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Holistic Study Approach Expands Understanding of Agricultural Chemicals in the Environment
An understanding how environmental processes and agricultural practices interact to determine the transport and fate of agricultural chemicals in the environment is essential for effectively addressing the widespread degradation of surface and ground waters from past, present, and future agricultural activities. While considerable research has... view more... (2008-06-04)
Troublesome North-American mosquitoes display resistance to insecticides
New evidence published online in Pest Management Science reports the first signs of resistance to pyrethroid insecticides in a population of mosquitoes from Marin County, California. The species in question is not only a major pest, but also acts as a vector of West Nile virus, a virus that spread rapidly westward across the United States after it... view more... (2004-01-09)
New study points to agriculture in frog sexual abnormalities
A farm irrigation canal would seem a healthier place for toads than a ditch by a supermarket parking lot. view more (2008-07-07)
Smoking out the mediators of airway damage caused by pollutants
New insight into how pollution and cigarette smoke damage airways has been provided by Pierangelo Geppetti and colleagues, at the University of Florence, Italy, who studied the effects of such chemicals on guinea pig airways. view more (2008-06-23)
The memory lingers longer
PCBs and dieldrin, for example, now banned for further industrial and agricultural use, are simply not breaking down in the environment as speedily as needed to meet environmental targets. Catchments of rivers in west Yorkshire with a long history of contamination by chemicals used in the wool-processing industry show persistent levels of these... view more... (1999-12-22)
Pesticides exposure linked to suicidal thoughts
A new study in China has found that people with higher levels of pesticide exposure are more likely to have suicidal thoughts. view more (2009-10-22)
EPA new strategic plan for evaluating the toxicity of chemicals
EPA is releasing a new approach to advance the science upon which the agency bases its regulatory decisions and policies, resulting in better protection for human health and the environment. view more (2009-03-26)
Could Chemicals From Algae Help Fight Lung Cancer?
Unusually the active chemicals are simple oils and Professor Rowland's team has been able to identify them fully - even including their 3-D shapes. Such simple chemicals may be easy to manufacture on a large scale. 'If not,' says Dr Simon Belt, one of the team leaders, 'we have a plentiful suppl;y of the rare alga because it is used in France as a... view more... (1998-12-23)
Spreading antibiotics in the soil affects microbial ecosystems
Antibiotics used extensively in intensive livestock production may be having an adverse effect on agricultural soil ecosystems. view more (2009-03-30)
Reforming EU Agricultural Policy
EU agricultural policy has its roots in the post-war food shortages and is completely outmoded today. The problems of colossal surpluses of meat and butter and dramatically rising costs indicate that something must be done. But this requires planning models and methods to make it possible to carry out the necessary reforms in a sensible way.... view more... (2005-01-26)
Impact Of Agricultural Activity On Water Resources
A group of researchers at the Navarre Public University, together with technical experts from the Navarre Provincial Government, are evaluating the impact of agricultural activity on water resources, based on a Net of Experimental Catchment Areas that the Provincial Administration has installed in several areas of Navarre. To put this project into... view more... (2004-04-06)
New spin out company offers solution for chemicals industry problem
A new company is helping to solve a 20-year problem in the chemicals industry. Enviresearch, a Newcastle University 'spin-out', uses computer models to determine whether chemicals are environmentally friendly. The British Government demands that chemicals undergo a rigorous testing programme, including an 'environmental risk assessment', before... view more... (2002-10-22)
Plant pathologists evaluate eco-friendly alternatives to methyl bromide
Alternatives to a powerful pesticide that was found be an ozone depletor are now being evaluated in agricultural production areas of Florida, say plant pathologists with USDA's Agricultural Research Service. view more (2005-06-14)
Essex environmentalist to shape the future of world agriculture
A University of Essex academic has been nominated to join an international working party committed to agricultural research as well as becoming the Chief Editor of a new journal that will provide a critical forum for the latest research and thinking on agricultural sustainability. view more (2002-06-12)
Agricultural research key to food security
Boosting agricultural research in the developing world is the key to ensuring food security for the world's poorest, says Adel el-Beltagy, Chair of the Global Form on Agricultural Research (GFAR), writing in the latest issue of the TWAS Newsletter, published last week. view more (2009-08-04)
Unlocking the body's defenses against cancer
Scientists have discovered a way of allowing healthy cells to take charge of cancerous cells and stop them developing into tumours in what could provide a new approach to treating early-stage cancers. view more (2009-08-26)
Stress Lessons From Yeast
The humble yeast can teach us vital lessons in coping with stress, according to researchers from the University of Newcastle upon Tyne. Speaking tomorrow, Thursday 11 September 2003, at the Society for General Microbiology's meeting at UMIST in Manchester, Dr Jan Quinn will explain how she and colleagues have tracked stress responses in yeast to... view more... (2003-08-27)
New regulations tighten controls on restricted chemicals
The Government of Canada is taking action to better control the sale of chemicals that can be used to make explosives. The Honourable Gary Lunn, Minister of Natural Resources, and the Honourable Stockwell Day, Minister of Public Safety, today announced that new regulations for these chemicals, known as explosives precursors, will be implemented... view more... (2008-03-20)
Quicker, Better Drugs To Tackle Diseases
Applications open for £3m fund for chemicals industry Groundbreaking treatments of killer diseases could be made available to patients more quickly after cures have been discovered, under projects to share up to £3m of new funding, the Government announced today. The chemicals and pharmaceutical industry are expected to benefit from... view more... (2001-07-31)
Report - adapting farming to climate change
CSIRO today released a national overview of climate change impacts and adaptation options for Australian agriculture. view more (2008-06-26)
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