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@Dragofix@veganism.social
2025-06-22 23:34:54

Stop the export of toxic pesticides to African countries openpetition.eu/petition/onlin

Stop the export of toxic pesticides to African countries - Online petition
! If you don't have a zip code, please use the code 1234xx Some pesticides are carcinogenic, hormone-disrupting or impair fertility. Others are harmful to aquatic organisms, bees and pollinators or hardly break down in nature. That is why the European Union decided to ban the use of these toxic pesticides. Yet they are still produced in Europe, and Belgium, for export, including to African countries. Africans and Europeans are together calling for a ban on these toxic exports. Because what is to

@primonatura@mstdn.social
2025-06-20 13:00:37

"Dangerous pesticides and pet flea treatment detected in English rivers for first time"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Environment

Dangerous pesticides and pet flea treatment detected in English rivers for first time
Exclusive: Wensum and Tone found to have high concentrations of chemicals that are toxic to aquatic life

@jlpiraux@wallonie-bruxelles.social
2025-06-04 16:05:34

Eau potable : des scientifiques pointent le manque de rigueur de la Wallonie face aux résidus de pesticides.
#Wallonie #santé #pesticides

Eau potable : des scientifiques pointent le manque de rigueur de la Wallonie face aux résidus de pesticides - RTBF Actus
La Cellule Environnement de la société scientifique de médecine générale ainsi que Bruno Schiffers, Professeur...

@servelan@newsie.social
2025-06-03 23:29:38

USDA Drops Rules Requiring Farmers to Record Their Use of the Most Toxic Pesticides | Civil Eats
civileats.com/2025/06/03/usda-

@LaChasseuse@mastodon.scot
2025-06-16 16:00:25

@… It's not looking good for Scotland's rivers 😳

Very wordy and complicated graphic; the takeaway for this post is that it's not looking good for Scotland's rivers!
Background PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances), known as ‘forever chemicals’, are a group of 10,000+ chemicals known to be highly persistent, with growing evidence of harm to human and environmental health. Trifluoracetic acid (TFA) is a mobile, short-chain PFAS which can be formed from the partial breakdown of other PFAS, including those used in some pesticides and refrigerants. With widespread PFAS use, TFA concentrations have risen drastically over the past decade, prompting scientifi…
@primonatura@mstdn.social
2025-06-01 16:00:04

"Pesticides, antibiotics, animal medicines: the chemical cocktail seeping into our rivers"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Rivers

Pesticides, antibiotics, animal medicines: the chemical cocktail seeping into our rivers
The list of everyday pollutants is a long one, and they could be as damaging to our water ecosystems as sewage spills

@Dragofix@veganism.social
2025-06-19 01:43:37

Court Rules EPA Failed to Properly Consider, Update Water Pollution Standards For Oil Refineries, Plastics Plants biologicaldiversity.org/w/news

Court Rules EPA Failed to Properly Consider, Update Water Pollution Standards For Oil Refineries, Plastics Plants
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled today that the Environmental Protection Agency acted unlawfully in declining to update water pollution control standards for seven major industries. The industries include petroleum refineries, inorganic and organic chemical manufacturers, and factories that manufacture plastics, fertilizer, pesticides and nonferrous metals. The court agreed with conservation groups that the Clean Water Act requires the EPA to consider technological advancements in cont…

@PaulWermer@sfba.social
2025-06-03 14:52:41

I wonder how many people understand that good organic farming practices do not contribute to this problem?
theguardian.com/environment/20

‘Half the tree of life’: ecologists’ horror as nature reserves are emptied of insects
A new point in history has been reached, entomologists say, as climate-led species’ collapse moves up the food chain even in supposedly protected regions free of pesticides

@paulwermer@sfba.social
2025-06-03 14:52:41

I wonder how many people understand that good organic farming practices do not contribute to this problem?
theguardian.com/environment/20

‘Half the tree of life’: ecologists’ horror as nature reserves are emptied of insects
A new point in history has been reached, entomologists say, as climate-led species’ collapse moves up the food chain even in supposedly protected regions free of pesticides