New report reveals serious problems of pesticide usage in India and points to poor regulation of hazardous agrochemicals. The current use pattern is implicated in widespread unauthorised uses of chlorpyrifos, fipronil, atrazine and paraquat in India, posing threat to food safety and environmental contamination. A new report titled ‘State Of …
Dissipation of chlorpyriphos on cauliflower was studied following applications at recommended dose and double dose for the two consecutive years 2004 and 2005 to work out the safe preharvest waiting period.
The degradation of insecticides chlorpyrifos, fipronil, endosulfan, cyhalothrin and deltamethrin at 5-10 mg kg in wheat grains during storage and processing was investigated.
The persistence of chlorpyrifos in the cured tobacco leaves was studied following foliar applications of chlorpyrifos. The levels of chlorpyrifos residue in cured tobacco leaves increased with increase in the number of foliar applications of chlorpyrifos and pickings performed with closer interval of application.
Population of Rhizopertha dominica Fab. selected for resistance by single pre-storage application of deltamethrin, pirimiphos methyl and a newer PGP-2 along with the laboratory susceptible culture tested for resistance to deltamethrin, chlorpyriphos methyl and fenvalerate after two years of wheat storage indicated no appreciable resistance in various selections except for …
Honey, being a natural product manufactured by honey bees is considered to be free from any extraneous material. The over-reliance on pesticides caused several environmental problems including pesticide residues in food. This constitutes a potential risk for human health, because of their sub acute and chronic toxicity. Therefore this study …
Experiments have been carried out on the impact of commonly used pesticides on the population of earthworms and enchytraeids in rice-wheat cropping system.
In a year of remixes, I the cola controversy I was a tune that stayed true to its original from three years ago. In August, the Delhi-based Centre for Science and Environment (cse) put out a report that claimed to have found toxic levels of pesticides
Studied were conducted to monitor the terminal pesticide residues in unpolished, polished and parboiled rice. Fifteen rice varieties were collected from Regional Agricultural Research Station (RARS), Titabar of Assam Agricultural University during 2002. Each variety was tested in terms of unpolished, polished and parboiled form, for the presence of pesticide …
The samples of okra and brinjal fruit and soil collected from non-IPM and IPM fields were analyzed for insecticides viz chlorpyriphos, cypermethrin and monocrotophos, widely used in these crops in adopted village Raispur, in Ghaziabad District (UP).
People in the us, especially children, women and Mexican Americans, carry dangerously high levels of pesticides in their bodies, according to a recent study. Many of these toxic chemicals have serious health effects: cancers, infertility and birth defects. The study also zeroes in on companies responsible for the population's high …
