Pesticide

Specifically in the United States, all U.S. territories except the Virgin Islands use pesticides, which rain will eventually wash those pesticides into the ocean (EPA, 2017). For instance, in Hawaii, people use pesticides to make the island look nice, but evaporation and rain can cause the pesticides to enter the ocean. Along with mercury, as stated in “Fish In Your Diet – Not Health Food Anymore: Mercury in Fish.” by Bluevoice.org, “Fish…

fatal pesticide residues. Apart from this, it was also alleged that the company was extracting water from ground water sources which led to water shortages, it was discharging harmful pollutants into fields and rivers which included the Ganges, and moreover it was selling toxic wastes as fertilizers which further polluted the soil and water table deeming the water unfit for consumption. The CSE accusations was based on tests…

of the world’s most precious marine ecosystems, has been deteriorating due to poor water quality (Kroon et al., 2016). One of the main reasons for this substantial decline in water quality over recent decades is agricultural runoff of nitrogen, pesticides/ herbicides and sediment (Figure 1). In fact, the water quality is most affected in the inshore areas in the southern and central regions near the most intensive agriculture. The impacts are biophysical in their effects on the marine animal and…

which starts with identifying and mapping the immature habitats by season. Controlling the breeding of mosquitoes, the West Nile Virus vector involves the use of pesticides to eradicate both immature and adult mosquito populations. The pesticides used include both larvicides and adulticides, which should be used according to the pesticide laws and regulations of a particular location. Other control measures include using insect repellents when outdoors. The repellents contain IR3535, picaridin,…

corporations exposes the inherent difficulties we face if we continue monoculture farming. Modern monoculture for potato farming leaves little room for working with nature since the options seem to be either more pests or GMOs. Farming with heavy pesticide use…

f you have been seeing stink bugs inside and outside your house, you need to take action and control these bugs before it is too late. If you have these bugs in your house, you can set up stink bugs traps to trap them. Remember to place these traps in dark places or in places where you would normally see these bugs. Do not disturb these traps for at least 24 hours as you want to capture as many bugs as possible. Make sure the bugs cannot crawl out from these traps once they are inside. This is…

cannot be used to justify why Coca-coal is under more scrutiny because, the case was in 2003, and Indra Nooyi became Pepsi’s CEO in 2006. Therefore, the products were already under scrutiny even before Pepsi taking in an Indian CEO. In addition, the pesticides levels/contaminations in the Coke products were higher (45 times) compared to Pepsi’s (37 times), and this might be the reason why Coke is under more scrutiny for higher contamination…

reactions, gene transfer, and outcrossing, but it also causes various other damages to the environment. Genetically modified ingredients not only hurt the human body, but hurt the environment and animals that are being injected with hormones and pesticides. During the last couple decades GMOs have been adopted into the food industry as a fast alternative to organic products.…

environment due to contaminants from pollution and waste in any water source which at the end gets to the ocean.Some contaminants of the ocean include heavy metals like mercury (the contaminant with more effect on pregnant women and young children), pesticide residues, and other compounds which affect the food chain because it can start with a small fish that is…

When we first hear the word “organic,” we automatically assume “healthy,” “free of chemicals and pesticides,” and “ethically grown/raised.” This is largely due to the way organic foods have been advertised to the public as free of herbicides, synthetic fertilizers, pesticides, chemicals, and fumigants. However, is organic food really as perfect as it sounds? Is it really the answer for a healthier generation of humans? In the article “What Are You Buying When You Buy Organic?” Steven Shapin…