Nearly a third of the farmland around the world is at high risk of pesticide pollution, according to a new report. Scientists in Australia examined how nearly 100 agricultural chemicals were used across 168 countries, to determine which pesticides surpassed recommended levels. Pointing to ‘widespread global pesticide pollution risk,’ the research found 64 percent of … Read more
Greta Thunberg has rubbished Boris Johnson’s promises of a ‘green revolution’ after the government approved the use of a bee killing pesticide and a new coal mine. The Prime Minister has presented himself as being at the head of efforts to green the global economy with, for example, promises of huge reductions in greenhouse gas … Read more
Pesticides and fertilisers have overtaken fossil fuels as the largest human source of sulphur in the environment, study shows Sulphur is one of the key components of acid rain which can harm ecosystems Regulations of fossil fuel emissions have helped reduce this form of damage US experts have found sulphur used in farming is now … Read more
A new polymer coating could serve as a safer alternative to pesticides in controlling harmful fungi that devastate plant crops. UK scientists used a coating of (meth)acrylate polymer, which is normally used to make acrylic plastics, to block fungi from attaching to surfaces. The coating, which was shown to be effective on plants, averts the … Read more