#chemicalcontrol — Public Fediverse posts
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Why regulators say a '500 fold' increase in pesticide residue is safe
By Kallee Buchanan and Amelia BernasconiA proposal to increase how much pesticide residue is allowed on berries has angered anti-pesticide campaigners, who say the "forever chemical" poses too great a risk.
#Pesticides #FoodSafety #ChemicalControl #KalleeBuchanan #AmeliaBernasconi
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Why regulators say a '500 fold' increase in pesticide residue is safe
By Kallee Buchanan and Amelia BernasconiA proposal to increase how much pesticide residue is allowed on berries has angered anti-pesticide campaigners, who say the "forever chemical" poses too great a risk.
#Pesticides #FoodSafety #ChemicalControl #KalleeBuchanan #AmeliaBernasconi
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Why regulators say a '500 fold' increase in pesticide residue is safe
By Kallee Buchanan and Amelia BernasconiA proposal to increase how much pesticide residue is allowed on berries has angered anti-pesticide campaigners, who say the "forever chemical" poses too great a risk.
#Pesticides #FoodSafety #ChemicalControl #KalleeBuchanan #AmeliaBernasconi
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Why regulators say a '500 fold' increase in pesticide residue is safe
By Kallee Buchanan and Amelia BernasconiA proposal to increase how much pesticide residue is allowed on berries has angered anti-pesticide campaigners, who say the "forever chemical" poses too great a risk.
#Pesticides #FoodSafety #ChemicalControl #KalleeBuchanan #AmeliaBernasconi
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Why regulators say a '500 fold' increase in pesticide residue is safe
By Kallee Buchanan and Amelia BernasconiA proposal to increase how much pesticide residue is allowed on berries has angered anti-pesticide campaigners, who say the "forever chemical" poses too great a risk.
#Pesticides #FoodSafety #ChemicalControl #KalleeBuchanan #AmeliaBernasconi
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Of 1080 and weedkillers
Since settlers introduced a host of pest species to Australia, the fight against the invasive animals and plants has been ongoing. Toxins or fossil fuel machinery are the main tools employed to eradicate the harmful non-native species.
Weedkillers with glyphosate are ubiquitous in the war on out of control weeds. For animal pest species sodium fluoroacetate (1080) bait is dropped from the sky or distributed on the ground."Since the 1950s, Australian governments, private contractors and property owners have used 1080 poison baits to kill “pest” animals such as foxes, rabbits, cats, pigs and wild dogs, including dingoes... Australia is only one of a handful of countries that allow the use of 1080 baits..."
The externalities of this cost effective method results in the killing of non-target species. Pet owners who bear witness to their pet dog's extended suffering from poisoning become traumatised. 'Out there' in the bush many Australian animals experience also such a cruel death that goes unseen.
https://theconversation.com/i-cant-get-it-out-of-my-mind-new-research-reveals-the-suffering-of-people-whose-dogs-died-after-eating-1080-poison-baits-206957
#InvasiveSpecies #Poison #Toxins #Pesticides #Glyphosate #SodiumFluoroacetate #ChemicalControl #NonTargetSpecies #ToxicLandscapes #Externality #Pets #Wildlife #So50s #Biodiversity -
Of 1080 and weedkillers
Since settlers introduced a host of pest species to Australia, the fight against the invasive animals and plants has been ongoing. Toxins or fossil fuel machinery are the main tools employed to eradicate the harmful non-native species.
Weedkillers with glyphosate are ubiquitous in the war on out of control weeds. For animal pest species sodium fluoroacetate (1080) bait is dropped from the sky or distributed on the ground."Since the 1950s, Australian governments, private contractors and property owners have used 1080 poison baits to kill “pest” animals such as foxes, rabbits, cats, pigs and wild dogs, including dingoes... Australia is only one of a handful of countries that allow the use of 1080 baits..."
The externalities of this cost effective method results in the killing of non-target species. Pet owners who bear witness to their pet dog's extended suffering from poisoning become traumatised. 'Out there' in the bush many Australian animals experience also such a cruel death that goes unseen.
https://theconversation.com/i-cant-get-it-out-of-my-mind-new-research-reveals-the-suffering-of-people-whose-dogs-died-after-eating-1080-poison-baits-206957
#InvasiveSpecies #Poison #Toxins #Pesticides #Glyphosate #SodiumFluoroacetate #ChemicalControl #NonTargetSpecies #ToxicLandscapes #Externality #Pets #Wildlife #So50s #Biodiversity -
"Speaking in An Seanad, Senator Lisa Chambers: "[sedatives] are at times used to maybe ease the burden [of] staff shortages and make it easier to care for somebody. I have direct experience of a couple of cases."
Many families express similar concerns.
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Australian agricultural scientists' map pinpointing the global 'hotspots' of Roundup use Australian scientists find weedkiller chemical, glyphosate — the active ingredient in Roundup— has contaminated soil around the globe. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-03-19/international-glyphosate-roundup-hotspot-map/12063156 #ChemicalControl #Horticulture #Environment #Health #Rural
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The people taking on the world's largest agricultural chemical company As tens of thousands of cases against the makers of the weedkiller Roundup mount up in the US, a class action is about to test the product's standing in Australia. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-02-23/monsanto-class-action-claims-weed-killer-roundup-causes-cancer/11983052 #Pests,DiseasesandControlMethods #ChemicalsandPharmaceuticals #AgriculturalChemicals #Law,CrimeandJustice #CourtsandTrials #ChemicalControl #Cancer