#fluazinam — Public Fediverse posts

EU-approved #pesticide found to have potential effects on brain development | Pesticides | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/02/eu-approved-pesticide-found-to-have-potential-effects-on-brain-development #fluazinam

:alerta: "In a new study Stockholm University researchers finding six instances where exposure to the pesticide [fluazinam] led to statistically significant impacts on brain development."

"The study authors write that continued use of this pesticide since 2008 may have resulted in “unnecessary and potentially harmful human exposure”. Fluazinam has been detected at children’s playgrounds in the South Tirol region of Italy, where the pesticide is used on nearby farms to treat apple trees."

Fluazinam is a contact fungicide and acaricide widely used in Brazilian agriculture.

#pesticides #fluazinam #Brazil #EU #agribusiness #brain
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/02/eu-approved-pesticide-found-to-have-potential-effects-on-brain-development