fish and Wildlife to List Manatees as Endangered After Massive Declines - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog (Beyond Pesticides, November, 30, 2022) A petition filed last week with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) urges increased protections for the West Indian manatee after dramatic declines in its population over the last several years. In 2017, the USFWS downgraded protections for the manatee, a move that was widely criticized by conservation groups as premature. That sentiment has become a reality, with nearly 2,000 manatees dying over the last two years from a range of preventable factors. West Indian manatees, a species of manatee that includes the Florida and Antillean Manatee subspecies, were first listed under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) in 1973, at a time when there were less than 1,000 individual animals in the United States. By 2017, the number of manatees had increased to over 6,000, leading then-Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke to downlist (downgrade) the animals from endangered to threatened under ESA. ESA works to protect species by listing them as either threatened or endangered. A species classified as endangered is in danger of extinction throughout all or a significant a portion of its range and a threatened classification means the species is likely to be endangered within the foreseeable future. Endangered species are given […]

In 2017 #USFWS downgraded protections for #manatees. Nearly 2,000 have died in the last two years from various preventable factors.#protectmanatees #pesticides #EPAfail #extinction #endangeredspecies #FloridaManatees #marinemammals #glyphosate

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Beyond Pesticides

@beyondpesticides.org

3 years ago

Hormone Mimicking Properties of Glyphosate Weed Killer and Related Compounds Increase Breast Cancer Risk - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog (Beyond Pesticides, November 25, 2022) A study published in Chemosphere adds to the growing body of research demonstrating the endocrine (hormone) disrupting effects of glyphosate play in breast cancer development. Exposure to the herbicide glyphosate and other glyphosate-based herbicides (GBHs) at high concentrations mimics the estrogen-like cellular effects of 17β-estradiol (E2), altering binding activity to estrogen receptor α (ERα) sites, thus causing fundamental changes in breast cancer cell proliferation (abundance). Glyphosate is the most commonly used active ingredient worldwide, appearing in many herbicide formulas, not just Bayer’s (formerly Monsanto) Roundup®. The use of this chemical has been increasing since the inception of crops genetically modified to tolerate glyphosate over two decades ago. The toxic herbicide readily contaminates the ecosystem with residues pervasive in food and water commodities. In addition to this study, literature proves time and time again that glyphosate has an association with cancer development, as well as human, biotic, and ecosystem harm. Therefore, advocates point to the need for national policies to reassess hazards associated with disease development and diagnosis upon exposure to chemical pollutants. The researchers note, “The results obtained in this study are of toxicological relevance since they indicate that glyphosate could be a potential endocrine disruptor in the mammalian system. Additionally, […]

A study published in #Chemosphere adds to the growing body of research demonstrating the #endocrine (hormone) disrupting effects of #glyphosate play in breast cancer development. #breastcancer #cancer #pesticides #EPAfail #Roundup #endocrine-disruptors

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Beyond Pesticides

@beyondpesticides.org

3 years ago

Study Finds that Pollinators, Not Pesticides, Are More Important to Higher Crop Yields - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog (Beyond Pesticides, November 23, 2022) A new study throws into question the value of the pest management concept of setting action levels around pest infestations. In the course of watermelon production over a span of two years, pollination, not pest levels, was the key determining factor for yield. “These data advocate for a reprioritization of management, to conserve and protect wild bee pollination, which could be more critical than avoiding pest damage for ensuring high yields,” the study, published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B, indicates. Action levels are considered an important aspect of an integrated pest management (IPM) approach in agriculture, whereby a pest infestation reaches levels considered economically unacceptable, leading to a decision to engage in pest control. The concept of IPM however has been influenced by the chemical industry over the decades since its original definition and recent data indicates that it has failed to stop toxic pesticide use. The original intent of IPM was the adoption of preventive practices and utilization of nonchemical tools, placing pesticide use as a last resort when pest control is warranted. However, farms that self-identify as IPM operations use pesticides, sometimes as the first line of defense, while attempting to […]

“These data advocate for a reprioritization of management, to conserve and protect wild #bee #pollination, which could be more critical than avoiding pest damage for ensuring high yields.” #watermelon #crops #pesticides #farming #EPAfail #pollinators #bees

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Beyond Pesticides

@beyondpesticides.org

3 years ago

Fungi that Survive Fungicide Use Multiply and Thrive - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog (Beyond Pesticides, November 22, 2022) Fungus that survive a fungicide application may be able to multiply and thrive, putting plant yields at risk. This finding comes from research recently published by scientists at University of Illinois, focusing on the impact of fungicide use on soybean yields and the disease Septoria brown spot, caused by the fungus Septoria glycines. The research underlines the danger of preventive chemical applications in an attempt to protect yield and shows how precarious pesticide use can be when subject to the complexity seen in field conditions. Scientists began with the intent of analyzing the soybean’s phyllosphere mycobiome, the fungal microbial make-up of the outside of the plant, including all its surfaces above-ground. A field trial was established near Urbana, Illinois, and soybeans plants were separated into four different plots according to their treatment. One group was inoculated with Septoria glycines, another inoculated and sprayed with a fungicide, a third not inoculated yet sprayed with a fungicide, and a final control group neither inoculated nor treated with a fungicide. A range of different analyses were conducted to view changes in the disease development and mycobiome composition over time. Soybean plants that had been inoculated with Septoria showed […]

Research on the impact of #fungicide use on #soybean #crops shows #fungi can survive & multiply & thrive, putting #yields at risk. #SeptoriaBrownSpot #Septoria #glycines. #pesticides #EPAfail #agriculture #farming #organic #fungus #publichealth

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Beyond Pesticides

@beyondpesticides.org

3 years ago

With 40% of insects facing extinction, this could be one of the last #Thanksgivings you celebrate with apple pie. To save the #bees & apple pie, @Kroger must say NO to toxic #pesticides in its food supply chain! #SaveTheBees #Organic4all #organic4life #EPAfail #pesticide-free

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Beyond Pesticides

@beyondpesticides.org

3 years ago

Kids and Kidney Cancer: Implication for Prenatal Pesticide Exposure - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog (Beyond Pesticides, November 10, 2022) A meta-analysis by the University Alberta Hospital, Edmonton, AB, Canada, adds to the plethora of research linking prenatal (before birth/during pregnancy) pesticide exposure to carcinogenic (cancer) tumor development. The analysis, published in Human & Experimental Toxicology, finds parental exposure to pesticides during the preconception (before pregnancy) or pregnancy period increases the risk of Wilms’ tumor (a type of kidney cancer) occurrence among children. Already, studies find low levels of pesticide exposure during pregnancy or childhood cause adverse health effects, from metabolic disorders to mental and physical disabilities. Although medical advancements in disease survival are more prominent nowadays, childhood cancer remains the leading cause of death from disease among children. Furthermore, childhood cancer survivors can suffer from chronic or long-term health complications that may be life-threatening. Children are particularly vulnerable to the impacts of pesticide exposure as their developing bodies cannot adequately combat exposure effects. Moreover, a mother’s pesticide exposure can have a stronger association with cancer among a child than childhood exposure, and a newborn can still encounter pesticides. Therefore, it is essential to understand how pesticides impact the health and well-being of individuals during critical developmental periods, especially for latent diseases (e.g., cancers). The researchers performed a systematic review and meta-analysis on case-control studies […]

A meta-analysis finds #parental exposure to #pesticides during #preconception or #pregnancy increases risk of #Wilmstumor (a type of #kidneycancer) occurrence among children. #cancer #childhoodcancer #pesticides #prenatal #publichealth #EPAfail #pregnancy

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Beyond Pesticides

@beyondpesticides.org

3 years ago

Glyphosate Induces Antibiotic Resistance in Deadly Hospital-Acquired Infection - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog (Beyond Pesticides, November 8, 2022) Glyphosate weed killers induce antibiotic resistance in deadly hospital-acquired bacteria, according to a new study published late last month in the journal Scientific Reports. This is the latest finding connecting commonly used herbicides to the rise of antibiotic resistant bacteria, with prior research showing glyphosate, 2,4-D, and dicamba able to create resistance in Salmonella and E. coli. While federal regulatory agencies continue ignore the role of pesticides in the development of antibiotic resistance, it is critical for states and localities to take action to protect their most vulnerable both from toxic exposure to these herbicides and the multitude of indirect effects caused by their use. This is all happening as antibiotic resistance is rising to dangerously high levels in all parts of the world, according to the World Health Organization. In the May 1, 2022 issues of the Bulletin of the World Health Organization, Samira Choudhury, PhD, et al. writes, “Often referred to as the silent pandemic, antimicrobial resistance claims the lives of over 700,000 people annually.” The authors continue, “A study suggests that if no actions are taken, antimicrobial resistance will cause 10 million deaths per year by 2050 and an economic impact of […]

As death rates from #AntimicrobialResistance continue to soar, another study connects commonly used #herbicides like #glyphosate to the rise of #AntibioticResistantBacteria. #pesticides #WHO #publichealth #hospitals #EPAfail #environment #organic

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3 years ago

Chemicals Added to Herbicides to Reduce Drift Actually Drift Themselves, Are Significant Air Pollutants - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog (Beyond Pesticides, November 2, 2022) Inert ingredients called “amines” that are added to pesticides in attempts to reduce drift and volatility are themselves highly volatile and may represent a significant source of air pollution, according to research recently published in Environmental Science and Technology. The findings and implications for public health are unexpected, as research until now has not considered herbicide use as a source of amine emissions. “Researchers have looked at industrial applications, animal operations and environmental sources of amines, but no one has looked at herbicides at all, as far as we have seen, despite the fact that large quantities of herbicide-amine mixtures are being sprayed onto crops across the country,” said study author Kimberly Parker, PhD, of Washington University in St Louis (WUSL). “We were really surprised to see that this source had been overlooked.” Amines are chemical compounds derived from ammonia and often added to herbicide formulations for glyphosate, dicamba, and 2,4-D products to increase solubility and reduce volatilization. In theory, amines reduce volatilization by forming herbicide-amine salts which lock the herbicide vapors in place. However, the team of scientists conducting this research had previously found evidence that even new forms of dicamba billed by the […]

Inert ingredients called “#amines” that are added to #pesticides in attempts to reduce #drift and volatility are themselves highly volatile and may represent a significant source of #airpollution. #EPAfail #herbicides #publichealth #ChemicalDrift #farmers

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3 years ago

Pesticide Mixtures Reduce Life Span of Honey Bees, Damage Gut Microbiome - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog (Beyond Pesticides, November 1, 2022) Honey bees exposed to a combination of multiple pesticides suffer a reduced lifespan and experience adverse changes to their gut microbiome, increasing susceptibility to pathogens and disease. This finding comes from a study published recently in Science of the Total Environment, which examines the interactions between the insecticides flupyradifurone and sulfoxaflor and the fungicide azoxystrobin on honey bee health. Both insecticides studied are considered substitutes for notorious bee-killing neonicotinoid insecticides, which move through the vascular system of the plant and contaminates its pollen, nectar, and guttation droplets. As declines in pollinator and insect life continue throughout the world, it is critical not only to understand and restrict widely used chemicals like neonicotinoids, but also the regrettable and deleterious substitutions the agrichemical industry has developed to replace them. As the present study reveals, pesticide risk assessments do not inadequately capture the range of harm that can result when pesticides are combined, necessitating a shift toward safer, alternative, and regenerative organic farming systems that do not use these dangerous chemicals. To better understand the impacts of combined pesticide exposure on honey bees, researchers employed three colonies located in Germany’s Martin Luther University that were inspected and free […]

Insecticides considered substitutes for notorious bee-killing #neonicotinoid #insecticides reduce #bees' lifespan and harm their gut microbiome, increasing susceptibility to pathogens and disease. #pollinators #pesticides #agrichemical #EPAfail

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3 years ago

EPA Opens Door to Indoor Air Contamination with Virus Spray, Efficacy Questioned - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog (Beyond Pesticides, October 31, 2022) Just as the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a request for information on improving indoor air quality, it approved 32 varieties of a new “air sanitizer” to kill bacteria and viruses in the air. These products contain 14% dipropylene glycol and 86% secret (“other”) ingredients, including fragrances. Tell EPA that clean air, NOT “sanitized” air, protects against disease. Through its approval of such sanitizers, EPA promotes the false reasoning that a chemical that kills a pathogen necessarily protects health. Although disinfectants and sanitizers kill viruses, bacteria, and other microbes, they can also negatively affect the immune system, thus reducing resistance to disease. People who have a preexisting condition or are of advanced age, who may have a weakened immune or respiratory system, are more vulnerable to the effects of the virus. Children are at elevated risk from exposure. When managing viral and bacterial infections, chemicals that exacerbate the risk to vulnerable individuals are of serious concern. EPA opened a 60-day public comment period “to solicit information and recommendations from a broad array of individuals and organizations with knowledge and expertise relating to the built environment and health, indoor air quality, epidemiology, disease transmission, social sciences […]

Just as #EPA issued a request for info on improving #indoorairquality, it approved 32 varieties of a new “air #sanitizer” to kill bacteria & viruses. They contain 14% dipropylene glycol & 86% secret ingredients, including fragrances. #publichealth #EPAfail

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Beyond Pesticides

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3 years ago

Bill in Congress Will Pay for Treating Illness and Financial Impact Caused by PFAS - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog (Beyond Pesticides, October 28, 2022) The Maine Congressional delegation — Senators Collins (R) and Angus King (I), and Representatives Chellie Pingree (D) and Jared Golden (D) — along with New Hampshire Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D), have introduced a bipartisan and bicameral bill — the Relief for Farmers Hit with PFAS Act — to help farmers who have been impacted by the scourge of PFAS (perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances) chemicals. (The Senate version of the bill is available; the House version should be soon.) PFAS contamination has, as Beyond Pesticides documented in two Daily News Blog articles (here and here), become a huge, life-altering problem for agricultural producers in Maine and many other states. An early 2022 Safer States analysis of state-level legislation on PFAS demonstrated the extent of the problem via the response: more than 32 states have begun to act on the issue. Beyond Pesticides has covered the presence of PFAS in pesticides and pesticide containers, and in so-called “biosludge” or “biosolids”— realities that only reinforce the call for a rapid transition off of chemical-dependent agriculture and to regenerative organic agricultural practices that do not carry the enormous health and environmental risks of pesticide products and contaminated fertilizers. There […]

The Relief for Farmers Hit with PFAS Act will help #farmers impacted by the scourge of #PFAS chemicals. PFAS contamination is a huge, life-altering problem for #agricultural producers in #Maine & many other states. #EPAfail #publichealth #pesticides

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3 years ago

Fungicide Use Harms Beneficial Soil Life, Jeopardizes Crop Yields - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog (Beyond Pesticides, October 25, 2022) Fungicide use harms soil and jeopardizes crop yields by reducing the prevalence of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF), according to recent research published in Nature Ecology and Evolution. AMF are important fungi that form symbiotic relationships with plants in both natural and cropland soils, and their presence helps facilitate nutrient uptake, particularly for phosphorus. With global phosphorus supplies dwindling and persistent pollution problems from the nutrient, practices that enhance the presence of AMF in cropland soils will be critical for the future of farming worldwide. Scientists set out to better understand the conditions that promote AMF’s ability to transfer phosphorus (P) to plants by considering climate and soil characteristics, soil type, and agricultural practices. To start, samples were taken from 150 cropland soils and 60 natural grassland soils in various countries throughout Europe. Environmental data and soil samples were collected for each location, as were past management practices for the cropland sites, which generally all grew cereal grains like wheat, oats or barley. To understand the P transfer rates of AMF hyphae, scientists grew the plant Plantago lanceolata in the collected soils in a greenhouse, utilizing the radioisotope 33P in order to achieve a real-time view […]

#Fungicide use reduces arbuscular mycorrhizal #fungi (AMF) in #soil, important fungi that form symbiotic relationships with plants. They help facilitate nutrient uptake, particularly for #phosphorus. #crops #pesticides #EPAfail #organicAg #organic #EPA

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Beyond Pesticides

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3 years ago

Washington DC Sues for Damages from Historical Pesticide Contamination, as Threats Persist - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog (Beyond Pesticides, October 18, 2022) Washington, D.C. Attorney General (AG) Karl Racine is suing chemical manufacturer Velsicol to recover damages caused by the company’s production and promotion of the insecticide chlordane despite full knowledge of the extreme hazards posed by the pesticide. Over 30 years after it was banned, chlordane is still contaminating homes, schools, yards, private wells and waterways throughout the United States, including DC’s Anacostia and Potomac rivers. While the District’s focus on restitution and remediation for this highly hazardous, long-lived insecticide is laudable, many advocates say the city is not doing enough to stop pesticide contamination currently entering the city’s waterways. Despite passage of a strong pesticide bill in 2016 limiting toxic pesticide use on schools, child occupied facilities, and within 75ft of a waterbody, D.C. Department of Energy and Environment (DDOE) director Tommy Wells has failed to update regulations and enforce the law. Chlordane is an organochlorine insecticide, of the same class as DDT, and was likewise discussed extensively in Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring. Like other organochlorines, it is bioaccumulative, increasing contamination levels as it works its way up the food chain, and highly persistent, remaining in the environment for decades and perhaps even centuries, with breakdown […]

30+ years after ban, #chlordane still contaminates homes, #schools, yards, wells & #waterways, including DC’s #Anacostia & #Potomac #rivers. #DC is suing mfr #Velsicol to recover damages as the company had full knowledge of extreme hazards. #EPAfail

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Chemical Alterations in the Body from Glyphosate-Based Herbicide During Perinatal Exposure Induces Chronic Liver Injury - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog (Beyond Pesticides, October 13, 2022) Offspring’s exposure to glyphosate-based herbicides (GBHs) preceding and proceeding birth (perinatal) induces liver damage. A study published in Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology demonstrates the role excess iron in the body from GBH exposure plays in liver toxicity via an increased uptake of calcium and oxidative stress. The liver, the largest solid organ in the human body, is an essential part of the digestive system, responsible for blood detoxification, nutrient metabolization, and immune function regulation. The rates of chronic liver diseases are increasing, representing the second leading cause of mortality among all digestive diseases in the U.S. Because GBHs are ubiquitous in many herbicide products, studies report that these toxic chemical compounds are detectable in infants, children, and pregnant women. Children are particularly vulnerable to the impacts of pesticide exposure as their developing bodies cannot adequately combat exposure effects. Although studies show how chemical exposures affect overall human health, more research is now questioning how these toxic chemicals influence digestive health and the subsequent occurrence of diseases. Therefore, it is essential to understand how harmful chemical exposure impacts health and well-being during critical developmental periods. The study notes, “[T]he possible role played by perinatal exposure to GBH […]

#Offspring exposure to #glyphosate based #herbicides preceding & #perinatal induces #liverdamage....studies report these toxic chemical compounds are detectable in #infants #children & #pregnant women. #GBHs #glyphosate #liverdisease #pregnancy #EPAfail

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Pyrethroid Insecticides Associated with Liver Disease - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog (Beyond Pesticides, October 7, 2022) Pyrethroid insecticides are associated with the growing worldwide epidemic of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), a condition that causes swelling of the liver and can eventually lead to cirrhosis, cancer, or liver failure. According to research published in Environmental Science and Ecotechnology, exposure to pyrethroids like bifenthrin can induce gut microbiota dysbiosis (an imbalance in microorganisms in the intestines). This dysbiosis results in abnormal lipid (fat) metabolism and subsequent accumulation of lipids in liver cells, contributing to NAFLD development. Gut microbiota plays a crucial role in lifelong digestion, immune and central nervous system regulation, as well as other bodily functions. Through the gut biome, pesticide exposure can enhance or exacerbate the adverse effects of additional environmental toxicants on the body. Since the gut microbiome shapes metabolism, it can mediate some toxic effects of environmental chemicals. However, with prolonged exposure to various environmental contaminants, critical chemical-induced changes may occur in the gut microbes, influencing adverse health outcomes. Considering NAFLD is becoming the most prevalent form of liver disease, impacting at least 25 percent of the globe, and a growing body of evidence demonstrates the significance gut microbiota play in overall health, safety analyses that currently do not consider the […]

#Pyrethroid #insecticides are associated with growing worldwide #epidemic of non-alcoholic fatty #liverdisease, which causes #liver swelling & can lead to #cirrhosis, #cancer or #liverfailure. #NAFLD #pesticides #Gut #Microbiota #EPAfail #gutmicrobiota

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Despite EPA Safety Assurances, Alarming Levels of PFAS Found in Commonly Used Pesticides - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog (Beyond Pesticides, October 6, 2022) A new study finds alarmingly high levels of PFAS (Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances) “forever chemicals” in commonly used pesticides, calling into question assurances from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that contamination is limited to storage containers. For some pesticides, PFAS levels are nearly one billion times higher than the EPA’s recently updated Health Advisory for the PFAS chemical PFOS. “If the intent was to spread PFAS contamination across the globe there would be few more effective methods than lacing pesticides with PFAS,” said Kyla Bennett, PhD, of the nonprofit Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility. “These findings point to an appalling regulatory breakdown by EPA.” A team of researchers based in Texas, including scientists from Texas Tech and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Cropping Systems Research Laboratory, participated in the study published in the Journal of Hazardous Materials Letters. Ten different formulated pesticide products were tested for 24 different PFAS substances. The pesticide products selected were determined based on unexpected PFAS contamination at USDA’s research facility. During the course of conducting a separate study on plant uptake of PFAS, detectable levels of PFAS were found in plants intended to be used as unexposed controls. […]

New study finds alarmingly high levels of #PFAS #foreverchemicals in commonly used #pesticides. For some, PFAS levels are nearly one billion times higher than EPA’s recently updated Health Advisory for the PFAS chemical #PFOS. #pesticides #EPAfail

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Exposure to Widely Used Bug Sprays Linked to Rheumatoid Arthritis - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog (Beyond Pesticides, October 5, 2022) Exposure to widely used synthetic pyrethroids, present in many mosquito adulticides and household insecticides like RAID, is associated with a diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis, according to research published in Environmental Science and Pollution Research. This is the latest pesticide-induced disease associated with this dangerous class of chemicals – a harm to individual Americans that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is not considering when it registers pesticides. To remedy the major deficiencies in EPA’s reviews, and protect residents from chronic disease, more and more communities are transitioning to safer, organic pest management practices that do not require pyrethroids and other toxic synthetic pesticides. Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease that causes systemic inflammation throughout the body, resulting in progressive damage to an individual’s joints. In the United States, roughly 1.3 million adults suffer from RA, accounting for nearly 1% of the adult population. Health care costs associated with the disease reach nearly $20 billion annually. To better understand the etiology behind the disease, an international team of researchers from China, Illinois, and Missouri analyzed data from the 2007-2014 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), a long-running program that began in the early 1960s […]

Exposure to widely used synthetic #pyrethroids in many #mosquito #adulticides & #household #insecticides like #RAID is associated with a diagnosis of #RheumatoidArthritis. #EPA fails to consider this harm when registering the #pesticides.#RA #EPAfail

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