A 14-year-old's award-winning invention uses AI to detect pesticides on fruit and vegetables
Then, he got to work. Subash wasn't satisfied with the explanation that washing removes potentially harmful pesticides from ...
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Pesticide compliance and the importance of record keeping and pesticide labels
The Texas Department of Agriculture is the state’s lead agency in the regulation of pesticide use and application, which ...
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Insecticide mitigation
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22 Pesticides Linked to Prostate Cancer Risk
Altogether, 22 pesticides had associations with upped prostate cancer risk, although the study could not prove cause-and-effect. Three of the pesticides had already been linked previously to the ...
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Georgia 9th grader invents AI tool to detect pesticides on food
Sirish Subash could revolutionize the identification of pesticides on foods with his handheld AI pesticide detector ...
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Delay in Farm Bill Passage Undermines Advocates Call for Universal Adoption of Stronger Organic Standards
To solve the existential crises of climate change, biodiversity loss, and human disease, Beyond Pesticides is urging that ...
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School lunch tests reveal dozens of pesticides on single items, heavy metals, other toxins
Before they may be sold, EPA must ensure that pesticides are safe for human health and the environment when used according to label directions. For each pesticide, EPA evaluates hundreds of ...
Cleanfarms Collecting Unwanted Agricultural Pesticides and Old Livestock/Equine Medications in Nova Scotia Starting Next Week
ETOBICOKE, Ontario, Oct. 24, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Starting next week, Nova Scotian farmers can safely dispose of unwanted agricultural pesticides and old, obsolete livestock and equine medications ...
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Santa Maria Students’ “Toxic Tour” on pesticide exposure takes a turn with uninvited growers
A Local high school student initiative took a turn after uninvited growers attended the "Toxic Tour" of Santa Maria and Guadalupe Farms that was meant to share the impacts of pesticide exposure to ...
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14-year-old who invented device to detect pesticides on produce named America’s Top Young Scientist
In his presentation, Subash used data from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that said 70.6% of produce items contain pesticide residues. The lingering residues can lead to certain health ...
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Study Shows Climate Change Exacerbates Synergistic Effects of Synthetic Pyrethroid on Biodiversity
(Beyond Pesticides, October 25, 2024) To better understand synergistic interactions between multiple stressors, researchers from the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research in Leipzig, Germany, ...
Cleanfarms Collecting Unwanted Agricultural Pesticides and Old Livestock/Equine Medications in New Brunswick Starting Next Week
ETOBICOKE, Ontario, Oct. 24, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Starting next week, New Brunswick farmers can safely dispose of unwanted agricultural pesticides and old, obsolete livestock and equine ...