Reply on behalf of the Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) in response to the National Green Tribunal (NGT) order September 12, 2024. The matter related to the news item titled "People are breathing in cancer-causing chemicals in their cars study find" appearing in NDTV.com dated May 8, 2024. ARAI …
Usage of pyrethroid insecticides has increased dramatically over the past decade; however, data on their potential health effects, particularly on children, are limited. The researchers examined the cross-sectional association between postnatal pyrethroid exposure and parental report of learning disability (LD) and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children 6-15 years of age.
The researchers linked the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s Air Toxics tract-level data with the Nurses’ Health Study, a prospective cohort of female nurses. Over the course of 18 years of follow-up from 1990 through 2008, they identified 425 incident cases of PD. The researchers examined the association of risk …
Pesticide exposure may be positively associated with depression. Few previous studies have considered the episodic nature of depression or examined individual pesticides. The researchers evaluated associations between pesticide exposure and depression among male private pesticide applicators in the Agricultural Health Study.
Stop Pesticide Poisonings depicts why a growing number of individuals and organisations no longer believe that training can achieve so called safe use of hazardous pesticides. Instead, many bodies call for a progressive ban of hazardous pesticides and support a systematic phase-in of agro-ecological approaches to produce food and fibre …
Agriculture Minister Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena yesterday said the government would be compelled to ban the use of glyphosate in all 24 districts since the ongoing investigations revealed that people were also beginning to be affected by the chronic kidney disease owing to the use of that chemical. Minister Abeywardena told …
In a bid to prevent farmers from harmful effects of agrochemicals, the government has banned the use of glyphosate in four districts with immediate effect. Agriculture Minister Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena told The Island that the government had decided to ban the use of glyphosate in Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa, Kurunegala, Monaragala and …
Unplanned use of pesticides and herbicides in crops is one of the key reasons for presence of higher level of lead in blood among pregnant women in rural Bangladesh, a study revealed.Experts suggested adapting integrated pest management (IPM) method to reduce use of pesticides in farmlands.The study, jointly conducted by …
There is evidence of declining trends in T levels among men in recent decades, as well as trends in related conditions at multiple life stages and in both sexes. There is also animal and limited human evidence that exposure to phthalates, chemicals found in plastics and personal care products, is …
MALAPPURAM: Even though the Supreme Court banned endosulfan in the country in May 2011, the Central Insecticides Board and Registration Committee (CIBRC) continues to list it under approved pesticides. The CIBRC website has listed endosulfan under the categories 'pesticides and formulations approved for use in India' and 'approved formulation of …
A total of 24 German beer brands was analysed for the contents of microplastic fibres, fragments and granular material. In all cases contamination was found. Counts ranged from 2 to 79 fibres L–1, from 12 to 109 fragments L–1 and from 2 to 66 granules L–1. The results show a …
An investigation carried out by Greenpeace India has found residues of hazardous chemical pesticides in a majority of samples of the main brands of packaged tea produced and consumed in India. Over half of the samples contained pesticides that are ‘unapproved’ for use in tea cultivation or which were present …
Standardized ecotoxicological tests still constitute the fundamental tools when doing risk-assessment of aquatic contaminants. These protocols are managed towards minimal mortality in the controls, which is not representative for natural systems where mortality is often high. This methodological bias, generated from assays where mortality in the control group is systematically …
After initiating its monitoring campaign in the Kathmandu valley, the Ministry of Agricultural Development (MoAD) has moved to districts to check the use of pesticides in various vegetables and fruits. On Wednesday, the ministry directed its all district-based offices across the country to strictly monitor such practices at farm and …
The government is mulling over introducing mobile pesticide residue checking system to control excessive use of pesticides in fruits and vegetables across the country. Plant Protection Directorate (PPD) -- a government body that operates pesticide residue testing laboratory at the Kalimati vegetables market -- on Tuesday forwarded a proposal to …
MANGALORE: Amicus curiae Vaishali Hegde who had visited Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts a couple of days back to oversee the relief and rehabilitation of endosulfan victims has observed that pension disbursement to victims' was not satisfactory. Udupi Human Rights Foundation president Ravindranath Shanbhag, a member of the committee headed …
Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are developmental toxicants but the impact of both maternal and paternal exposures on offspring birth size is largely unexplored. The objective of the study was to examine associations between maternal and paternal serum concentrations of 63 POPs, comprising five major classes of pollutants, with birth size …
A stricter standard on pesticide residue for farm produce in China will take effect on Friday. The new standard includes 3,650 indices detailing the maximum allowable residue for 387 pesticides on 284 types of food, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and the National Health and Family Planning Commission, which …
Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) has been used extensively to control malaria, typhus, body lice and bubonic plague worldwide, until countries began restricting its use in the 1970s. Its use in malaria control continues in some countries according to recommendation by the World Health Organization. Individuals exposed to elevated levels of DDT and …
